CURRICULUM VITAE
(May 2006)
Margaret Hillyard Little
Department of Women's Studies and
Department of Political Studies
Room D510 Mac-Corry Hall
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario
K7L 3N6
(613) 545-6000 ext. 74930
mjhl@post.queensu.ca
DEGREES
Ph.D. (York University, 1994)
M.A. (Queen’s University, 1985)
B.A., Honours, (University of King’s College, 1981)
ACADEMIC EMPLOYMENT
2006
Full Professor, Department of Women’s Studies and the Department
of Political Studies, Queen's University
2000 –2006
Associate Professor, Department of Women’s Studies and the
Department of Political Studies, Queen's University
1995 – 2000
Assistant Professor, Department of Women’s Studies and Department
of Political Studies, Queen's University
1994 - 1995
Assistant Professor, Department of Political Studies, University of
Manitoba
1994
Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of Political Science, Carleton
University
1993
Postdoctoral Scholar and Course Instructor,
Department, Simon Fraser University
1990-1991
Principal Investigator, "Barriers to Young Women Participating in
Social and Recreational Programs in the Inner City," Toronto
Association of Neighbourhood Services (Budget: $35,000. Funding
Agency: Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation)
1989-1990
Politics"
Course Instructor, York University, "Introduction to Canadian
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Women’s Studies
EDUCATION
1986-1994
Ph.D. in Political Science, York University
Thesis: "No Car, No Radio, No Liquor Permit": The Moral
Regulation of Single Mothers in Ontario, 1920-92."
1983-1985
M.A. in Political Science, Queen's University
Thesis: "The Quest for Quality: An Examination of the Various
Definitions of Quality Newspaper Journalism in Canada"
1978-1981
Bachelor of Journalism (Honours), University of King's College,
SECOND LANGUAGE
French (written, spoken)
American Sign Language (Level 2)
PROFESSIONAL HONOURS
2005-2000
“Popular Profs at Queen’s University,” Maclean’s Guide to Canadian
Universities.
1999
Floyd S. Chalmers Book Award for No Car, No Radio, No Liquor
Permit: The Moral Regulation of Single Mothers in Ontario, 19201997.
1998
Tricolour Award for acknowledgement of sensitivity to Special
Needs students.
1995
Visiting Fellow, May, Centre of Criminology, University of Toronto,
Toronto, Ontario.
1994
Post-doctoral Research Fellowship, Social Sciences and Humanities
Research Council of Canada, Carleton University
1993
Ruth Wynn Woodward Postdoctoral Fellowship, Women's Studies
Department, Simon Fraser University
1991-1992
Marta Danylewycz Memorial Award, Canadian Research Institute
Advancement of Women
1990-1991
Jean Royce Graduate Scholarship
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1989-1990
Ontario Graduate Scholar, York University
1984-1985
R.S. McLaughlin Fellowship, Queen's University
1983-1984
Queen's Graduate Scholarship, Queen's University
1981
Gold Medal, University of King's College
1980-1981
King's College Journalism Scholarship, University of King's College
RESEARCH GRANTS
2006-2008
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Standard Research
Grant, “Who’s Hurting Now? A Race, Class and Gender Analysis of
Neo-Liberal Welfare Reforms in Canada,” $84,000.
2004-2005
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council 4A Grant,
National Study of how Welfare Reforms affect Women,” $5,000.
2000-2004
Chancellor’s Research Award, Queen’s University, “A Comparative
Study of the Gendered Impact of Welfare Reform,” $60,000.
2000-2002
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Grant, “The impact
of modern welfare reforms on the safety and equality of women
abused in their intimate relationships,” (Co-Investigator), $74,542.
1998-2001
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Three-Year
Strategic Grant, (Principal Investigator), "Innovative Training
Programs for Women on Social Assistance: Moving Towards LongTerm Economic Self-Sufficiency," Partners: Women in Trades and
Technology (WITT) Saskatchewan, WITT Newfoundland and
Labrador, WITT National, $90,000.
1999-2000
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Grant, through the
Work and Society Centre, York University, "Integrating Women
Apprentices in Canada Post," (Collaborator), $11,750.
1996-1997
Advisory Research Council Grant, "Restricting Eligibility: Single
Mothers and the Welfare State," $4,964.
1995-1998
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council Three-Year
Strategic Grant, (Co-investigator), "Innovations in Labour Market
Policy: Implications for Women," Principal Investigator: Barbara
Cameron, York University; Collaborator: Lucie Lamarche, Universite
du Quebec a Montreal, $64,600.
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1995-1996
Advisory Research Council Grant, "The Changing Nature of the
Welfare State: Welfare Fraud and Its Implications," $4,264.
1995-1996
University of Manitoba Research Grant, "A Comparative Analysis
of Welfare Fraud Administration in Manitoba and Ontario,"
Manitoba Research Grant, 1995, $3,000.
PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS (refereed)
If I Had a Hammer: Women’s Retraining that really Works, (Vancouver: University
of British Columbia Press, 2004).
No Car, No Radio, No Liquor Permit: The Moral Regulation of Single Mothers in
Ontario, 1920-1996, (Toronto: University of Oxford Press, 1998).
REFEREED ARTICLES
“A Litmus Test for Democracy: The Impact of Ontario Welfare Changes on Single
Mothers,” Studies in Political Economy, Vol. 66, Autumn 2001, pp. 9-36.
