Dorothy Shaw, (MBChB, FRCSC, FRCOG, CEC, CCPE) recently retired as Vice President, Medical Affairs for British Columbia’s Women’s Hospital, responsible for quality and safety in patient care using patient-centred, cost-effective approaches. She is a Clinical Professor Emerita in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of British Columbia.

Dr. Shaw is Past President of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada (1991-1992) and was the first woman President of FIGO (2006-2009). She was the inaugural chair of the FIGO Committee for Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Rights (2000-2003).

Dr. Shaw has a longstanding history of engagement in civil society advocacy related to policy in global Reproductive Maternal Newborn Child Health. She was the inaugural chair of the Canadian Network for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (2010-2014) and is currently Treasurer of what is now the Canadian Partnership for Women’s and Children’s Health. She is the vice-chair of the Nomination and Governance Committee of PMNCH.

Dr. Shaw is academically recognized through many peer reviewed papers and chapters for her contributions to the health and rights of women in Canada and globally, including an award-winning film on insights into FGM.

Dr. Shaw is the recipient of several lifetime achievement awards including the Christopher Tietze Humanitarianism Award by the National Abortion Federation (2012) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Distinguished Service Award (2015).
In July 2016, Dr. Shaw was appointed an Officer of the Order of Canada for her work as an advocate for women’s health and reproductive rights.