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Organizations pushing for gender equity often point to parental leave as part of the solution. But these policies can simultaneously advance men’s careers and leave women’s unchanged. (Getty Images/Unsplash+)

When men take parental leave, their careers may benefit — but women’s do not

New research using Canadian workplace data finds that men who take six months or more of parental leave are seen as warmer and more leadership-ready by colleagues.
Classroom and schoolyard interactions provide an opportunity for teachers and students to develop and model respectful relationships. (Getty Images/Unsplash)

Male teachers can challenge misogyny in schools every day, not just on International Women’s Day

Canadian and Australian studies are hearing from male teachers who promote gender and social justice while challenging and disrupting patriarchal masculinities in their classrooms.
Prime Minister Mark Carney watches the women’s Olympic gold medal hockey game between Canada and the U.S. alongside male MPs during a watch party in Burnaby, B.C. in February 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Why is Mark Carney rejecting gender equity efforts?

Repositioning Canada in the global hierarchy does not mean leaving 50 per cent of the population behind. Now, more than ever before, it’s critical to double down on the commitment to equity.
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More women are professors, but gender gaps continue to plague NZ universities

New Zealand universities are slowly closing the pay gap, but men are still more likely to fill senior leadership roles in the highest pay brackets.
Women have been frustrated for a long time with the unpaid labour they are culturally expected to perform, with the men who won’t share in it, and with the social institutions that fail to support its redistribution. (Unsplash)

Frustration in hetero relationships has a long history — that’s why today’s crisis looks so familiar

The current debate over gender relations may feel new when driven by trends like “decentering men,” but it is a consistent historical response to long-standing structural inequities.

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