Warm Hearts, Wider Change
FollowFollowFollow Warm Hearts, Wider Change Katherine set a trend for us. Even though I didn’t know her personally, I felt her legacy. It reminded me that I’m not the first, and I won’t be the last. We’re all adding bricks to a wall that others began. Carol founded...
Coady Research Officer Focuses on Plight of Refugees
FollowFollowFollow One of Coady Institute’s newest employee’s work is already being recognized by her peers. In the past few months Ibtesum Afrin, a Research Officer with the Engage Women’s Empowerment and Active Citizenship team, has completed her doctorate and...
Claiming ‘Equal Voice’ at the Grassroots in Nepal, Bangladesh
FollowFollow Despite advances in women’s voice in democratic spaces and local governance in Nepal and Bangladesh, merely having women’s representation in leadership is not enough. Women from disadvantaged areas and from traditionally-excluded communities – including...
The Backbones of the Movement
The Backbones of the Movement: Stories of Women in the Antigonish Movement for present and future community action FollowFollowFollow As StFX Extension workers and community leaders, women were crucial to the organization and development of study clubs and...