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Read about the behind the scenes work, and get to know all our amazing team as we share some of their stories, news, and work with you.

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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 — May 16, 2025

Manlin Cai, Donna Lero, and Sylvia Fuller have published a Policy Brief with The Vanier Institute of the Family

This policy brief on Care/Work Policies for Managing Routine and Unpredictable Caregiving, reviews the current regulations for key employment rights in relation to routine caregiving responsibilities under the Canada Labour Code and provincial/territorial employment standards. It also uses data from the 2023 Canadian Survey on Early Learning and Child Care to shed light on parents’ access to provisions that support caregiving.

RC/W News — May 15, 2025

Andrea Doucet receives the 2025 Mirabelli-Glossop Award

The Vanier Institute of the Family has recognized Andrea Doucet with this year’s Mirabelli-Glossop Award for Distinguished Contribution to the national understanding of families and family wellbeing in Canada.

RC/W News — April 21, 2025

RC/W paper among the top 10% most viewed papers published by the Canadian Review of Sociology in 2023

Sadie Goddard-Durant, Andrea Doucet, Helena Tizaa, and Jane-Ann Sieunarine’s paper on racial stress, young black motherhood, and Canadian social policies is among the top 10% most viewed papers published by the Canadian Review of Sociology in 2023.

RC/W News — April 15, 2025

Watch Andrea Doucet’s Big Ideas Talk, “Nothing Exists Alone”: Three Lessons About Care from Ecologist Rachel Carson, to hear a David and Goliath story with profound lessons for our politically fraught times

RC/W News — April 14, 2025

8 things to know about $10-a-day child care

Written by Martha Friendly and Gordon Cleveland

RC/W News — April 8, 2025

RC/W paper among the top 10 most-cited papers published by the Canadian Review of Sociology in 2023

Sophie Mathieu, Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay, Christina Treleaven, and Sylvia Fuller’s paper on determinants of work-family balance satisfaction in Quebec during the pandemic is among the top 10 most-cited papers published by the Canadian Review of Sociology in 2023

RC/W News — February 6, 2025

Andrea Doucet recognized for high number of citations in 2023

Stanford University has updated its list of the world’s top two percent of scientists with the most citations in 2023 and Andrea Doucet is among them.

RC/W News — December 11, 2024

RC/W Newsletter 6

RC/W News — November 28, 2024

Andrea Doucet on the CUPW Strike

Andrea Doucet speaks with CBC on the legacy of the 1981 Canadian Union of Postal Workers strike and the impact on well-paid inclusive parental leave in Canada

RC/W News — November 12, 2024

Several of our team members have joined the Vanier Institute of the Family’s Affiliate Network

The Vanier Institute of the Family’s Affiliates Network brings together people committed to advancing knowledge and understanding of families in Canada, in all their diversities. Several of our team members have joined, including Kim de Laat, Andrea Doucet, Eva Jewell, Donna Lero, Lindsey McKay, Susan Prentice, Yue Qian, Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay, and Lisa Wolff.

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