Immigrant women disproportionately work caring for children, elderly adults and people living with disabilities. At the same time, immigrant care workers earn low incomes and experience precarious employment.
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Naomi Lightman, Toronto Metropolitan University
Research shows a classed and racialized divide among women caring for their children in Canada today. It’s a divide that is having a negative financial impact on immigrant women doing this work.
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The score of ‘Poor Things,’ by composer Jerskin Fendrix, is one of several Oscar-nominated scores by a composer with solid credentials in popular music.
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James Deaville, Carleton University
Using a variety of instruments and playing live music on the film set are all part of how composer Jerskin Fendrix generated brilliant sonic accompaniment for ‘Poor Things.’
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Women are just as interested in opportunities for advancement as men are. However, they find them less attainable because of their busy schedules.
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Louise Champoux-Paillé, Concordia University; Anne-Marie Croteau, Concordia University
Women are increasingly present in top management positions, but they end up in so-called support functions, which rarely lead to CEO positions.
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Leaders speak during a plenary session at the COP28 UN climate summit, Dec. 13, 2023, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. COP28 was notable for being the first COP to provide a substantial platform for sub-national groups.
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Marjolaine Lamontagne, McGill University; Charles Berthelet, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
Subnational authorities are leading the charge on a just transition and dealing with climate change impacts. It is time for this key role to be reflected in international climate negotiations.
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The composer’s expressionism is often compared to paintings of his friend and fellow expressionist, Wassily Kandinsky. Kandinsky’s 1925 painting ‘Yellow-Red-Blue.’
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Aidan McGartland, McGill University
Though composers after Schoenberg used his technique to create atmospheric music in film, Schoenberg’s own ‘Accompaniment to a Film Scene’ was written for concert performance.
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Les jeunes enfants, les femmes enceintes et les personnes immunodéprimées sont parmi les plus vulnérables à la rougeole.
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David Higgins, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Un pédiatre explique comment les vaccins contre la rougeole sont devenus les victimes de leur propre succès, et le risque que l’augmentation des épidémies représente pour tous et toutes.
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Environment + Energy
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Michael A. Rawlins, UMass Amherst; Ambarish Karmalkar, University of Rhode Island
A new study shows how thawing permafrost and intensifying storms will change how water moves into and through Arctic rivers.
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Health
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Emily Moorlock, Sheffield Hallam University
Influencers could play an important role in encouraging teenagers not to vape.
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