Ziyana Kotadia

Ziyana Kotadia is a Calgarian feminist advocate, writer, and gender specialist committed to dismantling systemic oppression and creating a more equitable world. She is a graduate student in Multi-Disciplinary Gender Studies at the University of Cambridge and holds a BA Honours Specialization in Global Gender Studies from Huron at Western University. Passionate about academia, art, and activism, Ziyana has served in several leadership roles, including as the inaugural Chair of the grassroots not-for-profit the Safe Campus Coalition, and co-authored the “Our Campus, Our Safety” violence-prevention national action plan representing 1.2 million students across Canada. Ziyana has given interviews about her gender justice work to various national Canadian media outlets including the Globe and Mail, the Toronto Star, and CBC, and has engaged with Canadian thought leaders such as Sophie Grégoire Trudeau to advance gender equity. She is currently representing Canadian youth at the upcoming United Nations’ 68th session on the Commission on the Status of Women and has published a variety of works including op-eds, academic articles, and poems.