“A Litmus Test for Democracy: The Impact of Ontario Welfare Changes on Single
Mothers,” Studies in National and International Development Occasional Papers,
January 18, 2001.
“The Limits of Canadian Democracy: The Citizenship Rights of Poor Women,”
Canadian Review of Social Policy, No. 43, Spring 1999, pp. 59-76.
"'The Pecker Detectors are Back': Changes to the Spousal Definition in Ontario
Welfare Policy," (with Ian Morrison), James Struthers and Ed Montigny, eds.,
Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 34, No. 2, Summer 1999, pp. 110-136.
"He Said, She Said: The Role of Gossip in Determining Eligibility for Mothers'
Allowance," Journal of Policy History, Vol. 11, No. 4, 1999, (St. Louis: St. Louis
University), pp. 433-454.
"The Blurring of Boundaries: Private and Public Welfare for Single Mothers in
Ontario," Studies in Political Economy, Vol. 47, Summer 1995, pp. 89-110.
"Claiming a Unique Place: The Introduction of Mothers' Pensions in B.C.," B.C.
Studies, Special Issue entitled Women's History and Gender Studies, Annalee Golz
and Lynne Marks, eds., No. 105, Spring 1995.
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"Manhunts and Bingo Blabs: The Everyday Concerns, Frustrations and Rebellions of
Single Mothers in Ontario in the 1990s," Canadian Journal of Sociology, 1994, Vol.
19, No. 2, 1994, pp. 233-248.
"Women's Sexuality: On the Socialist Feminist Road to Discovery," Problematique.,
No. 1, Spring 1991, pp. 84-107.
CHAPTERS IN BOOKS
“Hammering Their Way through the Barriers,” Marjorie Cohen, ed., Training the
Excluded for Work: Access and Equity for Women, Immigrants, First Nations,
Youth, and People with Low Income, (Vancouver: University of British Columbia
Press, 2003), pp. 108-123.
“The Leaner, Meaner Welfare Machine: The Harris Government’s Ideological and
Material Attack on Single Mothers,” Deborah Brock, ed., Making Normal: Social
Regulation in Canada, (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2003), pp. 235-258.
“A Five-Point Plan so Single Mothers can hold their heads up high,” Harvey
Schachter, ed., Prescriptions for Canada: Memos to the Prime Minister, (Toronto:
John Wiley & Sons, 2001), pp. 148-155. (has become a national bestseller)
"Ontario Mothers' Allowance Case Files as a Site of Contestation," Franca Iacovetta,
ed., On the Case: Explorations in Social History, (Toronto: University of Toronto
Press, 1998), pp. 227-241.
"A Fit and Proper Person: Single Mothers in Ontario, 1920-1940," C. Morgan, K.
McPherson and N. Forestell, eds., Gendered Pasts: Historical Essays in Masculinity
and Femininity in Canada, (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1999), pp. 123-138.
JOURNAL ARTICLES (non-refereed)
"Report of the Committee to Review the Academic Job Market for PhDs in Political
Science," (with Peter Russell and Richard Vernon), Canadian Political Science
Association Bulletin, Fall 1991.
REPRINTS
"Claiming a Unique Place: The Introduction of Mothers' Pensions in B.C.," Veronica
Strong-Boag, Mona Gleason and Adele Perry, eds., Rethinking Canada: The Promise
of Women’s History, Fourth Edition, (Toronto: Oxford University Press, 2002).
"The Blurring of Boundaries: Private and Public Welfare for Single Mothers in
Ontario," Pat Armstrong and M. Patricia Connelly, eds., Feminism Political Economy
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and the State: Contested Terrain, (Toronto: Canadian Scholars’ Press, 1999), pp.
155-176.
"Manhunts and Bingo Blabs: The Everyday Concerns, Frustrations and Rebellions of
Single Mothers in Ontario in the 1990s," Mariana Valverde, ed., Studies in Moral
Regulation, (Toronto: Centre of Criminology, University of Toronto, 1994).
BOOK REVIEWS
Materializing Democracy: Toward a Revitalized Cultural Politics (Durham: Duke
University Press, 2002) by Russ Castronovo and Dana D. Nelson, eds., ,Left History:
An Interdisciplinary Journal of Historical Inquiry and Debate, (Downsview: York
University, 2002).
Poor Bashing: The Politics of Exclusion, (Toronto: Between the Lines, 2001), by
Jean Swanson, Labour/ Le Travail, Vol. 53, pp. 323-334.
,Engendering the State: Family, Work, and Welfare in Canada (Toronto: University
of Toronto, 2000), by Nancy Christie, Labor History, New York, 42:3 (August 2001)
pp. 307-308.
Welfare’s End (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1998) by Gwendolyn Mink,
Canadian Journal of Political Science, 34:2, pp. 417-419.
The Missing Middle: Working Families and the Future of American Social Policy
(New York: W.W. Norton, 2000) by Theda Skocpol, Journal of American Planning
Association, 2001.
Women and the Canadian Welfare State: Challenges and Change (Toronto:
University of Toronto Press, 1997) by Patricia M. Evans and Gerda R. Wekerle, eds.,
,Resources in Feminist Research 27:3 and 4, 2000, pp. 170-172.
