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Intersectionality 101: What it is, where it came from, and how to incorporate it into your research

This is a primer on the theoretical framework known as “intersectionality,” and the related term “intersectional feminism” but if you’d like to know more,...

by Cheryl May 13, 2020June 21, 2020
Health News

NYC creates taskforce to address pandemic-related harassment

New York City’s human rights commission has assembled a COVID-19 response team to address a spike in pandemic-related harassment and discrimination cases. The team is currently...

by Cheryl April 30, 2020April 30, 2020
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Small-scale survey suggests COVID-19 is changing opinions about economic inequality

Photo: Marie Antoinette, the last Queen of France before the French Revolution, is considered a symbol of the excess of the monarchy. Courtesy: Wikipedia/Edited...

by Cheryl April 28, 2020April 28, 2020
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Google honours polio expert Dame Jean Macnamara in its latest doodle

Women’s History Month has come to a close, but Google is extending the celebration a day longer by honouring medical scientist Dame Jean Macnamara (April 1,...

by Cheryl April 1, 2020April 1, 2020
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Why are all photos we see Celebrating STEM superheroes in black & white?

From left to right: Chien-Shiung Wu: nuclear physicist, Ada Lovelace: mathematician, Marie Curie: chemist and physicist, Susan La Flesche Picotte, first Native American Woman...

by Cheryl March 30, 2020March 31, 2020
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A workplace isn’t inclusive if people’s names are routinely and purposefully mispronounced

Names: They represent who we are and where we come from, and they can influence where we go, whether we like it or not....

by Cheryl March 17, 2020December 2, 2020
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Suffering from headline anxiety? Here’s what you can do

The headlines have been heavy for a while. It’s a symptom of the 24-hour news cycle: climate change, political conflict, war, and now we...

by Cheryl March 14, 2020April 30, 2020
LGBTQ News

BYU re-iterates anti-LGBTQ policy, sparks protests

Protests have erupted at Brigham Young University (BYU) after officials circulated a statement re-iterating the school’s anti-LGBTQ stance. BYU is a private school in...

by Cheryl March 6, 2020March 6, 2020
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Oxford Dictionary is making changes to its definition of ‘woman’

A Google search for the definition of “woman” turns up a slew of terms, all sourced from Oxford University Press (OUP). The first words...

by Cheryl March 5, 2020March 5, 2020
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‘Misogyny is everywhere’: UN chief calls for men to end ‘stupid’ gender inequalities

On Thursday, UN Secretay General António Guterres said the 21st century “must be the century of women’s equality” and called for all men to...

by Cheryl February 28, 2020May 1, 2020
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