Critical Reflections and Politics on Advancing Women in the Academy

• #1. Women in Academia Matter: Indigenous Worldviews and Women Movements Activism
• #2. Resisting Exotic Puppetry: Experiences of Indigenous Women Leadership in the Academy
• #3. A Feminist Autoethography of Academic Performance on Twitter: Community, Creativity, and Comedy
• #4. “I Didn't Come to Play”: Pasifika Women in the Academy
• #5. A Pathway to “Becoming”: Stories About Indigenization From One Indigenous Health Scholar
• #6. The Emergence, Experiences, and Empowerment of Women Administrators, Coaches, and Athletes
• #7. Indigenous Killjoys Negotiating the Labyrinth of Dis/Mistrust
• #8. Law, Equality, and Entrepreneurship Through a Gendered Lens: Bridging the Gap Between Academia, Legislature, and Politics
• #9. Intergenerational Indigenous Resilience and Navigating Academic Administration
• #10. “I Didn't Expect YOU to Be the University President!”: A Critical Reflection on Three Decades of Women's Leadership in Canadian Academia
• #11. Breaking the Ice: Reflections on Our Leadership Expedition to Antarctica With 99 Women in STEMM
• #12. An Intersectional Love Story: When Gender, Culture, and Sexuality Meet

Taima Moeke-Pickering is a Maori of the Ngati Pukeko and Tuhoe tribes. She is a full professor in the School of Indigenous Relations at Laurentian University where she teaches courses on Indigenous research methodologies, international Indigenous issues, and United Nations and Indigenous social work. She has extensive experience working with international Indigenous communities, evaluative research, big data analysis, #MMIW and photovoice methodologies. She is co-editor of the book Decolonizing & Indigenizing Education in Canada (2020) and lead editor for the book Critical Reflections and Politics for Advancing Women in the Academy (2020).

Sheila Cote-Meek is Anishinaabe from the Teme-Augama Anishnabai. She is currently the Director, Indigenous Educational Studies Programs at Brock University and the former Vice-President, Equity, People and Culture at York University where she headed a new division that includes the Centre for Human Rights, Equity and Inclusion, Human Resources and Labour Relations. Prior to this she was Associate Vice-President, Academic and Indigenous Programs at Laurentian University where she led university-wide Indigenous initiatives. She played a lead role in several Indigenous initiatives including for example, increasing the number of Indigenous scholars, the creation of the Indigenous Sharing and Learning Centre, the Master of Indigenous Relations program and the Maamwizing Indigenous Research Institute. She also worked extensively on the faculty relations portfolio in collaboration with Human Resources and the Provost Office. Dr. Cote-Meek holds a PhD in Sociology and Equity Studies from the University of Toronto and is author of Colonized Classrooms – Racism, Trauma and Resistance in Post-Secondary Education (2014), lead editor of Decolonizing and Indigenizing Education in Canada (2020) and co-editor of Critical Reflections and Politics on Advancing Women in the Academy (2020). She is an active researcher and has extensive experience working on equity and inclusion in higher education including substantive experience working with Indigenous communities nationally on social justice and education issues. Dr. Cote-Meek has a strong history of building relationships that provide synergistic opportunities to advance institutions, and she is committed to working toward accessible higher education for all.

Ann Pegoraro is a full Professor in the School of Human Kinetics in the Faculty of Health at Laurentian University and an Adjunct Professor in Communication Studies at Huntington University. A holder of B.A., MBA, and PhD degrees, Ann is also the Director of the Institute for Sport Marketing, a research center at Laurentian. Dr. Pegoraro’s PhD studies were in Higher Education Leadership and Administration and her PhD dissertation was published as a book in this field. She is an active researcher, who has presented at international conferences and published in refereed management journals in the areas of digital media, marketing, communications, and sport management. Her research primarily focuses on communication and marketing with a focus on the digital world.