Little, M., Book Review of D. Herman and C. Stychin, eds., Legal Inversions:
Lesbians, Gay Men, and the Politics of Law, Review of Constitutional Studies, Vol.
4, No. 2, 1998, pp. 379-381.
Gender and the Politics of Welfare Reform: Mothers' Pensions in Chicago, 19111929 (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1997) by Joanne Goodwin, Canadian
Journal of Political Science 31 (September 1998), pp. 598-99.
Gender and Politics in Contemporary Canada (Toronto: Oxford University Press,
1995) by F.P. Gingras, ed., Canadian Public Policy/ Analyse de Politiques, 23:3,
1997.
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Mother-Work: Women, Child Welfare and the State, 1890-1930 (Urbana: University
of Illinois Press, 1994) by Molly Ladd-Taylor, Canadian Journal of Political Science
28:3, (September 1995) pp. 375-376.
Grace: The Life of Grace MacInnis (Madeira Park: Harbour Publishers, 1993) by S.P.
Lewis, Canadian Journal of Political Science, 27:3, (Fall 1994) pp. 617-618.
PAPERS PRESENTED AT CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA
“Bruised and Battered by Ontario Welfare: Abused Women’s Experiences of the
Ontario Welfare Policy,” January 24, 2004, Health and Human Rights Conference,
Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.
"Hard Hats and Steel-Toed Boots: Women's Experiences of Non-Traditional
Retraining and Employment," (with Kris Hulme), Women in the Labour Movement
Conference, June 7, 2003, Ottawa, Ontario.
“Welfare Fraud: An Example of Agency within Moral Regulation Scholarship,”
International Conference on Moral Regulation, May 2003, Universite de Montreal,
Montreal, Quebec.
“The Utility of Moral Regulation,” May 28, 2003, Canadian Sociology and
Anthropology Association, Learneds Society, Toronto, Ontario.
“Bruised by our men and then by welfare: Preliminary Findings of Interviews with
Abused Women Who Receive Welfare,” Roundtable on Welfare Reform, February
27, 2003, University of Toronto Law School, Toronto, Ontario.
"The Targetting of Single Mothers in the Late 1990s," January 28, 1999, After the
Cuts- Hurting More than Ever: Poverty and Social Assistance in the New Ontario
Conference, University of Nipissing, North Bay, Ontario.
"The Pecker Detectors are Back": Changes to the Spousal Definition in Ontario
Welfare Policy, (with Ian Morrison), June 8, 1997, Canadian Political Science
Association, St. John's, Newfoundland.
"Life as a Single Parent in Chretien's Canada," April 5, 1997, Winners and Losers in
Chretien's Canada Conference, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario.
"Gossip and Welfare Fraud: New Aspects of Welfare Administration in the 1990s,"
October 1996, Social Science History Association, New Orleans, U.S.
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"He Said, She Said: The Role of Gossip in Determining Eligibility for Ontario
Mothers' Allowance," June 1996, Canadian Historical Association, Brock University,
St. Catharines, Ontario.
“Low-Income Women: The New Targets of Social Reform,” January 7, 1995,
Women and Security: Taking Action on Social Policy Conference, Manitoba
Women's Coalition on Social Policy, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
"Moral Panics over Single Mothers in Post-War Ontario," October 15, 1994, Social
Science History Association Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
"Child Savers Are Not All Alike: A Comparison of the British Columbia and Ontario
Mothers' Pension Campaigns," June 17, 1994, B.C. Gender History Conference,
University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.,
"Workers and Mothers: A Comparison of Ontario Mothers' Allowance and Ontario
Workers' Compensation, 1920-40," June 1993, Canadian Social Welfare Conference,
St. John's, Nfld.
"The Blurring of Boundaries: Private and Public Welfare for Single Mothers in
Ontario," June 8, 1993, joint session of the Canadian Political Science Association
and the Canadian Historical Association, Ottawa, Ontario.
"Back to the Family Hearth at Any Costs: Single Mothers in Post-war Ontario, 194560," June 4, 1993, joint session of the Canadian Sociology and Anthropology
Association and the Canadian Women's Studies Association, Ottawa, Ontario.
"The Regulation of Ontario Mothers During the 'Dirty' Thirties," May 1992,
Canadian Historical Association, Charlottetown, P.E.I.
"'The Good Mother': The Application of Moral Regulation to Mothers' Allowance
Policy," November 2, 1991, Social Science History Association Sixteenth Annual
Conference, New Orleans, U.S.
"Gendered Poverty: Single Mothers in Ontario, 1920-1990," August 26, 1991, Fifth
Conference on Social Welfare Policy, Bishop's University, Lennoxville, Quebec.
"'A Fit and Proper Person': The Moral Regulation of Single Mothers in Ontario,
1920-1940," May 30, 1991, Canadian Women's Studies Association, Learneds
Society Conference, Kingston, Ontario.
"The Moral Lives of Single Mothers in London, Ontario, 1920-1940," May 3, 1991,
SAFIRE Conference, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario.
"'The Application of Moral Regulation Theory to Ontario Mothers' Allowance
Policy," October 23, 1990, Women's Studies Seminar Series, York University,
Downsview, Ontario.
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"Mothers First and Foremost: A Socialist Feminist Analysis of Ontario Mothers'
Allowance," May 1990, Canadian Women’s Studies Association, Learneds Society
Conference, Victoria, B.C.
