Event: Topshee Webinar Series – African Heritage Month

by Sue Hawkes | Feb 24, 2023 | News, Past event, topshee event, Webinars

Topshee Memorial Webinar Series As we celebrated African Heritage Month in Nova Scotia, we welcomed three panelists to honour the legacy and contributions of Black workers in our province and discussed issues people continue to face. Recorded Thursday, February 23,...

Michelle Obama names Coady Grad Maria Omare as Visionary to Watch

by Jenny MacDonald | Oct 18, 2023 | News

A British online magazine and former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama have recognized a 2015 Coady Institute graduate. In August, Obama nominated Maria Omare as one of Red magazine’s The Next 25: 25 visionaries to watch. Maria took part in Coady’s Global...

CANADA IN A CHANGING WORLD

by Sue Hawkes | Oct 9, 2025 | Past event, Women

Events @ Coady FollowFollowFollow The Brian Mulroney Institute of Government, StFX Development Studies Department, and Coady Institute present: Canada in a Changing World: The Future of the Feminist International Assistance Policy and Global Solidarity Lilly Nicholls...

Feminist Economics in Practice: Inclusive Gender Responsive Budgeting Tools and Techniques for Finance and Non-Finance Community Leaders

by Sue Hawkes | Apr 24, 2019 | Webinars

Presenter: Naima Imam Chowdhury, Women’s Leadership and Gender Specialist Program Teaching Staff, Coady International Institute, St. Francis Xavier University Feminist economics principles involve inclusion, rights, and justice, but it is difficult to translate those...

Claiming ‘Equal Voice’ at the Grassroots in Nepal, Bangladesh 

by Sue Hawkes | Apr 1, 2025 | News, Women

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...