Kristin Blakely

Dr. Kristin Blakely is a public sociologist committed to advancing gender equity through scholarly teaching, research, advocacy, governance and philanthropy. She has a PhD in Sociology and Gender Studies from Loyola University Chicago and was the visiting scholar at the Centre for Feminist Research at York University. Kristin teaches sociology at Glendon College of York University and leadership courses focused on gender and diversity at the University of Toronto. She is a co-investigator at the Diversity Institute at Toronto Metropolitan University and a Senior Fellow at the Glendon School of International and Public Affairs. Kristin co-authored Gendered Worlds (Oxford University Press) and has published in numerous journals including the Journal of International Women’s Studies, the International Journal of Qualitative Methods, the Journal of Family Issues, and the Canadian Journal of Emergency Medicine.

Kristin has had leadership roles on the boards of YWCA Toronto, YWCA Canada, and the Canadian Women’s Foundation. Additionally, Kristin was a cabinet member of the Women’s and Infants’ Health campaign at Sinai Hospital and served on the hospital’s Governing Council; was a representative at the UN’s Commission on the Status of Women for Sociologists for Women and Society; was an evaluator and mentor for the FORA Network’s “Girls on Board” program; and was a member of the Consultative Council for the Gender Equality Network – a Government of Canada WAGE project.

Presently, Kristin chairs the Canadian Women’s Foundation’s Teen Healthy Relationships Advisory Committee, serves as a director on the board of the York School and chair of its Advancement Committee, and sits on the board of advisors for Vitala Global which co-creates and implements open access digital sexual and reproductive health solutions.

Kristin is involved in ongoing research focused on equity and accessibility in the area of miscarriage and early pregnancy care. The team has produced a web-based education platform for patients with early pregnancy loss and the project received the Canadian Association of Emergency Physician’s Top Education Innovation Award in 2022.