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This special episode was recorded Live! on October 4th in Edmonton Alberta, at the Working the Intersections of Gender Conference. Our special guest was Dr. Amy Kaler. 

Dr. Kaler has a PhD in Sociology and Feminist Studies from the University of Minnesota, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship in Population Studies at the University of Pennsylvania. She has a Master of Arts in Administration and Policy Studies in Education, a Diploma in Teaching English as a Second Language, and a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, all from McGill University. She has received the Faculty of Arts Research Excellence Award at both the assistant professor and associate professor levels. Dr. Kaler’s substantive research has focused on sexual and reproductive health (especially HIV/AIDS and fertility control) in sub-Saharan Africa, with particular attention to the cultural, social and institutional dimensions of public health interventions. She is interested in the dynamics of broad economic transformation and rural household survival in Africa, and in the evolving functions of international development and humanitarian assistance. She has worked in Zimbabwe, Malawi, Uganda, South Africa, Ethiopia and South Sudan with an international array of colleagues in public health, agriculture, demography and religious studies, and have done historical work in Canada. Her work has been primarily qualitative, with an emphasis on open-ended interviews, personal narratives and textual analysis. 

More broadly, Dr. Kaler is interested in the unintended consequences of social change. What are the unexpected and unanticipated results of the things we do to improve our lives and the world around us? She is interested in how people imagine the worlds they live in. What ideas, values and visions do we use to interpret experiences and to strategize our own actions, both individually and collectively? She currently teaches undergraduate courses in the sociology of gender, family studies, population, and international development. She teaches graduate courses in gender and family. Her students at both undergraduate and graduate levels have come from sociology, anthropology, political science, women's and gender studies, English and film studies, rural sociology, nursing, public health, geography and anthropology. 

• https://www.ualberta.ca/intersections-gender
• https://www.ualberta.ca/arts/about/people-collection/amy-kaler
• https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2019/5/20/18542843/intersectionality-conservatism-law-race-gender-discrimination
•  https://www.law.columbia.edu/pt-br/news/2017/06/kimberle-crenshaw-intersectionality
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViDtnfQ9FHc

Resources: 

• Rigg, L.S., B. Coller, J.F. Reynolds, A. Levin, and C. McCord (2015) Academic career Satisfaction: The role of gender and discipline. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering: 21(2): 125-40
• Rigg, L.S., S. McCarragher, and A.J. Krmenec. (2012) Authorship, Collaboration, and Gender: fifteen years of publication productivity in selected geography journals."), Professional Geographer. 64(4): 491-502
• NSERC, (2017) Women in Science and Engineering in Canada: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/_doc/Reports-Rapports/WISE2017_e.pdf
• Price Waterhouse, Women in Innovation: Eight behavioural nudges to keep moving the dial forward. Download full report: https://www.pwc.com/ca/en/industries/technology/women-in-innovation.html
• OSLER (2018), Diversity Disclosure Practices: Women in leadership roles at TSX-listed companies. Download full report: https://www.osler.com/en/resources/governance/2018/report-diversity-disclosure-practices-2018-women-in-leadership-roles-at-tsx-listed-companies
• NSERC Dimensions Program: http://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/NSERC-CRSNG/EDI-EDI/Dimensions_Dimensions_eng.asp
•  https://findingada.com/
• https://www.biography.com/scholar/ada-lovelace
• https://www.awsn.org/winstem
• https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-49552812?fbclid=IwAR3nQ17uhmMuAhQKfoo1uknG0I3wwASEF834kJX8gLf83e9fRtYN1j6Lf9c
• https://globalnews.ca/video/5748875/calgary-girls-take-mobile-app-to-international-competition
• https://news.ucalgary.ca/news/enterprising-11-year-old-girls-create-and-pitch-app-help-kids-social-anxiety?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiT0dWbFlURXhOek14TUdWayIsInQiOiJDS0FxbG1jMjZZRzBtcWp2d0NXcjFibGNBU0ZrM09VaHZUalRDXC9tS1pta2ZcL2VFOGo1SE8rcnZhS216dTQ3c3NKaW9XdEVNSExPUDVzRmF5eU5mZ0dQdlk0Z0Nsbkc4SDF0dXB3dTJwT2lFTkFcLzNwVXBJK0pkSlVVXC9IcWhiQ3QifQ%3D%3D
• https://educationnewscanada.com/article/education/region/alberta/30/766871/job-shadowing-encourages-calgary-girls-to-consider-stem-careers.html

