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Women with straight As in high school have same leadership prospects as men with failing grades

The relationship between good grades in high school and future leadership responsibilities in the workplace is stronger for men than it is for women, a new UBC study has found.

Feb 3, 2021

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Importance of humour in online dating could exclude new Canadians

In a world where having “a good sense of humour” can improve your prospects of landing everything from a date to a job, are immigrants being penalized for not getting the joke? Siqi Xiao, a UBC Master’s student in sociology, looked at this question through the lens of online dating.

Sep 3, 2020

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Home cooking and family meals are challenges, not solutions

Prominent food gurus recommend that we cook from scratch and gather our families around the table each night. But knowing what’s good for us doesn’t necessarily mean we can do it.

Mar 11, 2019

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