Upcoming Lectures/events
Previous Lectures
AWSM and McMaster University's Office of the Provost celebrated International Women's Day
March 9, 2020
We welcomed Jessica O. Mathews, who came to McMaster for International Women's Day 2020. Jessica O. Mathews is the CEO of Uncharted Power and a Harvard graduate with an MBA. Uncharted Power aims to develop new sustainable energy sources. Jessica frequently works with developing nations to provide kids sustainable sources such as soccer balls that can store kinetic energy to be used to source power to lights so kids can read and do homework at night. She is also currently the Ambassador of Entrepreneurship for Nigeria. The theme of our 2020 International Women's Day event was 'Equitable Innovation'
March 9, 2020
We welcomed Jessica O. Mathews, who came to McMaster for International Women's Day 2020. Jessica O. Mathews is the CEO of Uncharted Power and a Harvard graduate with an MBA. Uncharted Power aims to develop new sustainable energy sources. Jessica frequently works with developing nations to provide kids sustainable sources such as soccer balls that can store kinetic energy to be used to source power to lights so kids can read and do homework at night. She is also currently the Ambassador of Entrepreneurship for Nigeria. The theme of our 2020 International Women's Day event was 'Equitable Innovation'
AWSM and McMaster University's Equity and Inclusion Office celebrated Latin American Heritage Month
October 9, 2019
We welcomed Senator Rosa Galvez who is originally from Peru to discuss Women in Science and Politics, Engineering and STEM. She is currently the chair of the Senate Standing committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources. Senator Rosa Galvez led a discussion on her experiences as a female engineer, a faculty member at Université Laval à Québec and her journey into Canadian politics
October 9, 2019
We welcomed Senator Rosa Galvez who is originally from Peru to discuss Women in Science and Politics, Engineering and STEM. She is currently the chair of the Senate Standing committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources. Senator Rosa Galvez led a discussion on her experiences as a female engineer, a faculty member at Université Laval à Québec and her journey into Canadian politics
AWSM Welcomes Kathleen Wynne
Monday April 1st, 2019
MPP and Former Premier of Ontario attended McMaster University to lead two discussions on not only her time as the Premier of Ontario but the first openly LGBT Premier in Canada. Kathleen Wynne also took some time to discuss the current provincial governments position on education with undergraduate students part of McMaster's Political Science Department
Monday April 1st, 2019
MPP and Former Premier of Ontario attended McMaster University to lead two discussions on not only her time as the Premier of Ontario but the first openly LGBT Premier in Canada. Kathleen Wynne also took some time to discuss the current provincial governments position on education with undergraduate students part of McMaster's Political Science Department
AWSM celebrated International Women's Day 2019
Friday March 8, 2019
Erin Elofson who is currently the country manager of Pinterest Canada attended McMaster to give an inspirational talk about her rise to success as a women and the challenges that has come with it. The afternoon was filled with laughs, questions and wise words from a prominent female business figure.
Friday March 8, 2019
Erin Elofson who is currently the country manager of Pinterest Canada attended McMaster to give an inspirational talk about her rise to success as a women and the challenges that has come with it. The afternoon was filled with laughs, questions and wise words from a prominent female business figure.
AWSM celebrated International Women's Day 2018
Thursday, March 8th, 2018
Author Rosita Hall alongside Maureen MacDonald and Susan Searls Giroux attended McMaster to celebrate McMaster women and International Women's Day.
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Dr. Carys Massarella
Wednesday, April 19, 2017 Dr. Carys Massarella is an emergency physician at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton and is the lead physician for the Transgender Care Program at Quest Community Health Centre in St. Catharines. Dr. Massarella sees and treats transgender-identified clients and is a leading expert in transgender care. She is an Assistant Clinical Professor at the DeGroote School of Medicine and also lectures widely on transgender health care. Recent appearances include TEDx: The Depathologization of Trans Identity, TEDx Hamilton: The False Narrative of Deception, and the CBC Doc Zone documentary Transforming Gender. Dr. Massarella was the first transgendered person to be President of a hospital medical staff anywhere in the world and was named one of the World’s 50 Transgender Icons by Huffington Post. Most recently, Dr. Massarella was named the 2017 Hamilton YWCA Woman of Distinction in Health. |
Patricia J. Moser, United Nations
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Patricia J. Moser is the Director of the Procurement Group at the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). Patricia boasts more than 20 years of experience in leading and consulting for organizations in Procurement, Supply Chain, Marketing, Business Operations and Sustainability. She has worked in a diverse number of industries, including banking, telecommunications, technology, retail, public sector, not-for- profit, vaccine manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, and healthcare. Patricia has been recognized numerous times as one of the premier strategists and thought leaders in her area and was recently nominated as one of the top Procurement professionals by Procurement Leaders. Patricia has been featured in numerous publications including Fortune, HR Executive, MBE, CPO Agenda, Huffington Post, Procurement Leaders, Supply and Demand Chain Executive Magazine, Purchasing B2B and MM&D. She has presented internationally on leading edge approaches to business issues, including sustainability, gender parity and women’s leadership. She is the co-author of the award-winning book 1 Piece of Advice: Exceptional women from around the globe inspire you to unlock your potential.
