Benefits of Membership
- Engagement and support with current developments in women’s, gender, and social justice studies and adjacent fields.
- Participation in voting processes with WGSJ, including at the Annual General Meetings.
- Coordinator/Chair Membership gives access to our bi-annual Coordinators Meetings.
- Organizational affiliation to include on your CV.
- The opportunity to present at our conferences.
- Automatic enrollment in our mailing list.
- Secondary representation through our advocacy efforts on behalf of the field of women’s, gender and social justice studies, and adjacent disciplines.
- Knowledge that you are contributing to the growth, sustainability, and diversity of women’s, gender, and social justice scholarship and activism, including helping to directly support students and early career scholars.
Membership Costs
Please note our membership fees have changed as of Fall 2024. Please see fee structure below. Please note that Congress fees are not included.
If you would like to make an additional donation to WGSJ, you can enter a custom amount (e.g. $150 full-time membership + $50 donation = $200 custom amount). Donations allow us to continue to run events throughout the academic year, provide awards and travel bursaries for graduate students, and pay for administrative costs.
| Membership type | CAD $ | |
| Institutional membership | One Coordinator/Chair membership and two student members Access to online events and conference (Congress fees not included) Access to coordinators meetings Access to all online events and conference (Congress fees not included) | $500 |
| Coordinators/Chair membership | Access to coordinators meetings and all online events and conference (Congress fees not included) | $200 |
| Full-time Membership | Access to online events and conference (Congress fees not included) | $150 |
| Retired/Contract/Postdoc | Access to online events and conference (Congress fees not included) | $60-80 (Sliding scale) |
| Student/Low income members | This includes undergraduate and graduate students. | $50-70 (sliding scale) |
| BIPOC Students | For undergraduate and graduate students who are Indigenous, Black, or a person of colour. | Pay what you can |
You may also request to waive membership fees: please contact WGSJ: wgsjpresident@gmail.com
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