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When Confucius was asked, twenty-five centuries ago, how to bring perfect order to society, he replied, "Let fathers be fathers, let sons be sons." He assumed that the family was […]

No one denies the climate is changing and causing worldwide problems. But experts still are debating about how much of the change we've created ourselves and what to do about […]

A Cree from the James Bay region of northern Quebec remembers her troubled childhood in an Anglican residential school in the 1940s and '50s. "For twelve years I was taught […]

In the future workplace, fewer workers will have full-time, permanent jobs. Part-time and contract work are increasing everywhere as firms demand flexibility and seek to dodge hefty non-wage costs and […]

Aggression toward women starts with skimpily clad women in ads. According to a government report, such ads send out the message "that it is attractive, desirable, sexy, and right to […]

Henrietta Mercer, the senior vice president for human resources at LaSalle Chemical, is facing a challenge unprecedented in her career: Steve Ambler, recently appointed the company's group sales director, has decided to change his gender identity. Before Henrietta can finish crafting a corporate response, someone slips a copy of her confidential memo to the executive committee to one of Steve's colleagues, whose outraged reaction suggests the difficulties that may lie ahead. How can she help him transition in a workplace where not everyone is on board with the plan? Linda E. Taylor, the director of work life, equity, and inclusion at Raytheon Missile Systems, advises Henrietta to offer lots of gender identity training. When Raytheon employees question the morality of condoning transgender choices, she replies that the company doesn't pass judgment on its employees' private lives and that working for Raytheon means adhering to its policy of inclusion. Ronald K. Andrews, a vice president and head of human resources at Prudential, says it is crucial to work very closely with the person transitioning and points out that the individual's courage may be what most strikes colleagues. Prudential held a meeting to educate account executives and provide them with talking points before they spoke directly to key clients -- not one of whom was lost. Stasha Goliaszewski, a scientist and engineer at Boeing, started her gender transition after four years with the company. HR support helped with other employees, and her professional expertise helped when she called on customers. She advises large companies to prepare their gender-identity policies and not be caught off guard, as Henrietta was. Statistics show that, sooner or later, they are bound to encounter the issue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Under existing law, anyone charged with an offence that carries a possible jail term of five years or longer is entitled to be tried by a jury of his or […]

Recycling programs aren't cheap but they keep the trash out of dumps. Six years after it started in 1986, Ontario's blue-box curbside recycling system diverted more than a million tonnes […]

It's easy to find the raw materials for making chemical weapons, and they're cheap, which makes them a logical choice for poor as well as rich countries Chemical weapons have […]

The Cold War is at an end. The arms race is winding down. And, there's a lot of plutonium, the highly toxic stuff that nuclear weapons are made of, looking […]

During her flight-surgeon training in the late 1960s, Wendy Clay was advised that she would "have to work extra hard to make up for the handicap of being a female." […]

In the 1930s, many Jews could see what was coming and tried to flee Germany. Persecuted as they were, they had no automatic right to seek refuge in another country. […]

There are about 5.5 billion of us on Earth now. That number is expected to reach six billion by 1997 and 8.5 billion by 2025. An optimistic United Nations estimate […]

In a decade when many Canadians are earning less money than in the past, women are among the worst off. In 1992, women made only 61.7% of what men made. […]

Being poor is more than not having enough money. For the 3.8 million Canadians living in poverty in 1990 it was likely to mean poor nutrition, poor health, lower education, […]

The article explores few ideas for reducing the poverty which include setting up a universal basic income. It discusses Universal Basic Income (UBI) scheme which include, introduction of universal demogrant (UD), a payment that goes to all adults regardless of the level of their income; the benefits to poor people who receive additional income; and encouraging people to work and to keep half of everything they earn above the minimum level.

The article reviews shelter crisis and unaffordable prices of homes in Canada, as of December 2018 . Topics include, discussion of average cost of a home in Canada in different cities; high prices of homes which has caused many people to live in rented apartments; and financial help to families through a Canada Housing Benefit in the form of a rent subsidy.

The article reviews homelessness of financially weak people in Canada. It report that Raising the Roof, a charity organization noted the increase in the number of homeless people, and the time they spend homeless. It highlights several social problems faced by poor people like poor physical and mental health; violence in the home; lack of employment or income and a shortage of affordable housing.