"Some Thoughts on the Sexuality Debates," March 30, 1989, The Interdisciplinary
Feminist Conference, York University, Downsview, Ontario.
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INVITED ADDRESSES AND GUEST LECTURES
2004
2004
“Black and Blue from Welfare: The Relationship between Domestic
Violence and Welfare Reform,” March 11, Saint Francis Xavier
University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
“A Closer Look at the Neo-Liberal Petri Dish: Welfare Reform in
British Columbia and Ontario,” March 12, Saint Francis Xavier
University, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
2003
“Bruised by our men and then by welfare: Preliminary Findings of
Interviews with Abused Women Who Receive Welfare,” February 27,
Roundtable on Welfare Reform, University of Toronto Law School,
Toronto, Ontario.
2003
“Blaming the Victim: Poor Women in Ontario, October 20, Nursing
404, Community Health Promotion Theory, Queen’s University,
Kingston, Ontario.
2002
“Scrutinizing the Poor,” November 14, Roundtable on Poverty and
Surveillance, Sociology Department, Queen’s University, Kingston,
Ontario.
2001
“Desperate Women in Desperate Times: Single Mothers under the
Harris Government,” January 18, Studies in National and International
Development, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.
2001
“The Gendered Impact of Harris Government Changes to Welfare”
January 19, Geography Departmental Seminar, Queen’s University,
Kingston, Ontario.
2001
“The Deserving and the Undeserving Poor: Youth and Poverty in
Ontario,” January 20, Iyr ha-melech, Kingston, Ontario.
2001
“Qualitative Methods: Interviewing, Observing, Participating and
Interacting,” February 28, POLS 900, Methods of Political Studies,
Queen’s University, Kingston.
2001
“Putting Class Back Into Sexuality,” October 15, Free Queen’s
Course, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.
2000
“The Gendered Impact of Harris Welfare Reforms,” January 19,
Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario.
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2000
“The Politics of Poverty,” March 6, Project Accompaniment Annual
Fundraising Dinner, Kingston, Ontario.
2000
“Poverty in Harris’ Ontario,” March 29, Alma Mater Society, Poverty
Week, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.
2000
“Desperate Women in Desperate Times: Changes to Welfare under the
Harris Government,” September 21, keynote speaker at Elizabeth Frye
Society Annual General Meeting, Kingston, Ontario.
2000
“Harris is Waging War on the Poor,” October 3, Sudbury Women’s
Community, Sudbury, Ontario.
2000
“To Be or Not To Be Deserving: Single Mothers in the New
Millenium,” October 2, keynote address for Women’s History Day,
Laurentian University, Sudbury, Ontario.
2000
“Speaking Methodologically: A Case for Qualitative, Political
Research,” October 3, Third year Sociology class, Laurentian
University, Ontario.
1999
"An Assessment of Ecofeminism," January 25, Guest Lecture, WMNS
220, Feminist Theory, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.
1999
“Living on Welfare: The Gendered Impact of Social Assistance Policy
under the Harris Government," January 28, Guest Lecture, Social
Policy class, University of Nipissing, North Bay, Ontario.
1999
"Who are the Scapegoats Now? The Gendered Impact of Social
Assistance Changes in Ontario, “ February 11, School of Policy
Studies, Brown Bag Lecture Series, Queen's University, Kingston,
Ontario.
1999
"Hurting More Than Ever: Single Mothers on Welfare in Harris'
Ontario," February 15, Keynote Speaker at Making Connections
Conference, Kenora, Ontario.
1999
"Recent Changes to Social Assistance in Ontario," February 16,
Sociology 331, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.
1999
"Gender and Poverty: The Big Picture," February 18, Keynote
Address to the Ministry of Health, Promotions Branch, Winnipeg,
Manitoba.
1999
"Lessons from the Past: Single Mothers on Welfare," February 19,
Presentation to Cho!ces Social Justice Coalition, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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1999
"Women on Welfare around the Province," March 10, Talk for
International Women's Day, Kingston, Ontario.
1999
"Moral Regulation and its Utility in the Study of Welfare Policy,"
March 12, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario.
1999
"Welfare Policy in Canada," March 15, Politics 327: Women and
Politics, University of Calgary, Alberta.
1999
"Women and Poverty in the Mean 1990s," May 6, Keynote address,
Elizabeth Frye 50th Anniversary Annual Meeting, Kingston, Ontario.
1999
"History Repeated, Single Mothers Mistreated," June 14, John Bullen
Memorial Lecture, Labour College, Ottawa, Ontario.
1999
“Child Poverty Reconsidered,” November 23, Keynote Address,
Campaign 2000 Vigil, Kingston, Ontario.
1998
"The Importance of Qualitative Methods," March 5, Guest Lecture,
Research Methods Graduate Course in Political Studies, Queen’s
University, Kingston, Ontario.
1998
"Dismantling Citizenship Rights through the Canadian Welfare State,"
March 5, Guest Lecture, Pols 110, Introduction to Political Studies,
Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.
1998
"What's Youth Got To Do With It? Unemployment and Welfare Issues
for Ontario's Youth," September 24, Guest Talk to Street Youth
Benefit, Kingston, Ontario.
1998
"A Report Card for the Harris Government," September 25, Keynote
Speaker, Take Back the Right Rally, Kingston, Ontario.
