Gender on the Frontlines Conference 2026 Welcome to the submission page for the Tamùkke Feminists & University of Guyana Institute of Gender Studies Conference 2026: Gender on the Frontlines: Roles, Risks, and Urgency in a Changing Environment. Tamùkke Feminists, in partnership with the University of Guyana’s Institute of Gender Studies, invites academics, researchers, practitioners, advocates, … Continue reading Call for Abstracts – University of Guyana
Category: Gender Equity
Colleagues from the University of Ottawa, Prof. Stephen Baranyi/Nancy Saint Louis and Jody-Ann Anderson have recently seen their work on Canada's Feminist International Development Policy in the Caribbean published. Check out their papers below: La PAIF du Canada a-t-elle changé la coopération avec Haïti? Stephen Baranyi et Nancy Saint LouisÉDIM, Ottawa, Canada ABSTRACTThe absence of … Continue reading Two new papers on Canada’s Feminist International Development Policy in the Caribbean
How do gender, race and non-citizen status shape labour conditions – and experiences of invisibility?At the upcoming BRN Research Symposium, Julie-Ann M., a PhD Student at the Women & Gender Studies Institute | University of Toronto will present the talk: "From the Margins to the Fields: Making Women Migrant Farm Workers Visible."McCausland’s doctoral research examines … Continue reading Black Research Network Research Symposium
Join UNESCO on 11 February 2026 for a global event celebrating women in science and shaping a future where science and gender equality advance together. Summary From vision to impact: Redefining STEM by closing the gender gap Key discussion areas Register now Programme Event: International Day of Women and Girls in Science 11 February 2026 … Continue reading 2026 International Day of Women and Girls in Science
The Centre for International Policy Studies (CIPS) of the University of Ottawa and the Gender, Peace and Development Research Network are holding a panel discussion on Canada’s Feminist International Assistance Policy (FIAP). This panel will share the results of the first studies of how FIAP is landing in three Latin American and Caribbean contexts – … Continue reading “What Can We Learn From How Canada’s FIAP is Landing in Latin America and the Caribbean?”
Compete Caribbean+ is looking for innovative and transformative projects aimed at enhancing government and regulatory capabilities to foster climate-smart, gender-responsive business practices and promote inclusive growth in the Caribbean region. Proposed projects should focus on strengthening public regulatory and policy frameworks and institutional capacities to enable climate-smart and inclusive private sector growth. Selected projects will … Continue reading Call for Project Concepts: Enhancing Climate-Smart, Gender-Responsive Public Governance in the Caribbean
A meeting of women foreign ministers took place in Toronto on September 19-20, 2024. Co-hosted by Canada’s Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and Jamaica’s Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister Kamina Johnson Smith, the meeting brought together female foreign ministers from around the world. The discussions focused on women’s full, equal, and meaningful participation in … Continue reading Jamaican and Canadian Foreign Ministers co-chair Women’s Foreign Ministers meeting
Eight Caribbean countries stand to benefit from the new CA$10 million Source: FAO/Giuseppe Bizzarri 07/06/2024, Bridgetown BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (Friday, June 7, 2024) – Farmers and entrepreneurs across eight Caribbean countries stand to benefit from the new CA$10 million Regional Gender-Responsive Climate-Smart Agriculture and Food Systems in the Caribbean project which officially launched on June 3 … Continue reading FAO and Canada launch CA$10 million regional project
A multidisciplinary team of academics, students, and external partners led by the School for Graduate Studies and Research at The University of the West Indies (The UWI) has been created to focus on deepened research, public education, and activism to address gender challenges in the Caribbean. According to Dr Natasha Mortley, Research Fellow at the … Continue reading The UWI intensifies research and activism to tackle gender issues in the Caribbean
News release February 27, 2024 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Ahmed Hussen, Minister of International Development, today concluded a 2-day trip to Guyana, where he represented Canada at the 46th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). This visit builds on the success of … Continue reading February 27, 2024… Minister Hussen attends 46th CARICOM meeting and announces new funding for multiple countries in the Caribbean