Perspectives on Gender Equity and Politics Journal

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Hi! I’m in my second year of Politics, Philosophy and Economics at Queens, and am primarily interested in looking at what various social contracts say about systemic issues. This is my first year on the PGEP team, and I’m so excited for this year’s journal!

Submissions due Feb 17th at 11:59. We’re so excited to see your submissions!

We are so excited to see your submissions!

PGEP is excited to drop the second wave of our submission calls. Email or DM us if you have any questions!

Info on our next wave is coming soon 👀

We are so excited to see your submissions!

Applications are now re-open! Head to the linktree in our bio for more information and to apply now. All are encouraged to apply!

Application available through the link in our bio!

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Ready to apply? Head to the link in our bio and select “PGEP 2022/23 Hiring Application” to apply today!

Applications are due June 17th - DM us or email [email protected] any questions!

Applications are now open!!

Check out the link in our bio for the application package and DM us any questions you may have!

Mark your calendars! Applications open in 3 days!!

We are so thrilled to announce the new, 2022-23 PGEP Director Team! Congratulations to all of you, we can’t wait to see all the amazing things you, and the next PGEP team accomplish in the next year. Stay tuned for information about hiring in the next few weeks!!

PGEP ISSUE 1: RESISTANCE OUT NOW!

Available through the link in our bio or on issuu.com!

Last chance to apply to be PGEP Co-Director for 2022-2023!

We encourage all individuals with an interest in extending both critical and creative lenses to the fields of academia, politics, and equity to apply; previous participation on the PGEP team is not required.

The deadline to apply is March 23rd, at 11:59PM. Application link in bio!

Are you a passionate, organized, and creative leader? The Perspectives on Gender, Equity and Politics (PGEP) Journal is looking for two individuals to co-lead the 2022-23 team!

PGEP is a new student-run publication at Queen’s that seeks to publish both academic and creative works on politics and intersectionality from contributors across the country, on our mission to redefine academia. As we enter our second year of operations, we are thrilled to announce that applications are open for the 2022-23 Co-Director Positions!

We encourage all individuals with an interest in extending both critical and creative lenses to the fields of academia, politics, and equity to apply; previous participation on the PGEP team is not required.

The deadline to apply is March 23rd, at 11:59PM. Apply here: https://bit.ly/3tfYSwU

PGEP was featured in The Queen's Journal!

"PGEP seeks to combat an academic atmosphere that overvalues prestige by broadening our understanding of what sorts of knowledge are worth producing and legitimizing. To Cohen and Bousquet, meaningful political commentaries are not confined to essays and research papers. Lived experience and artwork can also provide essential insights into equity and social justice."

Read more here: https://bit.ly/35O1uJG

PGEP seeks to break barriers in politics and academia The Perspectives on Gender, Equity and Politics (PGEP) Journal is a new student publication at Queen’s that seeks to publish academic writing and creative works on politics and intersectionality.

The Perspectives on Gender, Equity, and Politics team would like to wish everyone a happy International Women’s Day!

We are so thrilled to announce hiring for the 2022-23 position of PGEP Co-Directors is now live! We encourage those from diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply, and strongly suggest applying a critical lens on the current state of academia, politics, and beyond in your answers.

Up next for our Review Board introductions: Claire Genest!
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Claire is a first year PhD student in the department of Global Development Studies. Rooted in a global political economy perspective, Claire's research focuses on the power and politics of development finance, taking interest in the creation, maintenance, and exploitation of poverty as means to extract private profit. Claire has completed a undergraduate thesis that focused on the violences of predatory microfinance loans in the Global South, and has recently completed a master's research project that critiqued the use of social impact bonds for housing initiatives as an extension of the neoliberalization of social housing in Toronto, Ontario. Claire's PhD research will continue to focus on the violences of capitalism as it relates to the creation and exacerbation of inequalities on both a local and global scale, and will use research to advocate strongly for those who have been marginalized by the current political, economic, and social order.

Good news! The deadline to submit to PGEP’s Volume 1 has been extended until Wednesday, February 16th! We’re looking for a diverse range of creative submissions including papers, poems, short stories, visual art, etc.

Up next for our Review Board introductions: Emma Fingler!
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Emma Fingler (she/her) is a PhD Candidate in Political Studies at Queen’s University. Her research is at the intersection of disaster response, humanitarian aid, gender and security, and looks at experiences of aid distribution following major disasters in South and Southeast Asia. She previously worked as the Special Assistant to the Resident Coordinator of the United Nations (UN) in Nepal, and as a Junior Professional Consultant for the UN in Nepal. She holds an MA in Global Governance from the University of Waterloo’s Balsillie School of International Affairs and a BA honours in Political Studies from Bishop’s University.

