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UNBC prof developing toolkit to help women feel safe online
‘Digital rights is a very important form of gender equality.’
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My attempts to “crip” academia
Navigating academia with invisible disabilities.
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Equity and academic programming: beyond simply an additive approach
Why Canadian universities need to think more holistically to effectively integrate more robust forms of equity.
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Inhabiting the ruptures: can student-staff collaborations decentre whiteness in co-curricular spaces?
Working in student affairs offers unique and creative opportunities to connect with and support underrepresented and marginalized students.
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When Black medical students weren’t welcome at Queen’s
The ban on Black students studying medicine was in effect for decades, then forgotten, and wasn’t officially repealed until just two years ago.
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The engineering gender gap: it’s more than a numbers game
Universities and industry groups agree the path to engineering needs to be smoother for talented young women.
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Academic instructors in Canada advancing towards gender parity, but getting older
Statistics Canada releases its latest data on the numbers and salaries of full-time teaching staff for the 2018-2019 academic year.
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December 6, 1989: we remember
Universities across the country mark the 30th anniversary of the shooting at Polytechnique Montréal.
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Undergraduate researcher team releases report on racism at Laurier
70 percent of respondents said they had witnessed or experienced racism on campus.
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Women who take extended maternity leave face a tougher return to work
For many, leaving academia to start a family is a one-way trip – a derailment condescendingly referred to as “the mommy track.”
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Postsecondary education as seen by Sophie D’Amours, rector of Université Laval
The new board chair of Universities Canada lays out her priorities.
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Study finds gender differences in success rates for Canadian scientific research grants
Variations in the language used by men and women in their applications didn’t seem to be a factor, however.
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Statistics Canada wants you – for a new survey on faculty diversity
The survey, which closes December 6, aims to address the lack of data on equity, diversity and inclusion in the postsecondary sector.
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Most universities report having equity, diversity and inclusion plans, but challenges remain
Universities Canada’s first-ever survey on EDI lets members compare results, share best practices.
