Acadia WGS

Official account of Women's and Gender Studies at Acadia University.

[Women's Day @womensday]

For #IWD2024 let's step forward in solidarity & help forge an inclusive world for #women🌎 Collectively let's call out stereotypes, challenge bias & end discrimination. Let's uplift & celebrate women's achievements. #InspireInclusion 👉https://t.co/CE787vsOiR Image:MelanieArt #LA

[Acadia History & Classics @AUHistClass]

Tomorrow is #internationalwomensday ! In preparation, check out this @peoplingthepast podcast episode featuring two of our faculty, Dr Chelsea Gardner and Dr Natalie Swain!

[Dr. Lesley Frank @FranklyLess]

Our data from Nova Scotia found 65% of food insecure caregivers worried about the cost of formula and 13% ran out of formula and didn’t have the money to buy more - in 2022. And the cost now is up over 20%. In Canada we still ignore the problem of infant food insecurity

[Acadia History & Classics @AUHistClass]

We’re looking for volunteers for this years memorial for Canada’s National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women. Interested in helping out? Email Patrick Vitale!

[Acadia History & Classics @AUHistClass]

Check out the full schedule for this years BAC Talks! We’ve got a lot of exciting topics coming your way and hope to see you there 😁

[Dr. Claudine Bonner @ClaudineBonner]

August 1st provides us with the opportunity to reflect on the heroism of our ancestors whose physical bodies were in shackles but whose minds could not be conquered. We are here because they persevered.

[Acadia WGS @AcadiaWGS]

Learn more about the important research of Dr. Mary Sweatman, member of @AcadiaWGS planning committee

[Advertiser Register @KingsNSnews]

A researcher said some people find it “shocking” to learn that there are so many individuals and families throughout the Annapolis Valley who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. https://t.co/g5doddwQ8G

[Acadia WGS @AcadiaWGS]

We stand together with students, faculty, and the broader campus community of the University of Waterloo, especially those in the gender studies class who were targeted in a hateful attack on June 28th. https://t.co/H0fYxtzPRn

[Barb Anderson @BarbAnderson4]

The interest in our #WISEAcadia camp for girls going into grades 7-9 has been high & registration for the camp is already FULL. We are maintaining a waitlist - if you want to be placed on it, please email [email protected]

[Barb Anderson @BarbAnderson4]

Register for #WISEAcadia NetWorKiT '23! A 6-wk virtual mentorship program from May 30 - July 4th matches mentees (girls in grades 9-12) & mentors (current students/recent🎓of @AcadiaU who identify as women) who meet weekly to discuss goals & interests https://t.co/VL4cQz8XV3

[Dr. Chelsea Gardner is on sabbatical! @archaeoctopus]

The Iconography of Women on Attic Pottery (winner of @AcadiaWGS award!)

"This page focuses on the roles women played in the inspiration, creation, purchase, and use of pottery, as well as what these factors can tell us about women in antiquity."

https://t.co/Qaq0kWkR7Y

4/11

[Dr. Chelsea Gardner is on sabbatical! @archaeoctopus]

The Myth of Pandora: How she was used as a Scapegoat (written by a Biology major! @AcadiaBio and shortlisted for a @AcadiaWGS award!)

"This post discusses the misogynic narratives that Pandora and Eve have been subjected to throughout history."

https://t.co/VDHUXXDTa6

7/11

[Dr. Chelsea Gardner is on sabbatical! @archaeoctopus]

Disabilities in Women and Children in the Mediterranean Antiquity (written by a Women/Gender Studies major! @AcadiaWGS )

"Detailing interesting accommodations and the experiences of disabled women and children's in antiquity."

https://t.co/NiCicm08Tb

5/11

[Dr. Lesley Frank @FranklyLess]

It was wonderful to meet up with @feedukorg for our chat on #infantfoodinsecurity. Rich countries have a lot of work to do to ensure infants’ and everyone’s right to food. How we do that must be guided by equity values @AcadiaUNews

[Acadia History & Classics @AUHistClass]

We are hiring a Contractually Limited
Term (9.5 months) position at the rank of Assistant Professor in Classics starting August 1st.

Closing date for applications June 1st.

Please share widely! #ClassicsTwitter

[Dr. Chelsea Gardner is on sabbatical! @archaeoctopus]

New #WomenInAntiquity pages by students in my Graeco-Roman Gender/Sex course are now up! They are smart, sassy, and reflect a semester of hard work by @AcadiaU students.

Here's a #thread of some of the standouts - go give them some love! Enjoy!

@acadiaresearch @AUHistClass

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[Acadia History & Classics @AUHistClass]

3) Cameron Barnard won the Canadian Federation for University Women Award to recognize excellence in Women's and Gender Studies scholarship for her webpage on Iconography of Women on Attic Pottery (https://t.co/vR1hptgYNm) @AcadiaWGS #WomenInAntiquity #ClassicsTwitter

[peoplingthepast @peoplingthepast]

Are you ready, boots?! 👢On today’s new episode of #PeoplingPodcast, Chelsea (@archaeoctopus) and Melissa (@MelissaKAFunke) are joined by Dr. Marie-Adeline Le Guennec to discuss women’s mobility and migration in the Roman Empire. Listen in here:
https://t.co/0yeSdQLijx /1

[Acadia WGS @AcadiaWGS]

New research from @Acadiau professor, Dr. Marianne Clark!

[Marianne Clark @clark_marianne]

The pelvic floor matters! At least that's what our participants told us. Qualitative study with mothers shows both social & physiological barriers get in the way of physical activity, not motivation 🏃‍♀️new Open Access article✨ with @hollythorpe_nz https://t.co/OqItJobUji