Her research interests, education, and work experience are in the area of human rights. Ailsa recently co-edited a book entitled Contesting Fundamentalisms. She is the author of Education, student rights and the charter, and she co-edited two other books on systemic violence. She has published a number of articles on such topics as sexual harrassment, women’s and children’s equality rights, employment equity, globalization, the Charter as policy advocate, religion in public spaces, and the administration of equality rights.