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It’s time for companies to stop protecting toxic bosses

Toxic workplaces and abusive bosses can make our lives miserable and seriously erode our physical and mental well-being. As we return to the office following the COVID-19 pandemic, time may be up for bad bosses.

News

It’s time to stop telling women and girls to smile

Global movements for social change are being led by girls, who are the most affected by environmental, labour and social justice issues.

Technology

Biased AI is bad for your health – here’s how to promote algorithmic fairness

AI medical systems promise superhuman capabilities, but they are only as fair as the data they’re trained on.

Technology

5 ways the COVID-19 pandemic has forever changed cybersecurity

Pandemic control measures have meant that people have shifted to working from home, but this creates new cybersecurity threats.

Health

Black biomedical scientists still lag in research funding – here’s why that matters to all Americans

If science is to benefit all Americans, science first must be done by all Americans.

Education

Short-term anti-racist training not enough to counter systemic racism in Canadian education

Ministries of education need to embed ongoing anti-racist training into their teacher education programs. Short-term anti-bias training has little impact.

Disabilities

People with disabilities put at risk by COVID-19 triage and vaccine priorities

While people with certain disabilities are already at higher risk for severe COVID-19, that risk is increased by elements within the health-care system.

News

COVID has left Australia’s biomedical research sector gasping for air

"This disruption disproportionately affects early- and mid-career researchers (EMCRs) and laboratory-based scientists, especially women (who typically shoulder the bulk of caring and home-schooling responsibilities)."

Black History Month Engineering

Chadwick Boseman’s Black Panther gave a boost to diversity in STEM: a Black engineer’s take

Chadwick Boseman’s portrayal of the Black Panther was an inspiration to people of color in science, technology, engineering and math fields.

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5 ways MacKenzie Scott’s $5.8 billion commitment to social and economic justice is a model for other donors

The philanthropist is giving away billions of dollars quickly.

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