Women and gender-diverse students deserve to learn, work and thrive in their careers. However, 1 in 2 students report being subjected to sexual harassment in their placements, co-ops and internships.
Join us for this practical and interactive session where we will unpack how and why sexual harassment shows up in experiential learning spaces, and what we can do about it. You’ll leave this session with tools and strategies to respond with care and confidence when a student discloses harm, and ways to shift organizational culture, one meaningful action at a time.
Learning Outcomes:
1) Understand the obvious and covert ways that sexual harassment surfaces in experiential learning.
2) Begin to identify responsive strategies for addressing harm and proactive strategies for strengthening cultures of consent across your communities.
Webinars are offered at no charge. Attendees are provided with closed captioning and simultaneous French or English translation. If you have any additional accessibility requests to support your participation, please email us at communications@couragetoact.ca.
Instructors: Anoodth Naushan & Dr. Jasmeen Sidhu
Anoodth Naushan is an award-winning thought leader, researcher, policy specialist, and community advocate who finds joy in supporting people and projects to advance gender, racial and economic justice. Currently, Anoodth leads the Courage to Act Foundation as Executive Director. She has worked with multiple organizations and institutions across Canada and the UK to strengthen support for survivors of gender-based violence. Recently, she co-led Possibility Seeds' Courage to Act project, which aimed to address gender-based violence on Canadian post-secondary campuses. This initiative has been recognized as a promising practice and has been modelled internationally. Anoodth holds a Master's in Social Policy and Social Research from UCL (University College London). Compassion, curiosity, collaboration, innovation, and equity are cornerstones of her work.
Dr. Jasmeen Sidhu is Associate Director of Partnerships & Special Projects at Co-Operative Education and Work Integrated Learning Canada (CEWIL), which oversees a +$60 million funding portfolio supporting transformative work-integrated learning initiatives across Canada. With a Ph.D. in Sciences des Radiations et Imagerie Biomédicale from Université de Sherbrooke, she brings extensive expertise in neuroscience research, educational strategy, and evidence-based decision-making.
Previously, Dr. Sidhu served as a Limited-Term Associate Professor at Bishop's University, where she developed and taught 20+ courses, earning four teaching awards for her groundbreaking pedagogical approaches. She has led impactful research on barriers facing underrepresented students in STEM fields, securing significant funding, including PRESE and CEWIL grants.
Currently contributing to AI governance as an Expert Drafting Team member for Canada's National Standard for Ethical AI (CAN/DGSI 128), Dr. Sidhu is passionate about creating safer learning environments and advancing innovation in education.
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