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In the News — April 21, 2025
Gordon Cleveland on where the parties stand on child care in the federal election
Depending on who becomes prime minister, parents now paying $10 a day for child care could continue to do so and many additional parents could access affordable day care in the future due to plans to expand. Or, the cap on child-care fees could be eliminated in a return to market provision of child-care services, in at least some provinces.
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.
In the News — April 15, 2025
Sophie Mathieu on women and the federal election
Amid talk of trade and tariffs, family and gender equity issues are missing from the federal campaign — and so are women’s voices.
RC/W News — April 14, 2025
8 things to know about $10-a-day child care
Written by Martha Friendly and Gordon Cleveland
In the News — April 9, 2025
Kenya Thompson has co-authored a chapter on improving upon Quebec’s childcare policy model in the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Plan
Kenya Thompson, RC/W Research Assistant and Doctoral Student at York University, and co-author Emma Willert, York University, have published a chapter on improving upon Quebec’s childcare policy model in the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Plan, in the book “Assessing Justin Trudeau’s Minority Governments (2019–2025): Navigating Through 697 Promises in Times of Crisis”
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
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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
In the News — November 26, 2024
Families Count 2024
The Vanier Institute’s new resource explores three decades of change, continuity, and complexity among families in Canada. Released during the International Year of the Family’s 30th anniversary, Families Count 2024 provides statistical portraits of families in Canada, highlights trends over time, and offers insights on what it all means for families and family life.