1998
"Chretien's Legacy for Canada's Poor," October 1, Keynote Address,
Federal New Democratic Party Riding Association, Kingston, Ontario.
1998
"The Impact of Workfare on Women," November 18, Public Lecture,
Single Mother's Support Network, Kingston, Ontario.
1997
"Citizenship Rights and the Poor," March 11, Social Justice in the
New Millenium: The Evolving Agenda, School of Policy Studies,
Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.
1997
"How do we achieve gender equality?" November 23, Waldron
Towers, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.
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1996
“To be or not to be deserving: Harris Government Changes to Ontario
Welfare Legislation, “ February 1, Studies in National and
International Development, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.
1996
“Women and Children: Poverty Explored,” March 10, Kingston
Poverty: Justice or Bandaids Workshop, Kingston, Ontario.
1996
"Women and Welfare: A Historical Overview," March 19, Women's
History Course, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.
1996
"Feminist Approaches to the Study of Canadian Politics," September
25, Course: Feminist Approaches to Planning, School of Urban and
Regional Planning, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.
1996
“An Introduction to the Question of Welfare in Canada,” October 26,
Social Policy Workshop for Ukrainian Scholars, Kingston, Ontario.
1996
"The Impact of Harris Government Welfare Changes for Single
Mothers," November 13, Geography 360, Queen's University,
Kingston, Ontario.
1996
"The Impact of the Harris Government Cuts on Single Mothers,"
November 18, Ban Righ, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.
1996
"Homophobia in Universities," November 21, Kingston Lesbian Gay
Bisexual Association, Kingston, Ontario.
1995
"Envisioning a New Social Welfare Net," January 10, St. John's
College Colloquium, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
1995
"What is a Socialist Feminist Vision?" January 13, Economics 18.237,
University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
1995
"The Trials and Tribulations of Today's Low Income Single Mothers,"
February 8, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario.
1995
"To Be or Not To Be Deserving: Single Mothers in the 1990s," March
10, University College Lecture Series, University of Manitoba,
Winnipeg, Manitoba.
1995
"Women and Poverty: A Sobering Thought," March 23, Political
Studies 19.266, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
1995
“Child Savers Are Not All Alike: A Comparison of the Ontario and
British Columbia Mothers’ Pension Campaigns,” April 7, Women’s
Studies Institute, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.
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1994
"To Be or Not To Be Deserving: Single Mothers on Welfare in the
1990s," March 19, Political Science Department and the School of
Social Work, Carleton University, Ottawa, Ontario.
1993
"Women and the Welfare State in Post-War Canada," March 9,
Canadian Women's History, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.
1993
"Welfare: Inside and Outside the State," October 18, Women's
History, Malaspina College, Nanaimo, B.C.
1993
"Single Mothers as a Problem," March 19, University of Northern
British Columbia, Prince George, B.C.
1993
"Why is Gender Important to the History of Welfare," October 28,
School of Social Work, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.
1993
"Healthy Children, Healthy Citizens: The Maternal Origins of the
Canadian Welfare State," October 30, Symposium on Gender and the
State, University of Victoria, Victoria, B.C.
1993
"Manhunts and Bingo Blabs: The Moral Regulation of Ontario Single
Mothers," November 19, Poverty: Feminist Perspectives, Centre for
Research in Women's Studies and Gender Relations and the School of
Social Work, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
1992
"Women, Charity and Welfare Reform," March 10, Topics in
Women's History, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.
1992
"Women and the Welfare State," March 11, Introduction to Women's
History, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
1992
"The History of Social Services in Toronto," November 13, Toronto:
Past, Present and Future, Glendon College, Toronto, Ontario.
1991
"Women and the Emerging Canadian Welfare State," April 9,
Women's Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario.
1991
"'No Car, No Radio, No Liquor Permit': The Moral Regulation of Poor
Single Mothers in Ontario, 1920-1940," November 11, Political
Science Colloquium, York University, Downsview, Ontario.
1990
"Comparative Theoretical Perspectives on the Welfare State in a
Liberal Democracy," February 15, Introduction to Politics, York
University, Downsview, Ontario.
1990
"Women in the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation," February
22, Canadian Provincial Politics, York University, Downsview,
Ontario.
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1989
"Women and Politics," March, Introduction to Women's Studies, York
University, Downsview, Ontario.
1985
"Feminism - its many faces," March 1985, Introduction to Political
Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.
1985
"The Media in Canadian Politics," March 1985, Introduction to
Political Studies, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario.
DISCUSSANT
2002
“Women and Charity,” May 29, Canadian Historical Association,
Learneds Society, Toronto, Ontario.
1997
“The Changing Welfare State,” May 9, Second Annual Great Lakes
Graduate Conference in Political Economy, Cornell University, Ithaca,
U.S.
1996
“Women’s History,” September 28, Thirtieth Annual Northern Great
Plains History Conference, Brandon, Manitoba.
1996
“The Historical Construction of Race and Gender: The Nation, State
and Discourse,” October 20, Race, Gender and the Construction of
Canada Conference, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C.
1994
"The Political Economy of Gender and Social Assistance Reform,"
June 12, Canadian Political Science Association, Learneds Society
Conference, Calgary, Alberta.
1994
"Moral Regulation as a Theoretical Tool," June 10, Canadian
Sociology and Anthropology Association, Learneds Society
Conference, Calgary, Alberta.