Ms. Moser received a BSc. in Psychology and a BSc. in Chemistry from McMaster University and a Master’s in Business Administration from Concordia University. She was recently inducted into the McMaster Alumni Gallery.
Wednesday, September 27, 2017
Patricia J. Moser is the Director of the Procurement Group at the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). Patricia boasts more than 20 years of experience in leading and consulting for organizations in Procurement, Supply Chain, Marketing, Business Operations and Sustainability. She has worked in a diverse number of industries, including banking, telecommunications, technology, retail, public sector, not-for- profit, vaccine manufacturing, consumer packaged goods, and healthcare. Patricia has been recognized numerous times as one of the premier strategists and thought leaders in her area and was recently nominated as one of the top Procurement professionals by Procurement Leaders. Patricia has been featured in numerous publications including Fortune, HR Executive, MBE, CPO Agenda, Huffington Post, Procurement Leaders, Supply and Demand Chain Executive Magazine, Purchasing B2B and MM&D. She has presented internationally on leading edge approaches to business issues, including sustainability, gender parity and women’s leadership. She is the co-author of the award-winning book 1 Piece of Advice: Exceptional women from around the globe inspire you to unlock your potential.
Ms. Moser received a BSc. in Psychology and a BSc. in Chemistry from McMaster University and a Master’s in Business Administration from Concordia University. She was recently inducted into the McMaster Alumni Gallery.
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Dr. Ellen Amster McMaster University
Thursday, November 24, 2016 Women have been medical practitioners from ancient times, but professionalization, the modern process through which the profession of medicine was created in the law, was a profoundly masculine process. This talk explores how women in North America and Europe overcame gender, legal, institutional, and interpersonal barriers to become doctors. In turn, what has the entry of women brought to medicine? The rise of women doctors has gone hand-in hand with women’s rights, women’s suffrage, and greater advocacy for issues in women’s health. |
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Prof. Anne-Christine Davis from Cambridge University
March 23, 2016 Professor Davis has been a full Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at Cambridge University since 2002 and became the Professor of Mathematical Physics in 2013. Prof. Davis went to Cambridge after research positions at Durham, Imperial College, CERN and Princeton. She became the Gender Equality Champion in STEMM in 2014 and one of her main priorities in this role is to address the ‘leaky pipeline’. Prof. Davis’ research focuses on theoretical cosmology, modified gravity theories and the chameleon theory. She also has an interest in cosmic strings, brane worlds and dynamical symmetry breaking. Prof. Davis is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics and a member of the Academia Europea. She serves on the London Mathematical Society Women in Mathematics Committee and The Good Practise Committee. |
Kirstine Stewart
October 22, 2015
Ms. Stewart oversees Twitter's North American media partnerships across all vertical channels, including television, sports, music and news. Previously, she served as Managing Director for Twitter Canada, leading Canadian operations and advertising business and partnerships. Prior to joining Twitter in May 2013, Ms. Stewart was the executive vice-president of CBC's English services, CBC/Radio-Canada, where she oversaw the network's English-language radio, television and digital operations.
In her inspiring, deeply intelligent, and intensely practical Our Turn, Ms. Stewart draws on her own extensive leadership experience to take the conversation about women and work to a whole new level. Simply put: the time is now for new styles of leadership and women are best-suited to set the pace.
October 22, 2015
Ms. Stewart oversees Twitter's North American media partnerships across all vertical channels, including television, sports, music and news. Previously, she served as Managing Director for Twitter Canada, leading Canadian operations and advertising business and partnerships. Prior to joining Twitter in May 2013, Ms. Stewart was the executive vice-president of CBC's English services, CBC/Radio-Canada, where she oversaw the network's English-language radio, television and digital operations.
In her inspiring, deeply intelligent, and intensely practical Our Turn, Ms. Stewart draws on her own extensive leadership experience to take the conversation about women and work to a whole new level. Simply put: the time is now for new styles of leadership and women are best-suited to set the pace.
