If progress continue at the same rate as it has since 1985, it will take until 2059 reach full pay equity between all women and men who work full-time, year-round. When comparing against White men’s earnings, the wait will be even longer for Black and Hispanic women (2133 and 2206, respectively).
Source: The Gender Pay Gap, 1985 to 2020—with Forecast for Achieving Pay Equity, by Race and Ethnicity
The Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) has recently announced a partnership with the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) to fund more projects under the Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative. CIHR will provide support to social sciences and humanities projects on the themes of race, gender and diversity that include a focus on health.
Source: CIHR to provide support to SSHRC’s Race, Gender and Diversity Initiative
Elysée Nouvet and collaborators at Western University launch the Global Health Equity Hub, to bring “together information on the people, events, research activities, educational opportunities, partnerships and student organizations dedicated to Global Health Equity at Western. Our goal is to make it easier for all – students, faculty, community partners, everyone – to find out about our efforts in GHE, access relevant resources, and get involved.”
“[O]ur ongoing research with Syrian refugee families in London, Ont., Calgary, and Fredericton, N.B., shows that while these families are achieving strong social and economic gains, acquiring fluency, employment, and social networks, the obscene inflation in the housing market means that costs are outpacing their economic gains…Public housing is the only option that quickly and simultaneously addresses both supply and affordability issues,” writes Abe Oudshoorn in the Toronto Star.
Join Western faculty, staff and students for a day of keynote sessions, virtual workshops, discussions and more on the topic of climate ethics.
Source: Western University
