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RC/W News — April 2, 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.
RC/W News — April 1, 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.
RC/W News — March 22, 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.
In the News — March 8, 2024
Kim de Laat on the “dual devotion” approach to work life balance
Kim de Laat discusses the rise in remote and hybrid work which is enabling workers to devote equal amounts of time and energy to their jobs and families and the associated consequences of this “dual devotion”.
RC/W News — February 7, 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
In the News — February 1, 2024
Is $10 daycare in trouble?
Martha Friendly discusses the growing pains confronting affordable daycare in this CBC Podcast.
In the News — January 29, 2024
Are people taking enough time away from work?
Karen Foster discusses workload, vacation time, and employee performance.
In the News — January 25, 2024
The effects of working multiple jobs on mental health and family life
Sylvia Fuller tells BC Today host Michelle Eliot about how the constant juggling of multiple jobs can lead to negative consequences.
In the News — January 15, 2024
Martha Friendly on the working conditions of ECEs
Martha Friendly is featured on CBC News to discuss the importance of better wages and working conditions to recruit and retain workers needed to expand the child-care system.
RC/W News — December 14, 2023