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Do you consider your pet part of your family? If you do, that’s a good thing. Today in The Conversation Canada, Lisa Carver of Queen’s University tells us about the latest research that shows caring for pets can be good for human health, as can having an emotional attachment to your animals.
Canada is home to half a million international students. Many times, those students are accompanied by their spouses or partners – and the transition to a new country for those non-students can be difficult. José Domene of the University of Calgary offers five tips to help the partners of international students, including the best ways to advance their own careers while in Canada.
Phillip Joy and Matthew Numer of Dalhousie University write about a topic that doesn’t get much attention in the mainstream media – the pressure gay men feel over body issues. They note “that social demands placed upon gay men to eat healthily and achieve a perfect body are linked to anxiety and depression and have serious mental health consequences.”
And finally…the rise of right-wing populist politics around the world has led to a spike in hate crimes. Jennifer Evans of Carleton University explains how researchers looking at gender issues have themselves come under attack.
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Lisa F. Carver, Queen's University, Ontario
Studies show that living with a pet has positive outcomes when pets are considered family members and not property.
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Partners who accompany international students tend to be well-educated, yet many experience difficulties pursuing their own career goals once in Canada.
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José F. Domene, University of Calgary
Many international students bring an accompanying partner who struggle to make a life in Canada while their partner forges ahead.
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Body ideals can often lead gay men into feelings of inadequacy, low self-esteem and depression. The photographer captioned this image, ‘You just want to go in the fetal position and you kind of feel alone.’
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Phillip Joy, Dalhousie University; Matthew Numer, Dalhousie University
In this photography-based research project, gay men document their struggles with body image, and challenge current beauty standards.
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Although there is a global war on gender studies, women’s movements around the world continue to resist. Here people shout slogans during a protest at the Sol square during the International Women’s Day in Madrid, March 8, 2018.
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Jennifer Evans, Carleton University
A bomb threat outside a gender research institute in Sweden is just one sign that things are escalating in the long battle for global gender equality.
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