Myth: The tradwife movement empowers women by affirming traditional gender roles
If you’ve been on social media lately, you might have seen some content about the tradwife movement and from tradwives themselves. Popular tradwife accounts post photos and videos of an idealized domestic lifestyle – taking care of children, cooking from scratch, baking bread, and keeping a clean...
Myth: Care work is low value
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we got a sense of how devalued care work really is. Care workers were, and still are, working long hours in poor conditions, for low pay, to support elders, children, and people with disabilities. These care workers provide some of the most essential labour in our so...
Myth: Philanthropy belongs to rich, white men
When most people think about philanthropy, they picture rich, often white, men, writing huge cheques for whatever cause they decide to get behind. And billionaire philanthropy has faced growing criticism: is it really philanthropy, or is it just a sneaky way for the wealthy to avoid taxes and rei...
Busting myths around Indigenous entrepreneurship
Indigenous entrepreneurship has existed across Turtle Island long before settler colonization. But today, there are still so many myths about Indigenous businesses — including the idea that Indigenous people aren’t entrepreneurs, that they rely on government handouts, and that they need to be tau...
Myth: Entrepreneurship is all about profit
What do you think of when you hear the word “entrepreneur”? For a lot of people, the same kind of image comes to mind: a founder, usually a man, who finds a gap in the market, builds something to fill it, and becomes incredibly wealthy—like Steve Jobs or Jeff Bezos. In this episode, we challenge ...
Myth: The climate crisis affects everyone in the same way
The global climate crisis is a pressing issue for all of us. Rising temperatures and sea levels, natural disasters like fires, floods, and typhoons, and environmental destruction wreak havoc on the entire planet. But it’s a myth that the climate crisis presents an equal threat to everyone. Existi...
Managing Your WORK IDENTITY: Authenticity, Bias, & Resume Whitening with Professor Sonia Kang (ep. 216)
Professional identity, authenticity, and bias at work are more complicated than we like to admit. The challenge isn’t just about confidence or self-expression. For many people, managing what they reveal at work is a carefully strategized survival decision.
Organizational behaviour researcher Dr....
Myth: Women’s sports are less exciting than men’s
Women’s sports get a lot less attention than men’s. In Canada, data show that over 90% of print and online sport media coverage focuses on men’s sports. You may have heard people say that this is because women’s sports aren’t as exciting as men’s, or that they just don’t make as much money. In th...
Myth: Reproductive care isn’t an economic issue
Reproductive healthcare is often framed as a social, moral, or personal issue. It doesn’t come up a lot in conversations about economic prosperity. But the reality is that reproductive care is actually very closely connected to the economy. It can shape people’s financial stability, their educati...
Myth: The manosphere is about men's self-improvement
It seems like the term "manosphere" is everywhere these days, from news headlines to documentaries. On the surface, some of these online spaces can look like they’re simply about self-improvement. There’s content about dating, fitness, money, and men's rights. But actually, the manosphere is much...
