Empowering Women in Academia @TMU

Call for proposals

The Office of the Provost & Vice-President has launched a new series for female-identifying and non-binary faculty members, contract lecturers, and librarians. The Empowering Women in Academia @TMU series, offered in hybrid format, is intended to encourage networking, cultivate pan-university cross-discipline collaboration through the sharing of ideas, and foster mentoring among female-identifying and non-binary academic staff.

Launching early in the winter term 2024, the new series will engage female-identifying and non-binary academic staff undertaking innovative, ground-breaking and equity-based initiatives in a variety of areas. 

Themes may include but are not limited to groundbreaking scholarly, research and creative activities in all disciplines and fields, discussions on overcoming challenges and biases in research environments, strategies for increasing representation of women in research leadership roles, best practices in mentoring programs for women in different career stages, mentorship experiences and success stories, building effective mentor-mentee relationships, showcasing creative and innovative teaching methods and pedagogies that promote inclusivity, addressing gender biases in the classroom and course materials, incorporating diverse perspectives in curriculum development, strategies for creating inclusive and accessible academic environments, initiatives to promote diversity in faculty recruitment and retention, case studies on successful EDIA implementation in academic settings. 

Submit your presentation idea for the Empowering Women in Academia @TMU series

Colleagues are invited to submit a proposal for a 15-20 minute hybrid presentation to be included in the Empowering Women in Academia @TMU Series. In your submission, please include your name, school/department or unit, short bio and areas of expertise as well as a title and brief outline of your presentation and why you think it would be of interest to your colleagues. 

Deadline extended

Please submit your proposal by filling out the below  (google form) google form (external link)  by Friday, February 16, 2024. Submissions are limited to one proposal per person. All submissions will be reviewed and those selected will be contacted directly by the Office of the Provost by Friday, February 23, 2024.

If you have any questions please reach out to provost@torontomu.ca.