The UBC Faculty of Medicine (FoM) Office of Respectful Environments, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (REDI) is pleased to invite you to join our 2nd virtual Annual Symposium entitled: “Disrupting the Status Quo: Intersecting Inequities Impacting Women in the FoM and Opportunities for Change.”
The symposium will be held virtually on Wednesday, June 07th 2023 from 9:30 am to 1:30pm. Save the Date. Details forthcoming.
The rise of women in the Faculty of Medicine has not been matched by a proportionate rise in appointment to senior leadership roles. Despite some gains, women, particularly those who are visibly racialized, are under-represented in senior leadership roles within the Faculty. In the absence of access to, and participation in, the conversations and decision-making critical to effecting transformative change, women have limited opportunity to disrupt the status quo.
During this event, we will hear from a diverse group of women about their perspectives on leadership, opportunities and barriers in the context of health professions practice, education and research. We will centre intersectionality and the differentiated experiences of women as we critically examine how current academic systems and hierarchies create additional barriers for women and ideas for change.