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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
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Nouvelles RS/T — 11 Décembre 2024
RS/T Bulletin no 6
Nouvelles RS/T — 12 novembre 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.
Nouvelles RS/T — 6 août 2024
RS/T Bulletin no 5
Nouvelles RS/T — 2 avril 2024
Allyship in Community Research Podcast Part 2
In the spirit of Black History and African Heritage Month at Brock, Masters student Isabelle Hill and recent graduate Christabel Oghinan take the mic to explore what Black allyship looks like in research. They spoke with Dr. Andrea Doucet, Professor in Brock’s Department of Sociology and Canadian Research Chair in Gender, Work and Care, and recent PhD grad Dr. Sadie Goddard-Durant, Director of the Office of Equity Diversity & Inclusion at Durham College about how they negotiated the supervisor-student relationship and what allyship means to them.
Nouvelles RS/T — 1 avril 2024
Allyship in Community Research Podcast Part 1
In the spirit of Black History and African Heritage Month at Brock, Masters student Isabelle Hill and recent graduate Christabel Oghinan take the mic to explore what Black allyship looks like in research. They spoke with Dr. Andrea Doucet, Professor in Brock’s Department of Sociology and Canadian Research Chair in Gender, Work and Care, and recent PhD grad Dr. Sadie Goddard-Durant, Director of the Office of Equity Diversity & Inclusion at Durham College about how they negotiated the supervisor-student relationship and what allyship means to them.
Nouvelles RS/T — 22 mars 2024
Laura Fisher publishes first-author paper!
Laura Fisher, RC/W Research Assistant and Doctoral Student at Dalhousie University, has published her first first-author paper in the Journal of Rural and Community Development.
Nouvelles RS/T — 7 février 2024
Andrea Doucet discusses 3 lessons from MP Karina Gould’s parental leave that could help all Canadian families
Andrea Doucet discusses 3 lessons from MP Karina Gould’s parental leave that could help all Canadian families
Nouvelles RS/T — 14 Décembre 2023
RS/T Bulletin no 4
Nouvelles RS/T — 12 Décembre 2023
Kim de Laat on fathers and parental leave
A new report released by Kim de Laat, Andrea Doucet, and Alyssa Gerhardt has shown how Canadian paternal leave policies discourage fathers from taking time off from work to care for children. The problem can be solved with flexible work arrangements implemented by employers but managerial bias stands in the way.
Nouvelles RS/T — 12 Décembre 2023
Kim de Laat, Alyssa Gerhardt and Andrea Doucet discuss employment policies and fathers’ involvement at home
Our research finds that Canadian fathers who worked remotely during the pandemic reported higher levels of involvement in household work and child care. Remote work and other flexible work policies may play a crucial role in encouraging a more equitable distribution of household and care work within families.