Women & Environments International Magazine (WEI)
is a unique Canadian magazine that examines women's multiple relations to their environments - natural, built and social - from feminist and anti-racist perspectives.
WEI was founded at the first United Nations Habitat Conference in 1976 by Professors David Morley, Rebecca Peterson and Gerda Werkele of the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University in Toronto who developed the idea for the magazine with the initial focus being on the built environment.
Since then WEI has become a well-established Canadian magazine with a multinational readership. Originally a newsletter, WEI is now one of the longest surviving feminist magazines in Canada. Its writers, readers, and editors are people who inspire and create environments more responsive to women's needs through action, education, research, and awareness. It has provided a forum for academic research and theory, professional practice and community experience since 1976.
It is produced entirely by volunteers and contributes to feminist social change. WEI has been housed by both York University and the University of Toronto. It is currently located in the Faculty of Environmental Studies at York University, which provides WEI with vital institutional and community support. WEI welcomes volunteer participation, donations, and advertisements from like-minded organizations.
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