The Winter 2020 Edition of the Voice is Here

Monday, February 10th, 2020

This Winter 2020 Edition of the Voice highlights our 2019 Annual General Meeting held at the Ottawa Art Gallery, Ottawa, ON; an update on the FMWC’s 2019 awards, updates on … Read more

Abortion, Abortion Care, Activism, Advocacy, AGM, awards, BLOG, Canadian women in medicine, Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, Cervical Cancer, Contraception, diversity, Dr. Maude Abbott, Event, Famous Physicians, Financial Health, Financial Security, FMWC Advocacy, FMWC History, Gender Equity and Diversity, Gender-based Abuse, Gender-based discrimination, Gender-based violence, HPV, HPV Boys, HPV Prevention, HPV Prevention Week, human trafficking, Immunization, Indigenous women, Physicians, Reproductive Health, Research, women in medicine, Women Peace and Security, Women Peace and Security Committee, women's health, Women’s health research, Women’s heart health, Workplace Health   |  

Medicine’s Disruptive Force

Wednesday, May 29th, 2019

Guest post by Anne Xuan-Lan Nguyen, a first-year medical student in the Class of 2023 at McGill University. We welcome blog posts on topics of interest to Canadian women in … Read more

BLOG, diversity, Gender Equity and Diversity, History of Medicine, history of women in medicine, Leadership, Physicians, women in medicine   |   , , ,

Locker (Operating) Room Talk: Gender Equity and the Medical Student’s Perspective

Tuesday, March 5th, 2019

FMWC held their inaugural Gender, Equity and Diversity Student Essay Contest earlier this year and are happy to report that they have a winner! Ms. Darby Little, Class of 2021, … Read more

#MeToo, #MeTooMedicine, #ScienceToo, Activism, Advocacy, awards, BLOG, discrimination, diversity, Essay contest, FMWC Advocacy, Gender Equity and Diversity, Gender-based Abuse, Gender-based discrimination, Health System Reform, Hidden Curriculum, Sexual harassment, women in medicine, women's health   |   , , , , , , , , , , , ,

2019 Gender Equity and Diversity Medical Student Essay Winner Announced!

Tuesday, March 5th, 2019

Congratulations to Ms. Darby Little, Class of 2021, University of Toronto! You can read her essay here Dear Ms Little: We are pleased to congratulate you on being selected as … Read more

#MeToo, #MeTooMedicine, #ScienceToo, Activism, Advocacy, awards, BLOG, discrimination, diversity, Essay contest, FMWC Advocacy, Gender Equity and Diversity, Gender-based Abuse, Gender-based discrimination, Gender-based violence, Hidden Curriculum, Member Achievements, women in medicine, women's health   |   , , , ,

Mentoring Women in the Era of #MeTooMedicine

Sunday, October 21st, 2018

Reprinted from The Medical Post, Thursday October 18, 2018 For a .pdf version, click here A recent paper said some male academic physicians are reluctant to mentor women because of … Read more

#MeToo, #MeTooMedicine, #ScienceToo, Advocacy, BLOG, discrimination, diversity, FMWC Advocacy, Gender-based Abuse, Gender-based discrimination   |   , , , ,

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