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Community Spotlight: Ashika Sharda

Community Spotlight: Ashika Sharda

This International Women’s Day 2021, we decided to connect with inspiring women championing inclusion at UBC to hear their reflections on this day and perspectives on a more equitable and inclusive future. Sociology student in the Faculty of Arts Legal Assistant at Dhanu Dhaliwal Law Group   Over the course of this pandemic, many people […]

Community Spotlight: Rabaab Khehra

Community Spotlight: Rabaab Khehra

This International Women’s Day 2021, we decided to connect with inspiring women championing inclusion at UBC to hear their reflections on this day and perspectives on a more equitable and inclusive future. she/her/hers Co-op student, Equity & Inclusion Office   How are you celebrating this International Women’s Day? This International Women’s Day, I’m reflecting on […]

Community Spotlight: Georgia Yee

Community Spotlight: Georgia Yee

This International Women’s Day 2021, we decided to connect with inspiring women championing inclusion at UBC to hear their reflections on this day and perspectives on a more equitable and inclusive future. she/hers AMS VP Academic and University Affairs   How can we bring about greater gender equality from within a university setting? In order […]

Community Spotlight: Julia Burnham

This International Women’s Day 2021, we decided to connect with inspiring women championing inclusion at UBC to hear their reflections on this day and perspectives on a more equitable and inclusive future. MA Student | Department of Educational Studies Member of the UBC Vancouver Senate   What does IWD mean to you? IWD, for me, […]

Community Spotlight: Vania Chan

This International Women’s Day 2021, we decided to connect with inspiring women championing inclusion at UBC to hear their reflections on this day and perspectives on a more equitable and inclusive future. she/her/hers E-Learning Instructional Support Specialist Centre for Teaching and Learning   What does IWD mean to you? It’s a day to celebrate achievements […]

Community Spotlight: Naznin Virji Babul

This International Women’s Day 2021, we decided to connect with inspiring women championing inclusion at UBC to hear their reflections on this day and perspectives on a more equitable and inclusive future. Associate Professor, Senior Advisor to the Provost on Women and Gender-Diverse Faculty Medicine | Physical Therapy | Djavad Mowafaghian Centre for Brain Health […]

Community Spotlight: Nancy Mckenzie

Community Spotlight: Nancy Mckenzie

This International Women’s Day 2021, we decided to connect with inspiring women championing inclusion at UBC to hear their reflections on this day and perspectives on a more equitable and inclusive future. Chair, UBC Board of Governors   What does IWD mean to you? For me, IWD is a time to reflect on progress that […]

Community Spotlight: Ananya Mukherjee Reed

This International Women’s Day 2021, we decided to connect with inspiring women championing inclusion at UBC to hear their reflections on this day and perspectives on a more equitable and inclusive future. Provost and Vice-President Academic, University of British Columbia (UBC) Okanagan Co-executive lead for Anti-racism, UBC Professor, Department of Economics, Philosophy and Political Science […]

Community Spotlight: Paula Littlejohn

Community Spotlight: Paula Littlejohn

This International Women’s Day 2021, we decided to connect with inspiring women championing inclusion at UBC to hear their reflections on this day and perspectives on a more equitable and inclusive future. PhD Candidate | Finlay Lab Microbiology & Immunology   What does IWD mean to you? IWD is a day to celebrate and amplify […]

Community Spotlight: Rohene Bouajram

This International Women’s Day 2021, we decided to connect with inspiring women championing inclusion at UBC to hear their reflections on this day and perspectives on a more equitable and inclusive future. she/her/hers Associate Director, Strategic IBPOC Initiatives Office of the Vice-President, Students   What does IWD mean to you? It’s a moment to take […]