The article highlights few the facts related to poverty in Canada. Topics include are statistics of people live in poverty; demographic studies which shows that disabled children most likely rely on social assistance; and the effects of poverty on people which says that they cannot afford to pay for their medical prescriptions.

The article talks on crony capitalism in government organizations in Canada. Topics include, money given as loans and tax credits to businesses by Ontario government; discussion of the Quebec-based aerospace company, Bombardier which is a frequent recipient of government handouts; and a report from 'The Washington Post' says that there are many major league sports stadiums around the country which are partially paid for with public debt.

The article discusses solutions for poverty in Canada. It reports areas for improvement according to 'Dignity for All' report which include, income insecurity such as increasing the national child benefit and old age pension benefits; food security which include developing a national right to food policy; and employment area which include setting national wage standards and encouraging cooperative placements for young people entering the workforce.

The article discusses the income inequality and poverty in Canada. It highlights findings of a survey by Global News reports which found that rich people are able to find ways of avoiding taxes while others have to pay. The article notes views of the Conference Board of Canada which says the gap between rich and the poor has widened over the past several decades, as of December 2018.

The article highlights problems of people living in poverty which include compromised health, exposure to crime, and lack of education. The article talks about a book 'The Bell Curve' by Charles Murray, who says that high quality food is unaffordable for financially weak people. The article also notes views of World Health Organization (WHO) which says poverty is the main factor causing poor health. It reports that poverty is also associated with crime and violence.

About 15 million baby girls have vanished in China since 1979. That's when the government introduced its One-Child Family Policy to help slow down population growth. In a culture that […]

A lot of people think criminals get a better deal from our justice system than their victims do. Generally, the trial process involves only the Crown, or prosecution, and the […]

Traditionally, at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month people across the country take two minutes of silence to remember those who died in the two […]

In April 1994, 50,000 Indonesian factory workers in the city of Medan took to the streets in protest. They wanted to double their wages of $2.50 a day. And, they […]

It simply isn't true that girls are crummy at math. The belief that they are is based on years of tests that showed some boys are better in some areas […]

States that dramatic reforms are on the horizon for Canada's income support programs. The impact of rapidly increasing costs and a belief that the system isn't doing what it is supposed to be doing. Views of Judith Maxwell, former chair of the Economic Council of Canada; Unemployment insurance. INSETS: ...competing with business.;Competing with welfare...;New Brunswick Works.;Fact file.

Presents information on the use of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) testing in finding evidence in crimes. Greatest advance in forensics; Details on DNA analysis; Potential problems outweighed by DNA file; Cases of Guy Paul Morin and Donald Marshall. INSETS: Prove it.;Finding the truth..

The article explores lowest rates of poverty in the Nordic countries which includes Denmark, Norway, Finland, and Sweden. It notes that Nordic societies focuses on community well-being and equality which includes free health care, education, and generous pensions. It also presents Legatum Prosperity Index which measures the quality of life based on health, education and business environment.

Examines the social conditions that exist in Japan today. Description of life in Japan; The rigid and demanding education system; Minority problems; How Japanese women are making themselves heard; Decrease in the birth rate; What the government is doing to deal with social conditions. INSETS: The untouchables (information on the `burakumin' people).;Japan's native people (information on the Ainu people).;Dying villages (decreasing populations in Japanese towns)..

States that the world is becoming more crowded and that is forcing people to move. Prediction of population growth on Earth; Why the numbers have become enormous; How our numbers increased 90,000 years ago; When the two billion mark was reached. INSETS: The next explosion.;Child migrants..

Warns that a castastrope worse than any famine is looming over sub-Saharan Africa. HIV infection and AIDS in Africa; Confirmed cases of AIDS in Zimbabwe in 1990; Heterosexual transmission of the virus; Zaire and the Program for the Fight Against AIDS. INSETS: HIV immune?;New strains..

Focuses on some of the social and behavioral problems that Canadian teachers face in the classroom. Results of a study commissioned by the Canadian Teachers' Federation; Discipline issues; The Sparrow Lake Alliance. INSET: The times they are a-changing (problems faced by teachers).

Focuses on the challenges faced by self-employed workers in Canada. Experts' concern that homeworkers are source of cheap reserve labor; Benefits that homeworkers may lose due to alterations in job contract; Abuses against homeworkers.

Discusses the qualities a person who intends to take up telecommuting should possess. Discipline; Organizational skills; Motivation; Clear-cut objectives; Results-oriented approach.