Jill Vickers

Jill Vickers FRSC
Born	1942 (age 81–82) England
Nationality	Canadian
Other names	Jill McCalla Vickers
Political party	New Democratic
Spouse	Keith Johnson (died 2018)
Academic background
Alma mater	Carleton University London School of Economics
Academic work
Discipline	Political science
School or tradition	Feminism socialism
Institutions	Carleton University

Jill McCalla VickersFRSC(born 1942) is a Canadianfeministpolitical scientistand retired emeritus professor atCarleton UniversityinOttawa,Ontario,Canada. Vickers is particularly notable for her work in the field of gender in politics.

Personal

Vickers was born in Britain during theSecond World Warin 1942, to an English mother and a father who was a Canadian serviceman posted in England. After the war she and herwar-bridemother followed her father to Canada, where they resided inHamilton,Ontario,until her parents' divorce. Thereafter, she and he mother moved toToronto,where she graduated fromHarbord Collegiate.

She briefly attendedQueen's University,transferring toCarleton University,where she graduated with aBachelor of Artsdegree inpolitical sciencein 1965. She moved toLondon,England, where she studied at theLondon School of Economics,eventually earning aDoctor of Philosophyinpolitical philosophy.She has been a professor at Carleton since 1971.

She was married to the Carleton history professor Keith Johnson until his death in 2018.

Politics

Vickers is a self-describedsocialistand long-time activist and supporter of theNew Democratic Party.She ran for a seat in theHouse of Commons of Canada,during the1979 federal electionas the candidate for the NDP for the riding ofOttawa—Carleton.She finished third, behind theProgressive ConservativeincumbentJean Pigottand the victoriousLiberalcandidateJean-Luc Pépin.

In 1984, she took part in a well-publicized debate at theUniversity of Torontoon the topic "Socialism or Capitalism: Which Is the Moral System?". Vickers andGerald Caplanrepresented the side of socialism, againstObjectivistphilosophersJohn RidpathandLeonard Peikoff.

Awards and recognitions

TheCanadian Political Science Associationhas announced that the Jill Vickers Prize, will be awarded to the author of the best paper presented, in English or French, at the annual conference of the Canadian Political Science Association on the topic of gender and politics.

In 2003 Vickers was selected to be aFellow of the Royal Society of Canada.Vickers is also a Chancellor's Professor of Political Science at Carleton.

External links

• Carleton University bio
• Canadian Political Science Association - Jill Vickers Prize