1991
"Revisions of the Welfare State," June, Canadian Political Science
Association, Learneds Society Conference, Kingston, Ontario.
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PROFESSIONAL CONSULTANCY
2004
Social Welfare Programme, Nipissing University, Review and
Assessment, March, North Bay, Ontario.
2003
Expert Witness, Ontario Court of Justice, Life-time Ban on Ontario
Works Act, Toronto, Ontario.
2002
Expert Witness, Coroner’s Inquest into the death of Kimberly Rogers,
Sudbury, Ontario.
1999-00
Expert Witness, Ontario Court of Justice, In the Matter of The Judicial
Review Procedure Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. J. 1 and in the Matter of
Ontario Regulations 409/95 and 410/95 and in the Matter of the
Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, s. 24, Constitution Act,
1982, R.S.C. 1985, Appendix II, No. 44, as amended Between: Sandra
Elizabeth Falkiner, Claude Marie Cadieux, Cynthia Pauline Johnston
and Deborah Ann Sears and The Attorney General of Ontario and the
Lieutenant Government in Council, Court File No. 810/95.
MEDIA
2005
Interviews with “Radio Noon,” CBC Radio, Saskatchewan; Regina
Leader Post; CKOM Radio, Saskatoon, SK; Prairie Dog: Regina’s
News and Entertainment Voice; regarding my new book, If I Had a
Hammer: Retraining that Really Works.
2004
“The Future of the Canadian Women’s Movement,” March 9, Host of
News Talk Show, CHQR, Calgary, Alberta.
2002
Interviews with CBC Radio; Globe and Mail; Toronto Star;
CKWS Television, Kingston; Kingston Whig Standard
regarding poverty and welfare issues and my chapter in Memos
to the Prime Minister.
Interviews with CBC Radio; Kingston Whig Standard;
Edmonton Journal; Stratford Beacon Herald; Brockville
Recorder and Times; CKTB, St. Catherines; regarding
intrusive questionnaired used by Revenue Canada to determine
Child Tax Benefit.
2000
Interviews with CBC Radio, Toronto; Globe and Mail; Toronto
Star; CKWS Television, Kingston; Kingston Whig Standard,
Kingston; Profile Kingston, Kingston; Radio North CBC for
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Northern Ontario and Quebec, North Bay; Radio du Nord,
CBC for Northern Ontario and Quebec, North Bay.
1998
Interviews with This Morning, CBC National Radio; Xtra
Newsmagazine, Toronto; the London Free Press, London; the
Kingston Whig Standard, Kingston; Kingston This Week,
Kingston regarding my recently published book.
1995
Interview, “Chilly Climate Issues, “ June 20, CBC Radio,
Morning Side.
Interview, “Chilly Climates at Universities,” September, Face-Off,
CBC Newsworld.
Interviews with the Kingston Whig Standard, Macleans, Toronto Star
and Winnipeg Free Press regarding welfare and chilly climate issues.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AND ADMINISTRATION
POLITICAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT
1998-04
Chair, Women and Politics Field.
Canadian Politics
Examinations
Area
Committee
for
Qualifying
Graduate
Women and Politics Area Committee for Qualifying Graduate
Examinations
1999-02
Chair, Gender Issues Committee.
1996-98
Undergraduate Studies Committee
WOMEN’S STUDIES DEPARTMENT
2002-04
Unit Research Ethics Board
1995-04
Member, Appointments Committee
1995-02
Chair, Curriculum Committee.
1995-02
Member, Budget Committee.
1995-02
Member, Instructor’s Committee.
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QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY
2004-05
Co-ordinator (joint), Calendar Girls, major fundraising project for the
Ban Righ Centre, raised $31,000.
2003-04
Principal’s Advisory Search Committee, Headship of Department of
Women’s Studies.
2002-04
Co-ordinator, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Certificate
Program.
2001-02
Chancellor’s Scholarship application assessor, Office of the Registrar.
2002
Queen’s University Faculty Association Observer on the Board of
Trustees.
1999-04
Chair, Personnel Committee, Ban Righ Foundation.
1999-02
Co-Chair, Political Action Committee, Ban Righ Foundation.
1999-01
Executive Member, Queen’s University Faculty Association.
1998-99
Principal’s Advisory Search Committee, Headship of Institute of
Women’s Studies.
1998-04
Member, Ban Righ Foundation, Board of Directors.
1998-02
Member, Degree Committee, Subcommittee of the Committee of
Departments.
1997-99
Faculty Representative, Financial Committee of Surface, student
newsmagazine.
1996-97
Co-Chair, Human Rights Council.
1996-98
Women’s Studies Representative, Faculty Board.
1995-99
Women’s Studies Institute Representative, Queen’s University Faculty
Association.
UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA
1994-95
Political Studies Department Representative, Canadian Studies
Committee.
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YORK UNIVERSITY
1989-90
Member, Hiring Committee, Department of Political Science.
NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
2004-07
Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Canadian Journal of Political
Science.
Manuscript Assessments for Atlantis: A Women’s Studies Journal,
Canadian Public Policy/ Analyse de Politiques.
Research Project Review for Social Economy Regional Node, Social
Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada.
2004
Manuscript Assessments for Canadian Review of Social Policy,
Canadian Historical Review, Canadian Journal of Political Science.
