“Feeling relatively poor increases support for women in the workplace – but men still don’t want them making household decisions,” by Katrina Kosec, Johns Hopkins University and Cecilia Hyunjung Mo, University of California, Berkeley The Research Brief is a short take on interesting academic work. The Big Idea Feeling poor relative to others can spur families … Read More
By: Lori Radun, CEC Over 20 years ago, my mother disowned me for a period of 10 years of my life. It wasn’t something I could ever imagine doing to one of my children, but it happened. It was one of the most painful times of my life. I was angry at her. I got … Read More
“Show me the money: Employees not only want better pay, they want status” by Scott Schieman, University of Toronto There has been endless chatter about the Great Resignation. Renegotiation. Reshuffle. Regardless of the descriptor used, employees in the United States are purportedly re-evaluating the role of work in their lives. While some of this is related … Read More
Grace. How many times have you heard someone say, “By the Grace of God go I,” or you said it pondering your situation? I used to say it quite frequently when I was working at a women’s prison here in Canada. It would come to my lips as well later when I transferred to a men’s facility. … Read More
Cyberbullying: Don’t be a bystander: Five steps to fight it by Nadia Naffi, Concordia University Never in the history of humanity has bullying been so inventive and thus destructive. Cyberbullies exploit this digital age to spread hate. They intentionally and repeatedly use the internet to cause harm, fear or distress to people. Their behaviour includes … Read More
Happy Birthday. Happy Birthday to Me! For the first six or seven years of my life, my mother religiously threw a birthday party for me. Then they stopped for some reason. I think money became a real challenge by my seventh year. Noticeable as it was even to my small mind that the parties had … Read More
Fragile. “The coronavirus pandemic has revealed how fragile everyday life is” by Carol Linnitt, University of Victoria Moments of social disruption are a valuable reminder that so much of what we take for granted — our sense of normalcy — isn’t necessarily normal at all. The breakdown of the ordinary forces us to confront the ideas … Read More
“Embrace every moment” you have heard it said. Well, that is easier said than done. It is even more challenging when you cannot see clearly. That may be physically or spiritually. Embrace Life’s Moments – Putting It To The Test About seven years ago, I had a date every Saturday. My date would arrive pretty … Read More
