A guide to gender identity terms
Proper use of gender identity terms, including pronouns, is a crucial way to signal courtesy and acceptance....
Fall college enrolment plummets for 1st-year students
For students who graduated from high school in the class of 2020, the number of graduates enrolling in college is down by 21.7% compared with last year, based on preliminary data....
Stuck-at-home moms: The pandemic’s devastating toll on women
The trend of women leaving the workplace could even turn back the clock on gender equity, with harmful consequences to society and the economy....
In pandemic, Canada’s drive for guaranteed basic income picks up speed
With some emergency funding programs ending, some Canadian lawmakers and advocates are pushing to make basic income a priority policy....
5 Ways To Make The Office More Welcoming For People Of All Gender Identities
It's okay to have questions, but the onus is on you to figure out the answers. Do your research, and if you make a mistake, just apologize and correct yourself....
Virtual Reality Goes To Work, Helping Train Employees
Virtual reality — long touted as the next big thing in tech — hasn't taken off as a consumer product, but employers are embracing it as a more efficient and effective tool...
The Scientific Debate Over Teens, Screens And Mental Health
More teens and young adults — particularly girls and young women — are reporting being depressed and anxious, compared with comparable numbers from the mid-2000s. Suicides are up too in...
Few German Mothers Go Back To Work Full Time. These Are The Challenges They Face
Ask German women why they are lagging, and they spout one German word: Rabenmütter. The word is singularly German, a derogatory term for working mothers, and a slur — untrue, it...
‘Do They Kick Out Pregnant People?’ Navigating College With Kids
About a fifth of all undergraduates in the US are going to class while raising a child. Student parents are mostly women (about 70 percent) they are more likely to...