By Tina Sharifi, York University, Canada and Ayesha Tabassum, York University, Canada The switch to remote work because of the COVID-19 pandemic required dual-career couples to adapt to a new…
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
Fast Fashion: Why garment workers’ lives are still in danger 10 years after Rana Plaza
By Boké Saisi, The Conversation and Vinita Srivastava, The Conversation Fast fashion is that ever-changing need to have the latest beautiful thing at a bargain price — that club-ready piece…
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
The power of language: How rhetoric awareness can combat hiring bias and discrimination
By Rayyan Dabbous, University of Toronto I first realized the usefulness of literary theory to the issue of hiring discrimination when I came across an article about a permanent resident…
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
Alberta’s minimum wage report leaves out labour perspectives in favour of corporate interests
By Junaid B. Jahangir, MacEwan University Alberta’s minimum wage expert panel report was recently released three years after it was submitted to the provincial government. This panel was formed by…
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
Ahead of the game or falling behind? Canada’s readiness for a borderless, global workforce
By Sunil Johal, University of Toronto Three years ago, nearly five million Canadians suddenly shifted to working remotely at the outset of the pandemic. While some workers have returned to…
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By Wim Vandekerckhove, EDHEC Business School; Nadia Smaili, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), and Paulina Arroyo Pardo, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM) Whistleblower rights are on the rise,…
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
Pierre Poilievre is popular among union members. What’s it really all about?
By Chris Fairweather, McMaster University According to a recent poll by Abacus Data, Pierre Poilievre’s Conservatives are now the top choice of union members in Canada. Overall support for the…
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
The rise of the irate customer: Post-pandemic rudeness, and the importance of rediscovering patience
By Laura Hambley, University of Calgary and Madeline Springle, University of Calgary If you find yourself being more impatient than ever before when interacting with people in customer service roles…
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
The pandemic exposed gender inequality: Let’s seize the opportunity to remedy it
By Rebecca Jaremko Bromwich, Carleton University This year, we are commemorating International Women’s Day alongside the three-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic. While COVID-19 affected everyone, it did not affect…
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Opinion/CommentaryThe Conversation
Is International Women’s Day a catalyst for change or just a symbolic gesture?
By Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, Queen’s University, Ontario International Women’s Day occurs yearly on March 8. The United Nations argues that international days are powerful tools for advocacy, awareness and action. On…