No Country for Mothers

View the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNTiJMxLJUc

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Research Handbook on Social Care Policy
Edited by Costanzo Ranci and Tine Rostgaard
Published December 2025
Learn more: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/research-handbook-on-social-care-policy-9781839103681.html

Edited by Costanzo Ranci and Tine Rostgaard, one of WFRN 2026’s keynote speakers, this This Research Handbook provides a comprehensive exploration of recent advances in social care policy scholarship. Spanning a breadth of issues and policy programmes, it presents a systematic, empirically and theoretically grounded overview of social care policy research, addressing a notable gap in a field often dominated by issue or country-specific studies.

Women’s Economic Empowerment and the State
Edited by Rhonda Breitkreuz and Marian Baird
Published May 2026
Learn more: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/women-s-economic-empowerment-and-the-state-9781803921167.html

This timely book examines the global trend of women’s economic empowerment as a critical pathway to achieving Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5: gender equality. Expert authors integrate feminist, intersectional and critical human ecological perspectives to explore the role of the state in enabling and disabling conditions that contribute to greater wellbeing and equality for women worldwide.

Gender, Family and Policy: International Perspectives
Edited by Sirin Sung
Published February 2025
Learn more: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/usd/gender-family-and-policy-9781802205541.html

In this prescient book Sirin Sung brings together an array of expert contributors to address questions about gender equality and its relation to family, the workplace and society as a whole. Chapters examine the issues surrounding work–family balance across the globe, considering dual earning families, the division of domestic labour and the impact of family policies on the labour market.

We look forward to welcoming these scholars to WFRN 2026! 

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Calling all knitters, crocheters, and cross-stitchers! Let’s do some crafting and engage in conversation.  Bring your work in progress to Montreal and join other WFRN members on Wednesday June 17 at 2pm to share your work and your interests.    Event details:

Organizer

• Samantha Ammons, University of Nebraska Omaha
• Email: sammons@unomaha.edu| Phone (day of): 612-554-2506

Meeting location and time

• Java U 1455 Rue Guy, Montréal, QC H3G 2J1 (This is next to Concordia University),  Wednesday June 17; 2pm

Duration

• Approximately 1.5 to 2 hours

What to bring

• Your craft work-in-progress
• Money for coffee/tea

Estimated cost

• Approximately $10; Menu available at: https://www.java-u.com/menu
• Please note: organizers do not handle money directly.  

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible

Registration

• There is no registration or registration fee – The venue is small and will only accommodate a limited number of participants.  If participants surpass seating capacity, there are other coffee shops in the immediate vicinity for small groups to relocate.

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No Country for Mothers

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Calling all knitters, crocheters, and cross-stitchers! Let’s do some crafting and engage in conversation.  Bring your work in progress to Montreal and join other WFRN members on Wednesday June 17 at 2pm to share your work and your interests.    Event details:

Organizer

• Samantha Ammons, University of Nebraska Omaha
• Email: sammons@unomaha.edu| Phone (day of): 612-554-2506

Meeting location and time

• Java U 1455 Rue Guy, Montréal, QC H3G 2J1 (This is next to Concordia University),  Wednesday June 17; 2pm

Duration

• Approximately 1.5 to 2 hours

What to bring

• Your craft work-in-progress
• Money for coffee/tea

Estimated cost

• Approximately $10; Menu available at: https://www.java-u.com/menu
• Please note: organizers do not handle money directly.  

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible

Registration

• There is no registration or registration fee – The venue is small and will only accommodate a limited number of participants.  If participants surpass seating capacity, there are other coffee shops in the immediate vicinity for small groups to relocate.

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https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1754941585784&key=GRP&app=resvlink

WFRN has secured a discount room block at the Sheraton Le Centre Montreal Hotel, about a 10 minute walk to Concordia University.  Double occupancy rooms are $320 Canadian ($224 USD).  By booking your stay at the Sheraton, members provide extra resources to the WFRN, which include hotel rooms that we can distribute to invited speakers and scholars with financial needs.  Members will also find it easier to connect with one another by staying at the same location. Rooms must be booked by May 26, 2026.  The discount room block is limited, so please reserve your room early to receive the discount rate.

