We are very excited to introduce another addition to the IWRP family! Heather Monasky has joined us as a Research Associate. Heather will be focusing on our Violence against Women and Girls area. She recently completed an International Law Fellowship at the American Society of International, where she focused her research on international human rights and gender […]
Introducing IWRP’s two newest Research Assistants
Rachel Paterson, recent graduate from UVic with a BA in Economics and Political Science, and most recently a Special Assistant to a Senator in Ottawa, joins us. Caitlyn Pal, one of the co-authors of the IWRP’s Provincial Election Guide for Women’s Rights, also joins us after her graduation from UVic with a B.A. in Political Science […]
IWRP is very pleased to introduce our newest intern Te’om Abrahams
Te’om will be working with IWRP partners in South Africa, the Rural Women’s Movement, and Uganda, Environmental Women in Action for Development. He will be working on issues of gender equality in food security, climate change, environmental degradation, peacebuilding and small scale farming.
Sharon McIvor Talk
Sharon McIvor speaks about the need for justice for the Missing and Murdered Aboriginal Women in Canada (YouTube). A recent Human Rights Watch report, “Those Who Take Us Away: Abusive Policing and Failures in Protection of Indigenous Women and Girls in Northern British Columbia, Canada,” documents both ongoing police failures to protect indigenous women and […]
We have a new publication!
A Gendered Critique of Transboundary Water Management, by Anton Earle and Susan Bazilli, is now available and can be found on the articles page.