History
The Simone de Beauvoir Institute was established as a college at Concordia University in 1978. Our mission was to provide a foundation in interdisciplinary teaching and research in Women’s Studies.
Beauvoir, a distinguished philosopher and feminist writer, authorized the Institute to use her name and continued to show great interest in its activities.
In addition to helping develop the field of Women’s Studies in Canada, the SdBI has also become a leader in sexuality research and teaching with the introduction of the Interdisciplinary Studies in Sexuality program in 2019.