Experts: Dec. 6 and violence against women
On Dec. 6, we will mark the 36th anniversary of the killing of 14 young women at Polytechnique Montréal in 1989.
The government of Canada has designated Dec. 6 as the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women.
McGill experts are available to comment on a variety of related issues, including gender-based violence, women in engineering and gun control:
Viviane Yargeau, Dean, Faculty of Engineering, can discuss the topic of women in engineering.
viviane.yargeau [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)
Cécile Rousseau, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Director, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and Canada Research Chair in Preventing Violent Radicalization, can discuss: masculinism, incels and the increasing gender divide; the glorification of violence in youth and attraction toward firearms; and the (relative) ineffectiveness of traditional messaging aimed at prevention.
cecile.rousseau [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)
Noah Weisbord, Associate Professor, Faculty of Law, can discuss: domestic terrorism, hate-motivated violence, criminal law, evidence, incels and gun control in the United States and Canada.
noah.weisbord [at] mcgill.ca (English, French (print media))
Ada L. Sinacore, Associate Professor, Department of Educational and Counselling Psychology and Associate Member, Institute for Gender, Sexuality and Feminist Studies.
ada.sinacore [at] mcgill.ca (English)
Simon Blanchette, Faculty Lecturer, Desautels Faculty of Management, can speak about gun control.
simon.blanchette [at] mcgill.ca (English, French)
