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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 — October 20, 2026
Research Snapshot: Rural Families and the Gendered Divisions of Work and Care
Review some of the key findings on how couples living in rural communities negotiate and manage work/care relations.
In the News — October 19, 2026
Manlin Cai – Honourable Mention
Manlin Cai, RC/W Postdoctoral Fellow, received the Honourable Mention for the 2026 Kathleen Christensen Dissertation Award from the Work and Family Researchers Network. Congratulations, Manlin!
In the News — September 28, 2026
Sophie Mathieu – Beyond Birth Rates
Sophie Mathieu spoke at “Beyond Birth Rates: Advancing a Pro-Alignment Approach to Low Fertility in North America”, held at McGill University on August 20–21, 2026 and sponsored by McGill’s Centre on Population Dynamics and the The Vanier Institute of the Family.
RC/W News — September 9, 2026
Andrea Doucet on Workplace Culture and Fathers’ Parental Leave
Canadian dads are taking parental leave in record numbers — so why are so many still cutting it short? Andrea Doucet tells Benefits Canada that the answer has less to do with policy than with workplace culture — and what employers can do about it.
In the News — August 24, 2026
CCPA on the $10-a-day divide
David Macdonald and Martha Friendly discuss child care fees in Canada in 2026.
In the News — July 21, 2026
Sophie Mathieu is WFRN’s Featured Scholar for July
Each month the Work and Family Researchers Network spotlights the contributions of a scholar who is making significant advances in understanding work-family concerns. Read the July Featured Scholar interview with Sophie Mathieu!
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
In the News — February 5, 2026
Eva Jewell is the 2026-27 Distinguished Visiting Indigenous Faculty Fellow
The Jackman Humanities Institute, University of Toronto, has named Eva Jewell the Distinguished Visiting Indigenous Faculty Fellow for 2026-27.