Glenda Bonifacio

Assistant professor in Women’s Studies at the University of Lethbridge

Glenda completed her PhD from the School of History and Politics, University of Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia in 2004.

Research interests
Gender and migration
Feminism and citizenship
Development and globalization, spirituality in diaspora

Current research projects
Filipino women and civic engagement in western provinces (Canada)
Feminism, migration and cross-cultural engagements
Immigration and the small city

Publications

(forthcoming) Activism from the Margins. Frontiers

(forthcoming) Gender, Religion and Migration : Pathways of Integration (ed). Lexington Books

2009. From Temporary Workers to Permanent Residents : Transitional Services for Filipino Live-in Caregivers in Southern Alberta. Our Diverse Cities 6 (Spring) : 136-141.

2008. Doing Democracy and Feminism in the Classroom : Challenging Hegemonic Practices. In Doing Democracy : Striving or Political Literacy and Social Justice, eds. Darren E. Lund and Paul Carr, 195-211. New York : Peter Lang Publishers.

2008. I Care for You, Who Cares for Me ? Transitional Services of Filipino Live-in Caregivers in Canada. Asian Women : Gender Issues in International Migration (Spring) 24(1) : 25-50.

2005. Filipino Women in Australia : Practising Citizenship at Work. Asian and Pacific Migration Journal 14(3) : 293-326.

2003. Becoming an Australian Citizen : A Total Buy-Out for the Filipina ? Review of Women’s Studies (January-June) 13(1) : 126-156.