Research Project Review for Social Sciences and Humanities Research
Council of Canada.
2003
Manuscript Assessments for Atlantis: A Women’s Studies Journal,
Canadian Journal of Political Science.
2002
Assessor, Tenure Application,
Faculty of Human and Social
Development, University of Victoria.
Manuscript Review for University of Toronto Press.
Manuscript Assessment for Canadian Review of Social Policy.
Research Project Review for Social Sciences and Humanities Research
Council of Canada.
2001
Manuscript Assessment for Canadian Public Policy. Canadian Journal
of Law and Society, Canadian Historical Review, Studies in Political
Economy, Canadian Journal of Development Studies, Canadian
Journal of Political Science.
Manuscript Review for Fernwood Books.
Research Project Review for Social Sciences and Humanities Research
Council of Canada.
2000
Manuscript Review for Fernwood Books.
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Manuscript Assessment for Canadian Journal of Law and Society.
1999
Manuscript Assessments for Canadian Historical Review, Studies in
Political Economy.
Manuscript Review for University of Toronto Press, Aid to Scholarly
Publications.
1998
Manuscript Assessment for Studies in Political Economy.
Manuscript Review for Oxford University Press, Aid to Scholarly
Publications, University of Toronto Press.
1997
Manuscript Assessment for Canadian Journal of Political Science.
Manuscript Review for Aid to Scholarly Publications.
1996
Manuscript Assessment for Atlantis: A Women’s Studies Journal,
Social Politics.
1991-92
Member, Nominating Committee of the Canadian Political Science
Association Board of Directors.
1989-91
Member, Board of Directors, Canadian Political Science Association.
EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1997-01
Editorial Board, Canadian Review of Social Policy,
CONFERENCE, WORKSHOP and GUEST SPEAKER ORGANIZING
2003
Organizer, “Old School, New Perspectives: Canadian Social Issues,”
Student Conference,, Kingston, Ontario.
1996-97
Member, Organizing Committee, Critical Political
Conference, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.
1996
Organizer, Dr. Anne Phillips, Visiting Scholar, Department of Politics,
Guildhall University, London, U.K.
1996
Organizer, Dr. Nancy Nichol, Visiting Scholar, Arts Department, York
University, Downsview, Ontario
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Studies
1996
Organizer, “Cents and Sensibility: Challenges to Canadian Social
Policy,” Student Conference, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario
1996
Organizer, Dr. Deborah Barndt, Visiting Scholar, Environmental
Studies, York University, Downsview, Ontario.
1996
Principal Organizer, Feminist Pedagogy Conference, Queen’s
University, Kingston, Ontario.
1995
Co-organizer and co-presenter, Alternative Federal Budget School,
September 30, Kingston, Ontario.
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Canadian Political Science Association
Canadian Historical Association
Canadian Women's Studies Association
Social Science History Association (international)
Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women
TEACHING – GRADUATE
DOCTORAL SUPERVISION
2003-present Mr. Chuck Martin, “The Political Economy of Crown Power in
Empire Ontario: Energy Restructuring and the Renouncing of Public
Power in Ontario, 1963-2003, (Ph.D. thesis in progress in Political
Studies).
2001-present Ms. Danica Dupont, “Foucault and His Contemporaries,” (Ph.D. thesis
in progress in Sociology) (co-supervised with Professor Frank Pearce).
2001-present Ms. Jennifer Marotta, (Ph.D. thesis in progress in History) (cosupervised with Professor Ian MacKay).
1997-2003
Dr. Theresa O’Keefe, “The Mini-Skirt Brigade: Feminist Organizing
within the Irish Republican Army,” (Ph.D. Thesis completed in
Political Studies, August 2003)
1996-present Mr. Jonathan Greene, “’Fight to Win!: Poverty, Activism and Urban
Space,”(Ph.D. thesis in progress in Political Studies)
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MASTER’S DEGREE SUPERVISION
2002-03
Ms. Cheryl Auger,
“The Gendered Nature of Anti-Poverty
Organizing,” (MPA Project completed in Political Studies).
1999-00
Ms. Jane Nicholas, “A Thin Body Carries the Most Definition(s):
Reconceptualizing Voluntary Self-Starvation as an Act of Resistance,”
(M.A. Thesis completed in Political Studies).
1996-99
Ms. Tonya Lailey, “The Ideology of a Hot Breakfast: A Study of the
Politics of the Harris Government and the Strategies of the Ontario
Women’s Movement,” (M.A. Thesis completed in Political Studies).
GRADUATE COURSES
1997-03
“Advanced Feminist Theory and the State,” POLS 880, Queen’s
University.
1994-95
“Canadian Government,” POLS 19.776, University of Manitoba,.
EXTERNAL EXAMINER
2005
M.A. Thesis, Kate Johnston, Canadian Studies, Trent University
Ph.D. Thesis, Friskjen M. van Veldhoven, Sociology and
Anthropology, Carleton University.
Ph.D. Thesis, Anne Marie Bridget O’Connell, Sociology and Equity
Studies, Ontario Institute for the Studies in Education, University of
Toronto.
2004
Ph.D. Thesis, Nicole E. Rielly, Psychology, Queen’s University.
2003
Ph.D. Thesis, Shanti Fernando, Political Studies, Queen’s University.
