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@andreadoucet.bsky.social
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Care thinker. Distinguished Professor. Former Canada Research Chair in Gender, Work/Care. Forthcoming Books (2026): "Care Leaves and Care Time for All";. "International Handbook on the Listening Guide". Co-Coordinator @LeaveNetwork. Slow Scholar.

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andreadoucet @andreadoucet.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Sharing this blog co-authored with my colleague Peter Moss on care leaves and care time as social rights. Based on our open-access book, Care Leaves and Care Time for All @policypress.bsky.social @tcru-ucl.bsky.social @sriucl.bsky.social
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andreadoucet @andreadoucet.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Congratulations to the awesome Eva Jewell!
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Reimagining Care/Work Policies @reimaginecarework.bsky.social · 06/11/2025
A new research paper from the RC/W written by @sylviafuller.bsky.social, Manlin Cai, @andreadoucet.bsky.social & Siqi Qin is out. They use Canadian survey data to track how Covid interventions like school closures & WFH influenced social reproduction within dual-earner households. buff.ly/gzv1LQB
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Gender Divisions of Domestic Labour During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Canada: Did Increases in Father Involvement Persist Through Later Stages?
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Reimagining Care/Work Policies @reimaginecarework.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
The Vanier Institute of the Family & RC/W have released a paper addressing attribution in the field of ‘grey literature’, a critical question in open-access scientific communication. Authors Serena Danssen, Jennifer Turner, Margo Hilbrecht & @andreadoucet.bsky.social describe how Vanier & RC/W...
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Reimagining Care/Work Policies @reimaginecarework.bsky.social · 29/09/2025
The 2025 Newsletter of the International Network on Leave Policies and Research is out now! Many of our RC/W members, including Andrea Doucet (@andreadoucet.bsky.social), are key members from Canada. Check it out to learn more about their work!
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andreadoucet @andreadoucet.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Many congrats to @lindawhite.bsky.social and team! See our @rcwpolicies.bsky.social website for more excellent, timely contributions on #childcare #parentalleave and more!
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andreadoucet @andreadoucet.bsky.social · 24/06/2025
Care-thinking. Open-access. Thx @brisunipress.bsky.social
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Brock University | FOSS @brockufoss.bsky.social · 13/05/2025
Watch the #BigIdeas Talk, “Nothing Exists Alone: Three Lessons About Care from Ecologist Rachel Carson,” by @andreadoucet.bsky.social, #BrockU Professor of Sociology and Women's and Gender Studies and CRC in Gender, Work, and Care. @wfrn.bsky.social wfrn.org/video/andrea...
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Andrea Doucet - Nothing Exists Alone: Three Lessons About Care from Ecologist Rachel Carson - Work and Family Researchers Network
In this Big Ideas Talk, Andrea Doucet tells a story with unparalleled power—a stirring and thought-provoking story that almost literally leaps off the screen. Doucet is a care scholar. “For 30 years,”...
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andreadoucet @andreadoucet.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
Thank you @ellengalinsky.bsky.social for creating the #BigIdeas series; @wfrn.bsky.social team: Jenny Hamblett, Lisa Rinehart, Stephen Sweet; Christine Gagnon for TEDx guidance; @sharigraydon.bsky.social for storytelling ideas; Lyse Doucet for reminding me to pause; and @rcwpolicies.bsky.social.
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Reimagining Care/Work Policies @reimaginecarework.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing clips with key insights from presenters. Dr. Aisling Gallagher, a social geographer from the University of New Zealand, explains the pitfalls of the private administration of child care.
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Reimagining Care/Work Policies @reimaginecarework.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
New research by RC/W Co-Investigator Diane-Gabrielle Tremblay and Sarah Nogues in Industrial Relations Journal explores work intensification & turnover among Quebec teachers! doi.org/10.1111/irj....
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Reimagining Care/Work Policies @reimaginecarework.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
A great opportunity to work with one of our great partner organizations!
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andreadoucet @andreadoucet.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
RIP Sandra Harding, generous mentor, a giant in feminist epistemologies, standpoint theories, and feminist science studies.
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andreadoucet @andreadoucet.bsky.social · 12/02/2025
Congrats to our @leavenetwork.bsky.social colleagues Marian Baird and Myra Hamilton!
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Reimagining Care/Work Policies @reimaginecarework.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Interested in learning more? Read here: policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/oc...
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What should Quebec do with $900 million in parental leave surpluses?
Canada’s best parental leave program could follow Sweden’s lead by giving fathers longer leave and allowing grandparents and friends to participate.
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Reimagining Care/Work Policies @reimaginecarework.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
A recent article by Sophie Mathieu in Policy Options explores Quebec's $900M parental leave surplus, and what the province should do with it: policyoptions.irpp.org/magazines/oc...
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What should Quebec do with $900 million in parental leave surpluses?
Canada’s best parental leave program could follow Sweden’s lead by giving fathers longer leave and allowing grandparents and friends to participate.
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Reimagining Care/Work Policies @reimaginecarework.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Morna Ballantyne, Executive Director of our partner organization Child Care Now, spoke to CBC about Ontario's recent reduction in child-care fees, a welcome development that unfortunately will reach far too few families due to a lack of spaces. Read more here:
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Advocacy group welcomes reduction in child-care fees in Ontario, fears far too few families stand to benefit | CBC News
Canada's national child care advocacy association, Child Care Now, has welcomed a reduction in child-care fees in Ontario, while expressing concern that far too few families stand to benefit.
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Reimagining Care/Work Policies @reimaginecarework.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Our Partnership started in a 2016 event funded partly by @cupw on care work. Our director @andreadoucet.bsky.social comments on the legacy of the 1981 CUPW strike on well-paid inclusive parental leave @brockuniversity.bsky.social youtu.be/bJut1CgsHz0?...
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How striking postal workers changed maternity leave in Canada
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