Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Presents

Feminist Theories Symposium

March 28 & March 31, 2016
Thorneloe University, Rm. 140

Tuesday 28 March 11:30am-1pm

Transnational Feminist Perspectives on Labour, Consumption & Production

Women and Fair Trade Markets: A Cross-Cultural Look at Gendered Politics

Paulette Macdonald

A Feminist Analysis of Food Sovereignty in Latin America and Food Security in Canada

Ruva Gwekwerere

Occupational Segregation by Sex and Feminization of the Workplace in North America

Erin Vader

Bodily Rights and Gender-based Violence

Western Feminist Perspectives on Female Genital Mutilation and the Construction of the Primitive Other

Kelsey Raguin

An Intersectional Analysis of the Effects of Sexual Assault on Women’s Mental Health and the Development of Feminist Consciousness as Resistance

Roslyn Deisinger