Room Block Availability Notice

Please note that while some dates within our room block may show as “no availability,” rooms may still be available for a portion of your stay. If you are planning a multi-night stay, we recommend the following:

• Book the available nights within the group room block using the provided link.
• For the remaining nights, please make a separate reservation outside of the room block, either directly with the hotel, another hotel, or through an alternate booking method.  When trying to secure new dates at Le Sheraton, refresh the discount link on each attempt.

The Sheraton’s reservations team will be happy to assist in linking both reservations where possible to ensure a seamless stay.  The hotel’s phone number is +1 514-878-2000.

Student and Budget-Conscious Accommodations

https://www.concordia.ca/summer/accommodations.html

The WFRN has secured limited very low-cost rooms on the Concordia campus (student housing).  Room rates are expected to cost approximately $60-$72 USD ($73-$106 Canadian) plus taxes.

• To benefit from a 10% discount, use the following COUPON code: WFRN26
• The discount is valid from June 15 to June 22, 2026.
• There is no block, so rooms are available on a first-come first-served basis. Reserve early.
• Rooms must be cancelled 48 hours prior to arrival or a 1-night penalty will be charged.

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 Register today

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https://www.marriott.com/event-reservations/reservation-link.mi?id=1754941585784&key=GRP&app=resvlink

WFRN has secured a discount room block at the Sheraton Le Centre Montreal Hotel, about a 10 minute walk to Concordia University.  Double occupancy rooms are $320 Canadian ($224 USD).  By booking your stay at the Sheraton, members provide extra resources to the WFRN, which include hotel rooms that we can distribute to invited speakers and scholars with financial needs.  Members will also find it easier to connect with one another by staying at the same location. Rooms must be booked by May 26, 2026.  The discount room block is limited, so please reserve your room early to receive the discount rate.

Room Block Availability Notice

Please note that while some dates within our room block may show as “no availability,” rooms may still be available for a portion of your stay. If you are planning a multi-night stay, we recommend the following:

• Book the available nights within the group room block using the provided link.
• For the remaining nights, please make a separate reservation outside of the room block, either directly with the hotel, another hotel, or through an alternate booking method.  When trying to secure new dates at Le Sheraton, refresh the discount link on each attempt.

The Sheraton’s reservations team will be happy to assist in linking both reservations where possible to ensure a seamless stay.  The hotel’s phone number is +1 514-878-2000.

Student and Budget-Conscious Accommodations

https://www.concordia.ca/summer/accommodations.html

The WFRN has secured limited very low-cost rooms on the Concordia campus (student housing).  Room rates are expected to cost approximately $60-$72 USD ($73-$106 Canadian) plus taxes.

• To benefit from a 10% discount, use the following COUPON code: WFRN26
• The discount is valid from June 15 to June 22, 2026.
• There is no block, so rooms are available on a first-come first-served basis. Reserve early.
• Rooms must be cancelled 48 hours prior to arrival or a 1-night penalty will be charged.

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Calling all knitters, crocheters, and cross-stitchers! Let’s do some crafting and engage in conversation.  Bring your work in progress to Montreal and join other WFRN members on Wednesday June 17 at 2pm to share your work and your interests.    Event details:

Organizer

• Samantha Ammons, University of Nebraska Omaha
• Email: sammons@unomaha.edu| Phone (day of): 612-554-2506

Meeting location and time

• Java U 1455 Rue Guy, Montréal, QC H3G 2J1 (This is next to Concordia University),  Wednesday June 17; 2pm

Duration

• Approximately 1.5 to 2 hours

What to bring

• Your craft work-in-progress
• Money for coffee/tea

Estimated cost

• Approximately $10; Menu available at: https://www.java-u.com/menu
• Please note: organizers do not handle money directly.  

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible

Registration

• There is no registration or registration fee – The venue is small and will only accommodate a limited number of participants.  If participants surpass seating capacity, there are other coffee shops in the immediate vicinity for small groups to relocate.

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