Prof. Amin Ghaziani gives an interview to the French media about progressive politics, culture, and safe spaces for queer people
French media, Les Inrockuptibles, features Professor Ghaziani in an article about safe spaces for queer people. culture, and progressive politics.
Prof. Amin Ghaziani featured in an interview with the British media on cultural signals, and the pressures LGBTQ+ people feel to accept or rebel
Prof. Ghaziani gives an interview, talking about cultural signals, gay stereotypes, and the pressures that LGBTQ+ people feel to accept or rebel.
PhD. Student Adam Vanzella-Yang and Prof. Gerry Veenstra publish an op-ed in The Huffington Post on tackling sexism in Soccer
After examining games from a coed indoor soccer league and reviewing existing studies, PhD. Student Adam Vanzella-Yang and Prof. Veenstra conclude that coed sports environments remain highly male-dominated and role-differentiated. Recognizing the excellence of pro women’s soccer can spur progress at all levels of the game
Prof. Amin Ghaziani writes an op-ed for Next City, applying his new research on cultural archipelagos in planning principles and historic preservation efforts
Next City, a non-profit organization dedicated to creating more sustainable urban futures, publishes an op-ed by Professor Ghaziani, who applies his new research on cultural archipelagos in planning principles and historic preservation efforts.
Undergrad. Student Andy Holmes receives the LOUD Barajas/Reese Scholarship
The annual LOUD Scholarship Awards Gala honoured individuals for their contributions and achievements in the LGBT community across Canada.
Prof. Rima Wilkes and Prof. Neil Guppy featured in UBC News on trends toward gender balance in workforce reflected in housekeeping chores
Women’s increasing participation in the workforce since the mid-1980s has helped narrow the gap between the amount of housework being done by men and women, new UBC research suggests.
Prof. Sylvia Fuller featured in The Star on women’s loss of earnings after having children.
Professor Fuller is looking to employers for solutions, and found that bureaucracy can actually be a mother’s friend. However, she sees a need for policy-makers to put their heads into how to help low-income parents whose work is more precarious and less formal.
Prof. Yue Qian featured in Quartz on her research about traditional gender roles in top earners.
70% of top male earners in the US have a spouse who stays home; Professor Qian’s research finds marriage gives top-earning men an advantage.
Prof. Jennifer Berdahl featured in CTV News on the mistreatment of women in the restaurant industry
“It’s not that women aren’t capable of that work. It’s that the work is in a male dominated industry. Celebrity chefs are male. It’s much higher pay and higher prestige,” Professor Berdahl said.
Prof. Amin Ghaziani featured in Oakland Magazine on why Oakland does not have a gayborhood
Despite being the third largest city in the US, Oakland does not have a gayborhood. Prof. Amin Ghaziani examines why in Oakland Magazine.