Resources 

• https://cfc-swc.gc.ca/gba-acs/index-en.html
• https://implicit.harvard.edu/implicit/canada/takeatest.html
• https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Diversity-Wheel-as-used-at-Johns-Hopkins-University-12_fig1_320178286
• https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/bill-c-69-gender-mmiwg-final-report-marcie-hawranik/
• https://www.calgary.ca/CSPS/CNS/Documents/GEDI-strategy.pdf

Through a Feminist Geography lens, today's episode will explore the concept of gendered space and how this affects working environments, such as the resource sector in Alberta. 

Episode Resouces : 

• Bjarnason, Alicia D. 2018. A Space of their Own? A feminist exploration of gendered spatial relations in Professional Women’s Organizations in Alberta's Resource Sector. (Masters of Arts), University of Calgary, Calgary.  https://prism.ucalgary.ca/handle/1880/106662
• Creswell, John W. 2013. Qualitative Inquiry and Research Design 3rd Edition. University of Nebraska, Lincoln: SAGE Publications Ltd. 
• Hanson, Susan., and Pratt, Geraldine. 1995. Gender, Work and Space: International Studies of Women and Place. London: Routledge.
• Laplonge, Dean. 2014. So You Think You're Tough? Getting Serious about Gender in Mining. Australia: Factive.
• Massey, Doreen. 2006. “Space, Time and Political Responsibility in the Midst of Global Inequality.” Erdkunde, 60 (2):89-95.
• Massey, Doreen. 2004. “Geographies of Responsibility.” Geografiska Annaler, 86 (1):5-1.
• Massey, Doreen. 1996. “Politicizing space and place.” Scottish Geographical Magazine, 112 (2):117-123.
• Massey, Doreen. 1994. Space, Place and Gender. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press.
• McDowell, Linda. 1997. "Women/gender/feminisms: Doing feminist geography."  Journal of Geography in Higher Education, 21 (3):381-400. doi: 10.1080/03098269708725444.
• Rose, Gillian. 1993. Feminism & Geography: The Limits of Geographical Knowledge. Minneapolis, MN: University of Minnesota Press.
• Staeheli, Lynn A., Martin, Patricia M. 2000. "Spaces for Feminism in Geography."  The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, 571:135-150.
•  https://www.techlifetoday.ca/articles/2018/metoo-comes-for-the-trades

Our guest, Sydney Coleman, works on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs at Google in San Francisco. She also serves as the VP on a Board for US National Committee for UN Women San Francisco. Sydney is incredibly passionate about making the workplace, and tech industry in particular, more accessible, inclusive, and equitable for underrepresented populations.

Within Alberta, female participation in the technology sector is over twice the national average and 30 per cent of tech companies in the province have a female founder or co-founder, according to a recent study by Alberta Enterprise Corporation (AEC) (Globe and Mail, June 2019).

Resources:
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/adv/article-women-lead-the-way-as-albertas-tech-sector-takes-off/
- https://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/women-helping-drive-calgarys-tech-renaissance-report
- http://www.accelerateab.com/women-in-tech
- https://www.thestar.com/calgary/2019/03/03/a-third-of-alberta-tech-companies-have-a-female-head-twice-the-canadian-average.html
- https://www.avenuecalgary.com/city-life/building-a-female-friendly-tech-and-innovation-sector-in-calgary/
- https://www.albertaventure.com/30-of-alberta-tech-companies-are-founded-by-women-we-asked-6-for-their-advice/2/2820
- https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/news/women-in-tech/
- https://www.wct-fct.com/en/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D318%26reset%3D1
- https://www.randstad.ca/employers/workplace-insights/women-in-the-workplace/who-says-women-arent-suited-to-tech-evidence-shows-otherwise/
- https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/careers/leadership/article-why-i-have-hope-for-the-future-of-women-in-tech/
- https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/entry/ceos-social-responsibility_ca_5d5c2c25e4b0f667ed697770?ncid=fcbklnkcahpmg00000001&fbclid=IwAR1toDX6vnYku0luR0uz_gjht5lOw16_et2kFWbsIMH0KgEm4rM0OBE0o7w

A few Canadian women/non-binary in Tech to follow:
- https://fashionmagazine.com/lifestyle/tech/canadian-female-app-developers/
- https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canadian-women-in-tech-march-2019
- https://betakit.com/30-women-in-canadian-tech-worth-following/

Over the past year, the Calgary grassroots group GeoWomen have been bringing attention to the working experiences of female geoscientists in the Alberta resource sector.

