Advancing women, gender, and social justice The Mount Saint Vincent University Institute for the Study of Women (ISW) was revitalized in 2011 and renamed the Institute for Women, Gender, and Social Justice (IWGSJ) to reflect…
Research - IWGSJ
Upcoming Events 2024-2025 Event Calendar National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women commemoration The Alexa McDonough Institute is commemorating the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women on…
Partnerships The Alexa McDonough Institute is committed to partnerships in learning/teaching, research, and action. Some of our current and past partnerships are listed here. Understorey Magazine Understorey magazine was launched in November 2013, publishing literary…
Mission The AMI aims to achieve equity and improve lives through feminist initiatives that extend knowledge and understanding of issues related to women, girls, gender, and social justice for the Mount community and beyond. History Women’s leadership was identified in the university’s strategic plan…
Women, Contemporary Aboriginal Issues, and Resistance helps strip away the fears and stigmas that keep people from speaking openly about Aboriginal issues. We hope to create a better understanding of each other and ourselves. The…
A Visual Identity with Meaning On March 6, 2013, while the Institute hosted Girls 2013, the Mount announced the renaming of the Institute. The idea of developing a visual identify for the Institute for…
Atlantis – the Women’s Studies Journal/Revue d’etudes sur les femmes: Read the Journal hosted via MSVU About the Journal History Atlantis: Critical Studies in Gender, Culture & Social Justice/Études critiques sur le genre, la culture,…