Sylvia Bashevkin, University of Toronto

Research

women feminism abortion rights gender social protest politics Canada leadership

Latest funding

Assessing the Impact of Abortion Rights Activism in Alberta, BC, Manitoba and Ontario, 1990-2025
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$18,050
Assessing the Impact of Abortion Rights Activism in Alberta, BC, Manitoba and Ontario, 1990-2025
SSHRC · 2022 · Principal investigator
$47,260
Women's leadership in the Canadian provinces
SSHRC · 2015 · Principal investigator
$134,338

All 7 grants and awards

Assessing the Impact of Abortion Rights Activism in Alberta, BC, Manitoba and Ontario, 1990-2025

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bashevkin, Sylvia

Keywords: feminism; abortion rights; women; gender; social protest

$18,050

Assessing the Impact of Abortion Rights Activism in Alberta, BC, Manitoba and Ontario, 1990-2025

Principal investigatorSSHRC2022Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bashevkin, Sylvia

Keywords: feminism; abortion rights; women; gender; social protest

$47,260

Women's leadership in the Canadian provinces

Principal investigatorSSHRC2015Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Bashevkin, Sylvia B.

Keywords: politics; women; Canada; leadership

$134,338

Appointed women as substantive representatives in international politics

Principal investigatorSSHRC2010Standard Research Grants program

Principal investigators: Bashevkin, Sylvia B.

Keywords: women and politics; gender politics; comparative politics; political representation

$71,074

Women and federal party leadership in Canada

Principal investigatorSSHRC2005Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Bashevkin, Sylvia B.

Keywords: women and politics; Canadian politics; political parties; social movements; political leadership

$72,678

The consequences of institutional change: women and urban government reform in Toronto and London

Principal investigatorSSHRC2001Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Bashevkin, Sylvia

Keywords: women & politics; comparative politics; governance changes; social movements; local government; urban politics

$98,000

Comparing the evolution of Anglo-American welfare states

Principal investigatorSSHRC1997Standard Research Grants

Principal investigators: Bashevkin, Sylvia

Keywords: Public policy; neo-liberalism; comparative politics; welfare states

$37,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: women Dear Professor Bashevkin, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on women connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your SSHRC-funded project "Assessing the Impact of Abortion Rights Activism in Alberta, BC, Manitoba and Ontario, 1990-2025" (2022), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]