Author: Salwa Iqbal

  • A Year in Review: A Look Back at 2023

    A Year in Review: A Look Back at 2023

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    Facing today’s social and economic upheavals, the phrase “think global, act local” rings truer than ever. At GATE, we remain focused on overarching problems and solutions by empowering our local community of changemakers—including students, faculty, researchers, and community organizers—to better understand and improve how gender and its intersections shape people’s experiences of the economy.

    In this annual report, you’ll see examples of the incredible research that our affiliated scholars have produced and the myth-busting ideas they are bringing to the world. You’ll also be able to learn more about the work we are doing to train the next generation of leaders, shape practice, and build community. Our small-but-mighty team is passionate about telling stories that create a vision of a more equal world, and we hope you’ll join us in supporting our work.

    We invite you to explore our past year through this interactive report.

     

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  • Dr. Jen Gunter on ‘The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation’

    Dr. Jen Gunter on ‘The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation’

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    Topic: Dr. Jen Gunter on ‘The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation’

    Dr. Jen Gunter returned to the Rotman School of Management to discuss her latest book, Blood: The Science, Medicine, and Mythology of Menstruation (Random House Canada Jan. 23 2024) with GATE’s Founding Director, Dr. Sarah Kaplan. (She visited us in 2019 to discuss her book, The Vagina Bible and in 2021 to discuss her book Menopause Manifesto).

    Most women can expect to have hundreds of periods in a lifetime. Yet few are given the tools to understand the science of their own cycle, how it changes over their lifetime, and how it connects to their overall health. Together, Dr. Gunter and Dr. Kaplan had an animated discussion about the historical and social myths about menstruation and the impact that misinformation and stigmatization have had on women’s health, economic empowerment, and the society.

    Dr. Gunter also highlights the connections between menstruation and the health risks associated with pregnancy, birth control and abortion, encouraging the audience to think about abortion in a different light. She emphasized that when access to abortion is restricted, the maternal mortality rate goes up, and women face higher rates of poverty and economic uncertainty.

    “It’s really important that the concept of abortion is introduced early as if it’s no big deal – because it is no big deal. It should be free and available to everybody. The ability to choose your reproductive path should be a human right.”

    – Jen Gunter

    We will turn the recording of this event into a special episode of our signature myth-busting podcast, BUSTED Season 3, which is on Apple Podcast and Spotify. Stay tuned!

    Watch Dr. Jen Gunter speak about why she included abortion in a book about periods

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