Written by Peggy Nash, Ryerson University. Photo credit THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld. Originally published in The Conversation. Chrystia Freeland, newly named deputy prime minister and minister of intergovernmental affairs, speaks following the swearing-in of the new cabinet at Rideau Hall…
Written by Dr. Steven N. Liss, Vice-President Research and Innovation, Ryerson University. Originally published in Research Infosource Inc. Knowledge creation and the headwaters of innovation are deeply embedded in the tradition of university research, scholarship and creative activities. Our students,…
Written by Anna Triandafyllidou, Ryerson University and Katie Kuschminder, United Nations University. Photo credit AP Photo/Renata Brito. Originally published in The Conversation. A migrant hugs an SOS Mediterranee rescuer aboard the Ocean Viking ship before stepping into the port of…
Written by Asmaa Malik & Sonya Fatah, Ryerson University. Photo credit Bank Phrom Originally published in The Conversation. Canadian newsrooms seem reluctant to share data on the diversity of their newsrooms but doing so would help hold accountable the fifth…
Written by Patrick Neumann & Cory Searcy, Ryerson University. Photo credit AP Photo Ahad. Originally published in The Conversation. Bangladeshi child labourers work at a balloon factory in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Consumers must demand products made under favourable working conditions. Halloween…
Written by Katie Lebel, Ryerson University and Ann Pegoraro, Laurentian University. Photo credit AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez. Originally published in The Conversation. Bianca Andreescu serves to Serena Williams during the women’s singles final of the U.S. Open tennis championships, on…
Written by Tracey Raney and Mackenzie Gregory, Ryerson University. Photo credit THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick. Originally published in The Conversation. Canadian Environment Minister Catherine McKenna has had to hire security due to sexist vitriol aimed at her in public. Women…
Written by Binish Ahmed, Ryerson University. Photo credit AP Photo/Dar Yasin. Originally published in The Conversation. An Indian paramilitary soldier checks the bag of a Kashmiri man during curfew in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir. The lives of millions in India’s only…
Written by Richard Lachman, Ryerson University. Photo credit AP Photo/Evan Vucci. Originally published in The Conversation. President Donald Trump visits the El Paso Regional Communications Center after meeting with people affected by the El Paso mass shooting, Aug. 7, 2019.…
Written by Katie Lebel, Ryerson University. Photo credit AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino. Originally published in The Conversation. The U.S. women’s soccer team celebrates with the trophy after winning the World Cup final. Once upon a time, a team of phenomenal female…
Written by Anika Kozlowski, Ryerson University. Photo credit Shutterstock. Originally published in The Conversation. Zara says it will only use sustainable textiles in the future to do its part in the climate crisis. This image is from a Zara shop…
Written by Ruth Panofsky, Ryerson University. Originally published in The Conversation. Many of the classic books of Canadian literature thrived because of women editors, publishers and agents. Some are profiled here: Anna Porter in the 1970s, Bella Pomer in 2015…