Urgent Action Needed to Protect Indigenous Women From Forced and Coerced Sterilization
Monday, December 10th, 2018FMWC adds its support to the call for the Government of Canada to take immediate action to address the issue of forced and coerced sterilization of Indigenous women. Orginally posted … Read more
Forced and Coerced Sterilization is a Violent Violation of Human Rights
Monday, December 3rd, 2018This post was first published in The Medical Post, Friday, December 1, 2018 There is a class action lawsuit underway in Saskatchewan alleging that over a period of years, Canadian … Read more
International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
Friday, November 23rd, 2018November 25, annually, is observed as the InternationalDay for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. This date is specifically chosen to honour the Mirabel sisters who were murdered by order … Read more
Rape is a War Crime that Canada Can Do More About
Friday, October 26th, 2018The 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
Mentoring Women in the Era of #MeTooMedicine
Sunday, October 21st, 2018Reprinted 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
Statement on Changes to the Quebec HPV Vaccination Regimen
Tuesday, September 25th, 2018Canada is a worldwide leader in Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) prevention. Canada was the first country in the world to create an HPV Prevention Week (October 1-7) dedicated to raising … Read more
Gender-Based Abuse has no Place in Professional Discourse.
Wednesday, September 12th, 2018Physicians Can and Must Do Better The Medical Post recently reported on a #MeTooMedicine moment that happened over Twitter involving a male physician and two women physicians that highlights in … Read more
FMWC Proposes #MeTooMedicine MWIA Statement
Thursday, September 6th, 2018As a member of the Medical Women International Association (MWIA), the FMWC, supported by the American Medical Women’s Association, proposed the following statement be issued by the MWIA in response … Read more
FMWC Statement in Support of Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland
Thursday, August 23rd, 2018The Federation of Medical Women of Canada stands with Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland in calling out Saudi Arabia and demanding the immediate release of human rights activists. We strongly support … Read more
Let’s help new mom physicians (and their patients) to breastfeed
Tuesday, August 7th, 2018Reading time: 5:30 mins Physicians know the importance of breastfeeding. But what happens to new-mom physicians? How easy is it for them to take their own advice? The Canadian Infant … Read more
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