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Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies

How far have women come? What about efforts to end sexism and racism? What impact do social relationships between women and men have on society? Celebrating it's 25th anniversary the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies is proud to give you the knowledge and tools you need to answer these and other questions and help improve the well-being of those who make up more than half the human race.

Welcome to the Institute

Enroll in the numerous courses in Feminist and Gender Studies (FEM), which analyze the position of women and the construction of gender, class, race, sexuality and disability in society.

Benefit from the knowledge and expertise from the IFGS professors and of a large body of professors from various departments, faculties and schools who are engaged in research on gender, class, race, sexuality and disability.

Joint Chair in Feminist and Gender Studies, University of Ottawa and Carleton University

In 1985, the Office of the Secretary of State created a Joint Chair in Women's Studies at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University. Four other chairs of women's studies, in Vancouver, Winnipeg, Quebec City and Halifax, were also established under the same program.
About the Joint Chair in Feminist and Gender Studies

News

Resistance Through Feminist Acts of Care: Crafting Restorative Spaces of Knowledge, Community and Coalition-building towards Liberation

The graduate students of the Feminist Institute of Social Transformation at Carleton University and the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies at the University of Ottawa are excited to announce the 2024 Graduate Student Conference: “Resistance Through Feminist Acts of Care: Crafting Restorative Spaces of Knowledge, Community and Coalition-building towards Liberation.” The conference will be held at Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre (355 Cooper St, Ottawa) and online on Monday, March 25 and Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Register for the conference HERE to ensure allergies and accessibility needs are respected!

"Our event aims to overcome the conventional ideas of an academic conference by focusing on knowledge sharing, community building, and resistance. We welcome submissions from leaders, collectives, artists, performers, and writers from both inside and outside the academic community.” — Conference Organizers

March 25, 2024 — March 26, 2024

Location: Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre, 355 Cooper St, Ottawa, ON K2P 0G8

Contact Email: [email protected]

The program of the Conference
2024 co-feminist graduate conference program

Contact us

Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies

Faculty of Social Sciences
120 University Private
Social Sciences Building
Room 11002
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1N 6N5
Map

Tel.: 613-562-5791
[email protected]

Office hours

Monday to Friday
8:45 a.m. to 12 p.m. & 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
(June to August: closed at 3:30 p.m.)

Note

Please note our services and our personnel are available by MS Teams and by email.

The Social Sciences (FSS) and Vanier (VNR) buildings are open open seven days a week from 6:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Indigenous Affirmation

We pay respect to the Algonquin people, who are the traditional guardians of this land. We acknowledge their longstanding relationship with this territory, which remains unceded. 

We pay respect to all Indigenous people in this region, from all nations across Canada, who call Ottawa home. 

We acknowledge the traditional knowledge keepers, both young and old. And we honour their courageous leaders: past, present, and future. 

Learn more about the Indigenous Affirmation.