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Maternal health and Canada's global gender equality ranking
Kathleen A. Lahey, Queen’s University Guest Contributor This blog post is part of the Federation Equity Issues Portfolio’s series marking the 100 th anniversary of International Women’s Day. In 2010, the UN Development Programme (UNDP) adopted a new...
On tolerance, the ethos of intolerance, and intellectual courage
Frank Furedi, Kent University-Canterbury Guest Contributor This blog entry is part of the Equity Issues Portfolio’s series on ‘ interculturalism and pluralism ’ . What do John Beddington, Britain’s chief scientific adviser, and Ryszard Legutko...
Prix du Canada en sciences humaines et en sciences sociales: Une entrevue avec Marion Froger
Le Prix du Canada en sciences humaines et le Prix du Canada en sciences sociales reconnaissent des ouvrages savants qui sont essentiels à la croissance du savoir et qui enrichissent la vie sociale, culturelle et intellectuelle au Canada et au monde...
Locating my Indian self in the academy's tenure process
Shanne McCaffrey, University of Victoria Guest Contributor This blog post is part of the Federation Equity Issues Portfolio’s ‘Transforming the Academy: Indigenous Education’ series, which will be the focus of the Portfolio’s programming at Congress...
Federal Election 2011: Week one roundup
Week one of Canada's current election campaign is coming to a close. We heard about PSE issues mainly in relation to Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff’s proposed Canadian Learning Passport, an annual $1-billion investment in non-repayable federal...
Social power, inequality and the 'tone of voice' argument
Gloria Filax, Athabasca University Guest Contributor One of my first realizations that in some situations what I had to say was less important than how I was perceived to have said it occurred in grade two. I had asked my teacher to let us practice...
Dr. Chad Gaffield, President, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
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'Inclusive excellence': new approaches on equity and diversity in a plural society
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Dr. Louis Menand, Professor of English, Harvard University
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