The impact on women and girls of the unjustified invasion of Ukraine

Monday, March 28th, 2022

Thank you to the FMWC WPS committee for sending this: From the 66th Session on the United Nations’ Commission of Status of Women (CSW66) The impact on women and girls … Read more

Women Peace and Security, Women Peace and Security Committee   |  

WPS Presents: Medical Abortion in Canada

Friday, December 10th, 2021

You can download the WPS Committee’s Fact Sheet here: EN/FR

Abortion, Abortion Care, Advocacy, Uncategorized, Women Peace and Security, Women Peace and Security Committee   |  

Holiday message from Dr. Charissa Patricelli, National President

Thursday, December 17th, 2020

This has been a momentous year.  A year of fear, resiliency, long hours, courage and drawing upon inner strengths to support patients, healthcare systems and the incredible challenges and impacts … Read more

Advocacy, Covid19, Financial Health, FMWC History, Gender Equity and Diversity, Gender-based discrimination, Gender-based violence, Physician mothers, Physician Wellness, Physicians, Public health, Uncategorized, women in medicine, Women Peace and Security   |  

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   |  

Two Steps Forward, One Step Back

Thursday, May 2nd, 2019

It is incomprehensible that after almost 20 years of careful negotiation and step-by-step progress beginning with the adoption of United Nations Security Resolution (UNSCR)1325 in 2000, pressure from the US … Read more

Abortion, Abortion Care, Activism, Advocacy, Birth Control, BLOG, Canada Foreign Policy, FMWC Advocacy, Gender-based Abuse, Gender-based discrimination, Gender-based violence, Reproductive Health, United Nations, violence, Violence Against Women, Women Peace and Security, Women Peace and Security Committee   |   , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Gun Violence and Medicine

Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019

The FMWC supports the position of the Canadian Doctors for Protection From Guns. In summer 2018, physicians in Canada and the US engaged in an impromptu social media campaign against gun violence … Read more

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Increased Rape Attacks in South Sudan report MSF

Monday, December 31st, 2018

The Federation of Medical Women of Canada is one of 70 organizational and individual members of the Women, Peace and Security Network – Canada. The FMWC WPS committee supports the … Read more

Advocacy, BLOG, Canada Foreign Policy, FMWC Advocacy, Gender-based Abuse, Gender-based violence, Human Rights, Humanitarian Health Care, Immigrant and Refugee Women, Sexual harassment, South Sudan, United Nations, violence, Violence Against Women, Women Peace and Security, Women Peace and Security Committee   |   , , , , , , ,

Rape is a War Crime that Canada Can Do More About

Friday, October 26th, 2018

The Federation of Medical Women of Canada supports Canada’s National Action Plan (C-NAP) and also advocates for special measures to protect women and girls from gender-based violence, particularly rape and other … Read more

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