“Evolving with Confidence”: AGM and Educational Conference is Now Open for Registration

The Federation of Medical Women of Canada’s Annual General Meeting and Educational Assembly is the annual event where we welcome physicians at all stages of their careers, as well as … Read more

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: FMWC 2022-2023 Board of Directors

The FMWC is looking for members to join the Board of Directors for 2021-2022.  All roles will be assigned at the first meeting of the 2022-2023 Board of Directors to … Read more

FMWC Women, Peace, and Security Committee: Enough is Enough: End to Ukraine War and Creation of Lasting Peace

The war in Ukraine and the continued escalation of this conflict is of deep global concern. Since WWII, the risk for terminal nuclear war has never been greater. Wars in … Read more

FMWC Ottawa launches a podcast!

The Federation of Medical Women of Canada (FMWC) Ottawa Chapter launched their very own podcast, hosted by medical student Kameela Alibhai and various guest co-hosts. The podcast will be a platform to share the stories of … Read more

Gender-based impacts on women and girls of violence in international conflicts

Authors: Maria Leis, Dr. Anne Niec, Dr. Kathee Andrews Purpose Gender-based violence is known to disproportionately impact women and girls, with estimates as high as 1 in 3 individuals globally … Read more

Member Opportunity – Women’s Health and Diversity Initiative

      My name is Myriam Deroo, I am a Talent Acquisition specialist working with Calian. Calian is proud of our long-standing contractual relationship with the Department of National … Read more

Nominations are open for the Women Empowerment Awards

Did you know that there are 19,119,977 women and girls in Canada, representing about 50% of the total population, and of those 1,079,000 are self-employed women in Canada in 2018, accounting for 37% of … Read more

Gender, Climate Change, and Security

By Ms. Nayeon Kim, on behalf of the WPS Committee The interconnecting issues of gender disparity, climate change, and security often do not receive the attention and policy response they … Read more

Breaking Barriers and Leading Change: A Panel in Honour of International Women’s Day

FMWC Women, Peace, and Security Committee statement on the invasion of Ukraine

The Federation of Medical Women of Canada (FMWC) is committed to supporting UNSCR 1325 (Women, Peace, and Security) and therefore strongly condemns the invasion of Ukraine by Russia. We write … Read more