Nabila Khan will be spending the summer of 2014 with IWRP partner Bangladesh Legal Aid Services (BLAST) in Bangladesh, working with Executive Director Sara Hossain to research the impact that current conditions of garment factories in Bangladesh have on women workers. Nabila, an Osgoode Hall Law School student, will focus her research on effects of the […]

Emma will be focusing on our Women and Peacebuilding area. She holds a Master of Arts in Human Security and Peacebuilding from Royal Roads University. Emma recently completed a 5-month internship at United Nations Women in New Delhi India, where she focused her research on drafting a National Action Plan for the Indian Government on […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.