Resources:
- https://globalnews.ca/news/4519574/metoo-1-year-later-canada
- https://www.techlifetoday.ca/articles/2018/metoo-comes-for-the-trades
- https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/metoo-mining-yellowknife-sexual-harassment-geologist-1.4576029
- https://www.thestar.com/edmonton/2018/12/04/link-between-rural-work-camps-and-violence-against-women-is-real-researchers-say.html
- Learn about Spot: a free, anonymous, online reporting tool that helps empower victims.
https://www.ted.com/talks/julia_shaw_a_memory_scientist_s_advice_on_reporting_harassment_and_discrimination
EGBC Ruling against James Halarewicz
- https://www.egbc.ca/getmedia/1985e7b7-a46c-4988-b736-5d71438b70e7/2019-01-18-James-Halarewicz-Determination-of-the-Discipline-Committee-on-Penalty-and-Costs-for-website.pdf.aspx
Government of Canada:
- https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/services/health-safety/reports/workplace-harassment-sexual-violence.html
Alberta Government:
- https://www.alberta.ca/workplace-harassment-violence.aspx
CCDI and Catalyst membership
- https://ccdi.ca/           
- https://www.catalyst.org/region/canada/
WWESTT – White Papers
- https://www.sfu.ca/wwest/resources/White-Papers.html
AWSN document for Employers
- https://www.awsn.org/sites/awsn.org/files/on-ramping_guide_for_employers_2019.pdf

Meet your Hosts:
Marcie Hawranik BA (Hons), MA       
https://canadianequality.ca/
Alicia Bjarnason PGeol, MA, CCIP     
https://bjarg.ca/ 

Here we are in the middle of festival season in Calgary, and across Canada. Each year there is general anticipation for these yearly Summertime rituals. But the spaces these events create, either directly or indirectly – are they safe?

A discussion on sexual violence at mass gathers with special guest:
Danielle Aubry, from Calgary Communities Against Sexual Abuse.

Resources:
http://www.calgarycasa.com/organization/what-is-ccasa/
https://emj.bmj.com/content/33/2/139.short
https://cfsontario.ca/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Factsheet-SexualAssault.pdf
https://www.canadianwomen.org/the-facts/sexual-assault-harassment/
https://www.flare.com/news/sexual-harassment-at-music-festivals/
https://www.projectsoundcheck.ca/#home
http://www.sanottawa.com/about-us
http://www.sanottawa.com/sites/default/files/pdf/FINAL-MANUAL-2016.pdf
http://www.nightlightconsultants.com/the-app/
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-tyranny-of-stampede/article1354894/
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/when-the-rodeo-leaves-town-the-real-wrangling-begins-divorce-rate-spikes-after-the-calgary-stampede
https://www.thestar.com/calgary/2018/07/11/safestampede-calls-on-bystanders-to-stop-sexual-harassment.html
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/stampede-metoo-1.4743837?fbclid=IwAR3McUrbj8IWWBXF61rcTECycz65e2oGgQkoTZ3d017F_V_3ADpeC3V-U_4
https://safestampede.ca/

Meet our Guest Kristin Raworth

Kristin is a sexual violence survivor and advocate who uses her voice and experiences to speak to audiences about sexual violence and works towards changes in provincial and federal legislation to better support survivors. She has provided presentations to the Edmonton Huskies football team, various businesses and was the spokesperson for the Government of Alberta’s “I Believe You” campaign in 2017. Kristin helped organize a beyond “#metoo” rally in March, is a founding member of Alberta Vanguard, an organization devoted to ending sexual harassment and assault in the service industry as well as a contributor to McCleans Magazine, Vice News and has appeared on CBC’s the National, Global, City TV and CTV News. She is also a United Way Community Impact Speaker and on the Capital Region United Way Cabinet.

