Dear Sheryl Sandberg: You can stop online abuse
Our Advocacy Work
December 15th, 2021Dear Sheryl, May I call you that? In your books and your TED talks, you come across as warm, accessible, and aligned with some of the values I hold dear. […]
read more...Dear Sheryl Sandberg: You can stop online abuseWhat do three years of data on the gender gap in news reporting tell us?
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October 28th, 2021The following op ed, co-authored with Prashanth Rao and Dr. Maite Taboada, appeared on Poynter‘s website on 28 October 2021. Looking for silver linings in the midst of a pandemic […]
read more...What do three years of data on the gender gap in news reporting tell us?Let’s make this the last election in which our voices, realities, leadership capacities are absent, marginalized
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September 27th, 2021The following op ed first appeared on The Toronto Star‘s website (17 September 2021) and in the print version (20 September 2021). The argument I make below is one we’re […]
read more...Let’s make this the last election in which our voices, realities, leadership capacities are absent, marginalizedAn epidemic of interview requests — and she’s still standing!
Master Media Engagement
September 13th, 2021In the spring of 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic first hit, Winnipeg-based epidemiologist Cynthia Carr began receiving many media calls. Although she had a lot of experience sharing her knowledge […]
read more...An epidemic of interview requests — and she’s still standing!Giving media interviews through trauma — and giving back to community
Diversity Belonging + Inclusion
August 11th, 2021Lori Campbell, newly appointed Associate Vice President, Indigenous Engagement, at the University of Regina has a long history of advocacy. A survivor of the infamous “Sixties Scoop”, she has […]
read more...Giving media interviews through trauma — and giving back to communityWhy are some people such jerks online? And how do you respond to social media attacks?
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July 21st, 2021Is social media snark the gateway drug to full-on trolling? I wondered this a lot last month, scrolling through the hate-tweets directed my way. Had I condemned a respected religious […]
read more...Why are some people such jerks online? And how do you respond to social media attacks?I can no longer celebrate Canada Day
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June 29th, 2021NOTE: This piece was originally published on the Toronto Star’s website on 23 June 2021, and in the paper’s print version the following day. It became the site’s most-read story, […]
read more...I can no longer celebrate Canada DayFour communication lessons from Doug Ford and Jason Kenney
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May 12th, 2021Doug Ford’s mis-management of the COVID-19 crisis has put the Ontario premier in the crosshairs of parents, teachers, restaurant owners and frontline workers alike; it’s caused health care leaders to […]
read more...Four communication lessons from Doug Ford and Jason KenneyIt’s not radical to expect political parties to field as many women candidates as men
Diversity Belonging + Inclusion
March 10th, 2021(Originally published in The Hill Times 15 February 2021) When Justin Trudeau shuffled his cabinet in January, he retained the gender balance that earned him headlines back in 2015. No […]
read more...It’s not radical to expect political parties to field as many women candidates as menReframing Imposter Syndrome
Diversity Belonging + Inclusion
February 24th, 2021and Sweta Rajan SHARI: Sweta, when we spoke for the first time recently about how we might collaborate, you vented a bit about the whole notion of “imposter syndrome”. This […]
read more...Reframing Imposter Syndrome