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Congratulations to Martha Friendly on the formal presentation of her Insignia of the Officer of the Order of Canada
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RC/W News — April 23, 2026
Our outputs are now featured in the Vanier Institute Resource Centre!
The Vanier Institute Resource Centre features a broad collection of evidence-based resources developed by organizations across Canada that are engaged in family research, policy, and practice. You can find our outputs by filtering external resources and selecting Reimagining Care/Work Policies.
RC/W News — April 23, 2026
Care Leaves and Care Time for All is now available online!
Andrea Doucet and Peter Moss have published a new book which asks: What if care was at the heart of how we organise our societies and economies? It explores how care leave policies can help build and sustain caring democracies, economies, and worlds. Bringing together international research and policy analysis – and inspired by the work of Joan Tronto and other leading care thinkers – Care Leaves and Care Time for All offers a bold, yet modest, proposal for transforming care leave policies.
RC/W News — March 12, 2026
Andrea Doucet on Fathers, Families, and Understanding Care
Andrea Doucet joined Nathan Battams from the Vanier Institute of the Family to discuss modern fatherhood, how care is understood and measured, and the relationship between care crises and ecological crises that are affecting families around the world
RC/W News — February 3, 2026
UNICEF Canada has released their latest policy brief, Parental Leave for Every Child
Every family deserves the time to care for their newborns. Every child has the right to care. It’s time to make adequately paid parental leave available to every family.
RC/W News — December 10, 2025
RC/W Newsletter 8
RC/W News — November 11, 2025
Andrea Doucet shares how care work has shaped her career
Andrea Doucet, who received the Distinguished Professor designation at Brock University in 2025, talks with the Brock News about how care work has shaped her career.
RC/W News — August 12, 2025
Kim de Laat on families using workplace apps to manage their personal lives
In this CBC podcast, Kim de Laat explains that the adoption of office tools and practices in family life is largely due to the rise in dual-earner households, with women still shouldering most unpaid household responsibilities. She notes that while these tools can help manage busy schedules, they often serve as a “band-aid” rather than addressing the root problem of being overburdened. As alternatives, Kim suggests simplifying household tasks and advocating for more flexible work policies from employers.
RC/W News — July 15, 2025
RC/W Paper one of Families, Relationships and Societies’ most highly cited articles in 2024
Andrea Doucet’s article “Care is not a tally sheet: rethinking the field of gender divisions of domestic labour with care-centric conceptual narratives” was one of Families, Relationships and Societies’ most highly cited articles in 2024.
RC/W News — June 26, 2025
RC/W Newsletter 7
RC/W News — June 9, 2025
Andrea Doucet has received the Distinguished Professor Designation
The lifetime appointment is the highest honorary designation at Brock, recognizing full professors who have demonstrated exceptional research, scholarship or creative activity by the standards of their discipline.