Every year, International Women’s Day is held on March 8, celebrating women all around the world. This year’s main theme is INSPIRING CHANGE. Here is a list of McGill experts who are available to give interviews on issues related to the event and to their expertise:

Anita Nowak, Teaching and Learning Services[email protected]514-966-4740Director of Operations for Henry Mintzberg’s Social Learning for Social Impact MOOC (to be launched in September 2014).Research interests: Empathy, social innovation

Carrie Rentschler, Art History and Communication Studies (Not available on March 8)[email protected]514-398-8327William Dawson Scholar of Feminist Media Studies, Director of the Institute for Gender, Sexuality and Feminist StudiesResearch interests: Feminist media studies, political theory, cultural studies of journalism, crime and violence.

Matissa Hollister, Desautels Faculty of Management[email protected]514-398-4269Research interests: Women employment, organizational behaviour

Melissa Sonberg, Desautels Faculty of Management[email protected]514-502-6844Research interests: Women in business, organizational behaviour

Andrea Tone, Social Studies of Medicine[email protected]514-398-6035Research interests: Women and health

Vrinda Narain, Faculty of Law[email protected]514-398-4927Research interests: Feminist legal theory, social diversity and law

Myriam Gervais, Institute for Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies(Not available on March 7)[email protected](514) 398-4400 Extension 089871Research interests: Feminist approach of international development.

Sarah Turner, Department of Geography[email protected](514) 398-4955Co-Chair of Senate Subcommittee on WomenResearch interests: Women in academia, women in workplace, informal economy work and women