One day left to submit to PGEP’s Volume 1! If you’ve been waiting to share your piece that reflects on our theme of “Resistance” now is your chance! We’re looking for a diverse range of creative submissions including papers, poems, short stories, and visual art.

Up next for our Review Board introductions: Lama Tawakkol!
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Lama is a PhD Candidate in Political Studies at Queen’s University. With a multidisciplinary lens on the global political economy, her research engages with International Relations/International Political Economy, Development Studies and Critical Geography. Lama is interested in analyzing the intersections between the global and local, understanding the lived experiences of people under capitalism and social inequalities produced and perpetuated by the current political-economic order, and exploring potential alternatives to them. Her PhD dissertation focuses on the politics of global aid and development finance, particularly in relation to the Syrian refugee crisis, and its relations to policymaking and governance at the national and local levels. Situating aid and development within global capitalism, she explores the power relations underlying them and how they impact Global South states and marginalized populations.

Lama holds a B.A. and M.A. in Political Science from the American University in Cairo (AUC) and is currently a PhD candidate at Queen's University. Born and raised in Cairo, she is interested in the Global South, particularly the Middle East.

For today’s Review Board introductions: Lori Oliver!
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Lori is PhD candidate in the Department of Political Studies at Queen’s University. She studies gender & politics and comparative politics, with a focus on poverty and social policy. Her doctoral research uses the gendered funding commitment within Canada’s National Housing Strategy to explore and critically assess what supports best meet the needs of lone mothers with experiences of homelessness. This research builds on Lori’s previous community-oriented research work with ACORN Canada, Adsum for Women & Children, and the IWK Health Centre. Additionally, this research is informed by Lori’s current involvement with housing activism in Halifax, Nova Scotia and Kingston, Ontario.

Next up for our Review Board introductions: Chelsea Pope!
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Chelsea Pope is a current master's student at Queen's University in the Political Studies Department studying International Relations and specializing in the Nationalism, Ethnicity, Peace, and Conflict program. Her master's thesis focuses on Canada's strategic engagement in the Middle East, and the motives, drivers, and elements which pressure and constrain this engagement. Chelsea’s work as a research assistant focuses on implementation of a Canadian Pan-Domain approach which unifies the defense and security capabilities of maritime, land, air, space, cyber, and information sectors in the wake of rising global adversaries. Outside of being a student and researcher, Chelsea is also a teacher's assistant at Queen’s; a publisher for a Toronto based NGO titled 'The Humanitarian Clique'; and she has held multiple positions with the Government of Canada. Chelsea’s friends would describe me as an enthusiastic social butterfly, a Toronto Maple Leaf enthusiast, and a plant lover.

Introducing PGEP’s Inaugural Review Board! Our reviewers have been selected to assist our team in our editorial process. Collectively, our reviewers have years of experience in research and writing, and share our passion of making academia accessible and welcoming to all. Our reviewers are individuals completing their law degrees, master degrees, and P.h.D.’s, and we are so excited to welcome them to our team! Over the week, we will be posting introductions to our reviewers; first up is Caroline Marful!
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Caroline Marful is a 2L student at Queen’s Law. She is currently a Junior Editor of the Canadian Labour and Employment Law Journal and served as a research assistant on Canadian sentencing practices concerning Black defendants. Before law school, she completed a Masters in Comparative Politics specializing in Comparative Political Economy at London School of Economics and an undergraduate degree in Political Studies at Queen’s University. She is passionate about the mission of PGEP as the co-founder of the Queen’s Female Leadership In Politics Conference, the chair of the Girls on Boards steering committee at Fora and a former co-host of the Women’s Forum Global Meeting.

Five days left to submit to PGEP’s Volume One! We’re looking for a diverse range of creative submissions including papers, poems, short stories, and visual art related to our theme of “Resistance”.

PGEP introduces “Starting the Discussion…Indigenous Voices, Ongoing Colonialism, and Tradition of Resistance.”

We believe it is important to continue growing and learning, past the month of June. A central goal of PGEP is to explore what challenging colonial norms in academia may look like, which must be done in collaboration with a variety of perspectives, especially those of Indigenous individuals and communities. This series will aim to highlight Indigenous voices, and to begin exploring the multifaceted topics of colonialism and resistance.

Today, Mary Simon, or Ningiukadluk, was appointed as the 30th Governor General of Canada, the first Indigenous person to assume this role. Although a historic moment, take some time to reflect on the idea that the Governor General is the representative of the Queen in Canada, a lasting legacy of colonization. We celebrate the work she has done to advocate for Inuit rights and culture, and look forward to following her in this new position. While this appointment is absolutely a step in the right direction, it does not absolve the federal government of the need to take responsibility for the ongoing systemic harms that face Indigenous communities.