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She-cession: unveiling the pandemic’s impact on women in the workforce
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Next episode → Description | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Description Historically, most recessions have been described as being "he-cessions"; most jobs lost were male dominated industries, and the women...
Abortion in Canada: how secure is our right?
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Next episode → Description | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Description With the overturning of Roe v. Wade by the U.S. Supreme Court last year and recent bans on abortion procedures south of the border, it...
Are pandemic times really unprecedented?
← Big Thinking Podcast homepage Next episode → Description | About the guest | Transcript | Follow us Description On January 30, 2020, the World Health Organization declared the Covid-19 outbreak a public health emergency of international concern...
Reflecting new empirical realities of race and mental health
Dr. Patricia Louie, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Washington, presented her research on the coping resources that Black Americans use to cope with life in a racially unequal society, as part of the Canadian Sociological...
Unpacking the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on food insecurity and health inequalities in the City of Toronto
Dr. Edge (SE) and J. Regnier-Davies (JRD) have conducted a research project focused on understanding how COVID-19 is exacerbating food insecurity and health inequalities in the City of Toronto. This includes assessing emergency response preparedness...
Resources for Indigenous-engaged scholarship and what we learned from the Career Corner session
Congress 2021 blog edition “First of all, if we live and work in this place called Canada, all of us are, in some way, engaged in Indigenous scholarship because we are all situated on Indigenous lands and territories. So what is our responsibility?”...
Addressing Burnout: Is Doing Equity Work Worth the Costs?
Congress 2021 blog edition In an era of increasing hostility towards the incorporation of diversity, inclusion, equity, and anti-colonial policies and practices in institutional settings, “We Are Dropping Like Flies: The Professional and...
How Social Meaning Constructs a Narrative of Adolescent Suicide Clusters
Congress 2021 blog edition Trigger warning: This blog post discusses suicide in youth. How do we create the social meanings surrounding youth and suicide? This is a question Seth Abrutyn, Associate Professor at The University of British Columbia, is...