Her areas of research focus on gender, race and (higher) education, critical pedagogies and violence against women. Sandra Acker, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education, University of Toronto, whose research focuses on gender and education, higher education and teachers' work. Kimine Mayuzumi is a PhD candidate in the Department of Sociology and Equity Studies in Education, University of Toronto, with research interests in women in higher education, transnational feminist theory and Indigenous knowledges.