Olivia Chow
February 5th, 2015
Ms. Chow is one of the most well-known women in Canadian politics. She grew up in Toronto and studied philosophy and art. Her career spans all levels of public engagement; she began as a Toronto Education Board member, she then became a Metro Toronto City Councillor, a Member of Parliament at a Federal level and ran to be Mayor of the City of Toronto. Ms. Chow has consistently worked hard to elevate the academic performance of all students, no matter what background they were from. Her Early Learning and Child Care Bill laid the legislative foundation for a universal, high quality, affordable and non-profit national child care program. Outside the political sphere, Ms. Chow is known as a tireless spokesperson, fundraiser and champion of numerous charities such as Centre for Victims of Torture, Asian Community AIDS Service and Culture Link. Ms. Chow was awarded Top Torontonian from Toronto Sun readers’ choice gold award 2013. A sculptor, author, politician and activist--Ms. Chow has been successful in many different respects, and epitomises what AWSM believes in. Please join me in welcoming Ms. Olivia Chow.
February 5th, 2015
Ms. Chow is one of the most well-known women in Canadian politics. She grew up in Toronto and studied philosophy and art. Her career spans all levels of public engagement; she began as a Toronto Education Board member, she then became a Metro Toronto City Councillor, a Member of Parliament at a Federal level and ran to be Mayor of the City of Toronto. Ms. Chow has consistently worked hard to elevate the academic performance of all students, no matter what background they were from. Her Early Learning and Child Care Bill laid the legislative foundation for a universal, high quality, affordable and non-profit national child care program. Outside the political sphere, Ms. Chow is known as a tireless spokesperson, fundraiser and champion of numerous charities such as Centre for Victims of Torture, Asian Community AIDS Service and Culture Link. Ms. Chow was awarded Top Torontonian from Toronto Sun readers’ choice gold award 2013. A sculptor, author, politician and activist--Ms. Chow has been successful in many different respects, and epitomises what AWSM believes in. Please join me in welcoming Ms. Olivia Chow.
Inaugural Lecture - Susan Cunningham
November 6th, 2014
Ms. Cunningham graduated from McMaster University in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in geology and physical geography. She also completed a management program through Rice University’s Office of Executive Development. Having more than 30 years of experience in the industry, Ms. Cunningham began her career in 1980 as a Geologist at Amoco Canada. In 1994, she was the country manager of Amoco, based in Copenhagen, Denmark. She became exploration manager deepwater Gulf of Mexico in 1995 until 1997 when she joined Statoil. From 1997 through 1999 she advanced to vice president, and assumed responsibility for Statoil’s West Africa exploration efforts. She is now the executive vice present for Noble Energy Inc., responsible for Environment, Health, Safety, and Regulatory matters, and New Frontiers. She also has served on the boards of the Houston Area Women’s Centre and Houston Geological Society. We are honoured to have Ms. Cunningham speak today, as a leader in her field and mentor for all women striving for a successful career.
November 6th, 2014
Ms. Cunningham graduated from McMaster University in 1979 with a bachelor’s degree in geology and physical geography. She also completed a management program through Rice University’s Office of Executive Development. Having more than 30 years of experience in the industry, Ms. Cunningham began her career in 1980 as a Geologist at Amoco Canada. In 1994, she was the country manager of Amoco, based in Copenhagen, Denmark. She became exploration manager deepwater Gulf of Mexico in 1995 until 1997 when she joined Statoil. From 1997 through 1999 she advanced to vice president, and assumed responsibility for Statoil’s West Africa exploration efforts. She is now the executive vice present for Noble Energy Inc., responsible for Environment, Health, Safety, and Regulatory matters, and New Frontiers. She also has served on the boards of the Houston Area Women’s Centre and Houston Geological Society. We are honoured to have Ms. Cunningham speak today, as a leader in her field and mentor for all women striving for a successful career.
SSHRC Doctoral Award Peer-Review Program
One of the most important considerations when applying for Tri-Council research funding is ensuring applications are clear, jargon-free, and can be understood by researchers from other disciplines. But, connecting with researchers from different disciplines to proof, edit, and provide feedback applications can be difficult.
To help fill this gap and to support McMaster's newest scholars, in Fall 2017 AWSM launched its first SSHRC Doctoral Award Peer-Review Program. Any student in the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) could register to be 'matched' to an SSH colleague in another discipline, swap applications, and provide constructive commentary.
12 students signed up for the first of what will hopefully be many peer-review sessions in the future. We look forward to expanding the program into NSERC and CIHR disciplines next year!
To help fill this gap and to support McMaster's newest scholars, in Fall 2017 AWSM launched its first SSHRC Doctoral Award Peer-Review Program. Any student in the Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) could register to be 'matched' to an SSH colleague in another discipline, swap applications, and provide constructive commentary.
12 students signed up for the first of what will hopefully be many peer-review sessions in the future. We look forward to expanding the program into NSERC and CIHR disciplines next year!
