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Research shows women job-seekers are turned off by job postings that use the type of language that appeals more to men. (Piqsels)

How to avoid gender bias in job postings

Erin Oldford, Memorial University of Newfoundland and John Fiset, Saint Mary’s University

The language in job postings may be hampering the efforts of organizations in male-dominated industries to create more gender-diverse workforces.
Scrutiny of the Catholic Church’s accountability for systemic harms and abuses perpetrated by and in residential schools has also turned attention on how the church has responded to wider calls to prevent and respond to sexual abuse. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Rossiter

Catholic Church response to sexual abuse must centre on survivor well-being, not defensiveness

Cathy Driscoll, Saint Mary’s University

Research on how the Catholic Church has responded to sexual abuse shows it’s not only time for the church to walk the talk, but to change the talk away from a defensive legalistic approach.
Research from Alberta points to the burden parents have faced with home learning. Here, a youth passes Bloor Collegiate Institute in Toronto, May 27, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

End of topsy-turvy school year: 5 education issues exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic

Paul W Bennett, Saint Mary’s University

The pandemic education shock has raised five critical issues that demonstrate how student learning and achievement and social well-being are far from mutually exclusive.
Le vice-amiral Haydn Edmundson dirige le commandement du personnel militaire, qui lui donne autorité sur la carrière des militaires reconnus coupables d’inconduite sexuelle. Accusé d’avoir agressé sexuellement une subordonnée, il est en congé avec solde pour une durée indéterminée. La Presse Canadienne/Justin Tang

Inconduite sexuelle, abus de pouvoir et secret : voici ce dont j’ai été témoin dans l’armée canadienne

Karyne Gélinas, Saint Mary’s University

Il y a quelque chose qui cloche chez les militaires canadiens. Et il est nécessaire de comprendre plus profondément comment persistent dans l’armée les inégalités et les inconduites.
Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson manages military personnel command, which gives him authority over career consequences for military members found to have engaged in sexual misconduct, he is on indefinite leave with pay after being accused of sexually assaulting a subordinate. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Sexual misconduct, abuse of power, adultery and secrecy: What I witnessed in Canada’s military

Karyne Gélinas, Saint Mary’s University

Deeper levels of comprehension are needed to understand the embedded inequalities and misconducts in the Canadian Armed Forces.
Les entreprises se tournent de plus en plus vers les méthodes d’embauche virtuelles, parfois avec des entretiens sans interaction humaine. (Pixabay)

Comment embaucher – et se faire embaucher – avec le recrutement en ligne

Joshua Bourdage, University of Calgary; Eden-Raye Lukacik, University of Calgary, and Nicolas Roulin, Saint Mary’s University

Les entretiens vidéo asynchrones sont une tendance d’embauche virtuelle qui gagne beaucoup de terrain. Voici comment les candidats à un emploi et les organisations peuvent les utiliser au mieux.
The emoji has become a critical part of our online communications, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic when face-to-face contact is hard to come by. (Domingo Alvarez/Unsplash)

Emoji power: How a 🤯 or a 👏🏽 fuel social media engagement, especially amid COVID-19

Ethan Pancer, Saint Mary’s University and Lindsay McShane, Carleton University

In the absence of face-to-face interactions, people are using emojis to help express themselves. New research suggests that emoji use can drive engagement and make content more viral.
Companies are increasingly turning to virtual hiring methods, including interviews that don’t involve human interaction. (Pixabay)

How to land a job when companies have shifted to virtual hiring

Joshua Bourdage, University of Calgary; Eden-Raye Lukacik, University of Calgary, and Nicolas Roulin, Saint Mary’s University

Asynchronous video interviews, or AVIs, are a virtual hiring trend that are gaining a lot of traction. Here’s how job candidates and organizations can best use them.
Distinguishing a unique sense of place within a common virtual space of online learning will require significant investment. (Shutterstock)

6 ways universities are being put to the test by coronavirus

Kim Myrick, Memorial University of Newfoundland; E. Kevin Kelloway, Saint Mary’s University, and Kara A. Arnold, Memorial University of Newfoundland

In a world where students can attend any university from their living rooms, universities need a compelling answer to the question: “Why should students come here?”
A woman places a pinwheel in front of a mural dedicated to slain RCMP Const. Heidi Stevenson, a victim of a shooting rampage carried out by a man with unlicensed weapons, in Cole Harbour, N.S., on April 24, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Tim Krochak

Nova Scotia mass shooting shows how deadly unlicensed gun owners can be

R. Blake Brown, Saint Mary’s University

Far from just committing ‘paper crimes,’ the mass shooting in Nova Scotia shows the deadly threats posed by unlicensed gun owners.
Les libéraux ont fait la promesse d’interdire les armes de type fusil d’assaut militaire s’il sont réélus. Shutterstock

Voici comment l'arme préférée des tueurs de masse est arrivée au Canada

R. Blake Brown, Saint Mary’s University

La disponibilité de l’AR-15 - et armes similaires - semble dépendre du résultat de la prochaine élection fédérale. C’est aux Canadiens de décider si ces armes doivent rester en vente.
Many genealogy forums recently claimed their distant ancestor, the French-born Catherine Pillard was Indigenous. Pillard arrived with other women in Quebec in the 17th century as depicted in this painting. Charles William Jefferys / Library and Archives Canada

How some North Americans claim a false Indigenous identity

Darryl R. J. Leroux, Saint Mary’s University

Recently in Canada and the United States, a small, but vocal minority of white French-descendants have used an ancestor born between 300 and 400 years ago to claim an “Indigenous” identity.
The Liberals have made a major election promise: If re-elected, they'lll ban military-style assault rifles in Canada. (Shutterstock)

A short history of the AR-15 in Canada

R. Blake Brown, Saint Mary’s University

Some Canadian gun advocates claim military-style assault weapons like the AR-15 have never been used to commit crimes in Canada. That’s inaccurate.
The relationship between guns and masculinity was once sanctioned by governments and businesses, making it entrenched and difficult to challenge. Kyle Johnson/Unsplash

Canada once sold the idea that guns turned boys into men

R. Blake Brown, Saint Mary’s University

The relationship between guns and masculinity was once sanctioned by governments and businesses, making it entrenched and difficult to challenge.
Meaghan Hennegan, who was shot twice during the Dawson College shooting in 2006 in Montreal holds up a board showing assault weapons as she joins other gun control advocates at a news conference on Bill C-71 on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in December 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Should Canada ban assault-style firearms?

R. Blake Brown, Saint Mary’s University

Canada must decide if modern semi-automatic rifles should be widely available to its citizens. Our current classification system for such guns is irrational.
Far from a knee-jerk reaction to Toronto’s recent mass shooting, fresh calls for tougher gun control laws have a long history in Canada. A man places his hand on his handgun in B.C. in 2014 during the International Practical Shooting Confederation Canada national championships. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Calls for stronger handgun laws in Canada have deep roots

R. Blake Brown, Saint Mary’s University

Calls to outlaw handguns in Canada are hardly knee-jerk proposals in response to violent incidents. Instead, they’re in line with the historic Canadian trend to limit the presence of modern pistols.
A 2015 study from the Canadian Centre on Substance Abuse describes youth perceiving marijuana as “relatively harmless” and “not as dangerous as drinking and driving.” (Unsplash/Conor Limkbocker)

Marijuana at school: Loss of concentration, risk of psychosis

Paul W Bennett, Saint Mary’s University

Provincial policies to implement the legal consumption of marijuana are unlikely to protect children and youth. High school teachers and parents will be on the front line.

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