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In the News — November 10, 2026
Manlin Cai is WFRN’s Featured Scholar for November
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 November Featured Scholar interview with our postdoctoral fellow Manlin Cai!
In the News — November 6, 2026
Meeting the Moment: Social Policy in a Changing Global Order
On October 23rd 2026, Andrea Doucet along with Ajay Chaudry and Ito Peng participated in a panel, “Focusing on the Early Years: Social Policy and Care”, at The Munk School International Institute on Social Policy (MSIISP) conference, University of Toronto.
In the News — November 3, 2026
Manitoba needs 77,000 more daycare spaces to meet national benchmark
Susan Prentice discusses Manitoba’s need to add 23,000 infant and preschool spaces and 54,000 school-age spaces to hit the benchmark of 59 per cent coverage.
RC/W News — October 27, 2026
RC/W Newsletter 9
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!