Thank you to AWSN for the technical support on this episode. 
www.AWSN.org

Resources:

• https://openparliament.ca/bills/42-1/C-337/?page=1
• https://www.nationalobserver.com/2019/06/04/news/rona-ambrose-endorses-amendments-bill-sex-assault-training-judges
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/robin-camp-sexual-assault-trial-judge-reinstated-lawyer-1.4674420
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/aggravated-sexual-assault-trial-plenty-of-fish-app-1.5005644
• https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/judge-gave-stanford-sex-attacker-brock-turner-6-month-jail-sentence/
• https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-nova-scotia-judge-who-said-clearly-a-drunk-can-consent-cleared-of/
• https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/gladue-supreme-court-indigenous-barton-trial-sexual-consent-1.5139137

Resources
http://www.the519.org/education-training/glossary
http://www.ohrc.on.ca/en/teaching-human-rights-ontario-guide-ontario-schools/appendix-1-glossary-human-rights-terms
https://www.albertahumanrights.ab.ca/publications/bulletins_sheets_booklets/bulletins/Pages/human_rights_in_Alberta.aspx
https://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/h-6/page-1.html
https://www.un.org/womenwatch/osagi/conceptsandefinitions.htm
https://www.icafoodshelf.org/blog/2017/11/15/equity-vs-equality-vs-justice-how-are-they-different
https://www.sfu.ca/wwest/resources/White-Papers.html
https://www.sfu.ca/content/dam/sfu/wwest/Documents/Unconscious%20Bias.pdf
http://www.racialequitytools.org/resourcefiles/mapping-margins.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ViDtnfQ9FHc
https://soundcloud.com/intersectionality-matters
https://www.ted.com/speakers/kimberle_crenshaw
https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/au/Documents/human-capital/deloitte-au-hc-diversity-inclusion-soup-0513.pdf
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/12/health/collins-male-science-panels.html
https://www.forbes.com/sites/shereeatcheson/2018/11/30/allyship-the-key-to-unlocking-the-power-of-diversity/#685d859149c6

Resources:
https://www.parl.ca/LegisInfo/BillDetails.aspx?billId=9630600&Language=E
https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-bill-c-69-fight-has-tainted-valuable-impact-analysis
https://www.mmiwg-ffada.ca/final-report/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/resource-development-mmiwg-1.5164568
https://www.cnlopb.ca/
http://www.cecmanitoba.ca/resource/hearings/42/RCEA%20Design%20Web%20Accessible%20May24.pdf
https://globalnews.ca/news/4400559/report-says-hydro-development-in-northern-manitoba-led-to-sexual-abuse/
https://globalnews.ca/news/4519574/metoo-1-year-later-canada/
https://www.techlifetoday.ca/articles/2018/metoo-comes-for-the-trades https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/metoo-mining-yellowknife-sexual-harassment-geologist-1.4576029
https://www.thestar.com/edmonton/2018/12/04/link-between-rural-work-camps-and-violence-against-women-is-real-researchers-say.html
https://aptnnews.ca/2018/06/20/inuk-woman-says-she-is-being-harassed-at-nunavut-mine-site/
https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/10905269.pdf
https://aptnnews.ca/2019/06/05/iqaluit-researcher-says-mining-executives-struck-back-for-mmiwg-testimony/ 

Meet your Hosts: 
Marcie Hawranik BA (Hons), MA        
Marcie came from the international human rights field, working at the UN Human Rights Council, various NGOs, and for federal and provincial governments in Ottawa, Edmonton and Calgary. I have a Master’s degree from the Maxwell School at Syracuse University in international conflict resolution and have focused my consulting practice on gender mainstreaming, and creating inclusive, happy and high-performing workplaces that spark creativity and belonging in their employees, in all sectors.
http://www.canadianequality.ca      

Alicia Bjarnason PGeol, MA, CCIP      
Alicia is passionate about enhancing innovation within the energy sector in Alberta and beyond. After 15 years as an exploration geoscientist, Alicia returned to school and received a master’s in Human Geography - with a focus on Feminist Geography, corporate culture, equity, diversity, and inclusion. Alicia won multiple awards during her time as a graduate student, including a Queen Elizabeth Scholarship and an Alberta Graduate Citizenship Award. Additionally, Alicia is a Canadian Certified Inclusion Professional through the Canadian Centre of Diversity and Inclusion. Alicia is also an active volunteer for groups such as AWSN, Operation Minerva and others within the STEM environment.  
http://bjarg.ca