2003
M.A. Thesis, Tyler J.A. Jacques, Sociology, Queen’s University.
2003
M.A. Thesis, Leslie W. MacEwen, Physical Education, Queen’s
University.
2002
Ph.D. Thesis, Francesca Scala, Public Administration, Carleton
University.
2002
Ph.D. Thesis, Lara Campbell, History, Queen’s University
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2002
M.A. Thesis, Amy LeMar, Political Studies, Queen’s University.
2002
M.A. Thesis, Thomas Pirosok, Sociology, Queen’s University.
2001
Ph.D. Thesis, Sevgul Topkara, Political Studies Department, Queen’s
University.
2001
M.A. Thesis, Janet Gwilliam, Sociology, Queen’s University.
2001
M.A. Thesis, Ingrid Bron, Environment Studies Institute, Queen’s
University.
2000
Ph.D. Thesis, Jennifer Stephen, Department of Theory and Policy
Studies in Education, Ontario Institute for the Studies in Education,
University of Toronto.
1998
M.A. Thesis, Jessica Poff, Department
Anthropology, Carleton University.
1998
M.A. Thesis, Michelle Gregersen, Faculty of Education, Queen’s
University.
1998
M.A. Research Report, Robert Daniel, School of Urban and Regional
Planning, Queen’s University.
1998
Ph.D. Thesis, Marcus Klee, History, Queen’s University.
1998
M.A. Thesis, Danica Dupont, Sociology, Queen’s University.
1997
M.P.A. Thesis, Greg Selinger, School of Policy Studies, Queen’s
University.
1996
M.A. Thesis, Jodi Burchell, History, Queen’s University.
1996
M.A. Major Research Paper, Michelle Brooks, School of Urban and
Regional Planning, Queen’s University.
1995
M.A. Thesis, Patricia Phillips, Sociology, Queen’s University.
1995
M.A. Thesis, Nina Woods, Political Studies, Queen’s University.
of
Sociology
and
TEACHING – UNDERGRADUATE
HONOURS THESIS SUPERVISION
2003-04
Ms. Lindsay Aagard, “The Politics of Abortion Rights in Canada,”
(B.A. Honours Thesis in Political Studies in progress, co-supervisor).
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2003-04
Ms. Casey Barnett, “Perpetuating Inequality through Ontario Social
Policy,” (B.A. Honours Thesis in Women’s Studies in progress, cosupervisor).
2002-03
Ms. Cindy Wagman, “Feminist Fundraising,” (B.A. Honours Thesis
completed in Women’s Studies).
2002-03
Ms. Rachelle Westlake, “A Feminist Analysis of the United Nations,”
(B.A. Honours Thesis completed in Women’s Studies).
1999-00
Mr. John Brodbent, “Canadian Youth’s Voluntary Contributions,”
(B.A. Honours Thesis completed in Political Studies).
1999-00
Ms. Taryn McCormick, “A Feminist Analysis of the Men’s
Movement,” (B.A. Honours Thesis completed in Women’s Studies).
1998-99
Ms. Celine Cooper, “Feminism and Environmentalism: Compatible
Allies?” (B.A. Honours Thesis completed in Women’s Studies).
1997-98
Ms. Karen Ruddy, “The Politics of Breast Caner,” (B.A. Honours
Thesis completed in Political Studies).
1996-97
Ms. Georgia Livadiotakis, “Elder Care in a Changing Health Care
System,” (B.A. Honours Thesis completed in Political Studies).
1998-01
“Topics in Women’s Studies,” WMNS 220, Queen’s University.
1998-04
“Lesbian Texts and Contexts,” WMNS 310, Queen’s University.
1995-03
“The Canadian Welfare State,” POLS 316, Queen’s University.
1995-98
“Introduction to Women’s Studies,” WMNS 100A and WMNS 100X,
Queen’s University.
1994-95
“The State and the Economy,” POLS 19.466, University of Manitoba.
1993
“Women and the Canadian State,” WMNS 502, Simon Fraser
University.
1989-90
“Introduction to Canadian Politics,” York University.
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COMMUNITY SERVICES
1995-present Member, Kingston Coalition Against Poverty, anti-poverty
organization, (formerly Kingston Low Income Needs Coalition),
Kingston, Ontario.
1985-present Member, Ontario Coalition Against Poverty, province-wide antipoverty organization.
1998-02
Member, Kingston Action Committee, community-based committee
on social issues, Kingston, Ontario.
1998-00
Member, Single Mothers’ Support Network, Kingston, Ontario.
1997-02
Member, Workfare Watch Research Committee, Ontario-wide
committee to monitor workfare, Toronto, Ontario.
1997-02
Member, Ontario Social Safety NetWork, province-wide association
on social issues, meetings held monthly in Toronto, Ontario.
1996-97
Board of Directors, Dawn House Women's Shelter, Kingston, Ontario.
1995-00
Contributor, Pic Press, Kingston's Alternative Newspaper,.
1995
Editorial Board Member, Canadian Dimension, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
1994-95
Co-Spokesperson, Alternative Federal Budget, Co-ordinated by the
Centre for Policy Alternatives and Cho!ces, Ottawa, Ontario.
1994-95
Member, Cho!ces, Social Justice Group, Winnipeg, Manitoba.
1994
Member, Social Welfare Committee, National Action Committee on
the Status of Women.
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