Author Amanda Watson

Amanda Watson

Ph.D Candidate, Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies, University of Ottawa

Amanda Watson is a Ph.D. candidate at the Institute of Feminist and Gender Studies at the University of Ottawa, and a lecturer in Sociology at Acadia University. Her academic publications examine how women are responsibilized toward multiple, incoherent labors simultaneously according to new, empirical measures of responsible citizenship. Her commercial publications often resemble angry feminist rants. She lives on one of Canada’s coasts and tries to stay as hip as possible.

Why Can’t Women “Lean In?” Politics and Economics, That’s Why

Amanda Watson

Politics & Economics

In 2010, at the inaugural TEDWomen conference in Washington, D.C., Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg gave a 15-minute lecture responding to the question, “How are women and girls reshaping the...

With Teen Mental Health Deteriorating Over Five Years, There's a Likely Culprit

From Inspiration To Preservation: Managing The Life Cycle Of Art

Racism and the Scourge of Insecurity

Why We’re in Such a Frenzy About Prince Harry and Meghan Markle

The Weight of the Presidency

Green Jobs Could Help To Power The Levelling Up Agenda

Four Crises Facing the President and How History Can Help

Gullibility and the Triumph of the Con-Artists

Colonizing Mars Means Contaminating Mars – And Never Knowing For Sure If It Had Its Own Native Life

The importance of using relevant materials when studying for your nursing degree

Ripple Effect. Eco-Friendly Initiatives for Water Sustainability

How to Move Forward After a Dementia Diagnosis

Author Amanda Watson

Amanda Watson

Why Can’t Women “Lean In?” Politics and Economics, That’s Why