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Below you will find suggested ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ University experts who can speak to current topics of regional, provincial, national and international interest for Monday, March 8, 2021.

Women in the workplace – Achieving gender equity through policy and the challenges women face compared to their male counterparts 
ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ Expert: Dr. Karen Foster, Associate Professor; Canada Research Chair in Sustainable Rural Futures for Atlantic Canada, Department of Sociology and Social Anthropology
Research Specialties: Economy, work and development, Knowledge, science and expertise, political economy, research methods, rural communities, social policy, social statistics and Atlantic Canada
Contact:Ìýkaren.foster@dal.ca

BIPOC women in law– History, role and significance
ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ Expert: Dr. Patti Doyle-Bedwell, Associate Professor, College of Continuing Education
Research Specialties: First Nations educational policies, employment equity, cultural diversity, human rights, and Aboriginal law
Contact:Ìýpatti.doyle.bedwell@Dal.Ca

Women in politics – History, role and significance 
ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ Expert:ÌýDr. Lori Turnbull, Director, School of Public Administration
Research Specialties:ÌýCanadian parliamentary governance, political ethics, elections, electoral systems, and public engagement
Contact:Ìýlturnbul@dal.ca and 902-494-6605

Women in performing arts –History, role and significance
ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ Expert:ÌýDr. Jacqueline Warwick, Professor, Director Fountain School of Performing Arts, Gender and Women’s Studies – Cross Appointment
Research Specialties:ÌýMusicology, music and culture, popular music, American music, performance studies, celebrity studies, child prodigies
Contact:Ìýjwarwick@dal.ca and 902-494-1142

ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ Expert: Dr. Roberta Barker, Associate Professor, Theatre Studies; Gender and Women's Studies - Cross Appointment; Canadian Studies - Cross Appointment
Research Specialties:ÌýTheatre History, performance studies, early modern and modern drama, opera in performance, Canadian theatre and performance, realism, medical humanities, gender in performance
Contact:Ìýbarkerr@dal.caand 902-494-1495

BIPOC women and advocacy – History, role and significance 
ÑÇÖÞ91ÊÓƵ Expert: Dr. Patti Doyle-Bedwell, Associate Professor, College of Continuing Education
Research Specialties: First Nations educational policies, employment equity, cultural diversity, human rights, and Aboriginal law
Contact:Ìýpatti.doyle.bedwell@Dal.Ca