Archives: COVID

Monday, April 5, 2021

How to Cope with Pandemic Fatigue by Imagining Metaphors

Making sense. In our research on how people make sense of their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, we came to appreciate the power of metaphors as a coping... More

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Impacts of COVID-19 on Workplace Inclusion

Researchers that received CRIW Ignite! research grant and CRIW Ignite! COVID-19 Special Funding presented preliminary findings of their research on the impacts of COVID-19 on workplace... More

Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Shopping for the Holidays? Keep Your Distance from Retail Workers

Maintaining social distancing inside retail stores during the COVID-19 pandemic has become a daily source of contention between retail workers and customers. Yet this distance is more than a safety regulation to front-line retail workers. Inside the store, this two-meter space has become a sign of respect and an acknowledgement of their... More

Monday, November 2, 2020

Immigrant Women are Falling Behind During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Immigrant women are feeling the brunt of the negative economic and social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic — and it may not get... More

Friday, May 15, 2020

CRIW Funds Four Research Projects Exploring the Impact of COVID-19 on Workplace Inclusion

The Centre for Research on Inclusion at Work (CRIW) today announced the recipients of the CRIW Ignite! COVID-19 Special Funding. Funded by the RBC Foundation, the funding was issued by CRIW as a one-time supplement to the annual CRIW Ignite! Research Grant to provide financial support to researchers exploring the impact of COVID-19 on workplace... More

Friday, May 15, 2020

Sprott Business Insights: Making Sense of the Pandemic

I have spent most of my career studying how expatriates and immigrants make sense of new, foreign environments. When moving to a new country, individuals are suddenly confronted with a society that works by different rules. Their ability to understand situations is compromised because what they believe to be “normal” is no longer the... More

Monday, April 27, 2020

CRIW Provides Funding to Support Research on the Impact of the COVID-19 Response on Workplace Inclusion

The COVID-19 pandemic has made traditionally underrepresented groups within the workplace even more vulnerable and made the impact of social inequalities more visible. In response to the present circumstances, the Centre for Research on Inclusion at Work (CRIW) is issuing a new research grant to fund research addressing inclusion in light of the... More

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