Browsing University of Waterloo by Subject "intersectionality"
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Associations and Interactions between Retail Food Environments, Food Gentrification, and Neighbourhood-level Intersectionality in Toronto, Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-28)Diet-related disease and food insecurity are growing problems in Canada and globally. Over the last decade, prevalent rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes have increased across the country and Toronto currently has the ... -
Does the Cost Barrier to Contraception Differentially Affect Racialized and Indigenous Women? An Intersectional Quantitative Investigation
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-11)Background: In Canada, 15% of sexually active women of reproductive age do not use any form of contraception (Black et al., 2009; Black, Guilbert, Costescu, et al., 2015; Black, Guilbert, Hassan, et al., 2015). The majority ... -
An Intersectional Colour-Blind Frame Analysis of Sports News Coverage on Athlete Activism in the WNBA, NBA, and NHL Following the Shooting of Jacob Blake
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-17)Despite Black women leading the way in athlete activism, there is little research and discussion on their experiences doing so. With the rapid progression of athlete activism in sport, it is important to understand the ... -
Mothers with Lower-Incomes and Community Programming: Illuminating Narratives of Access and Experience in Kitchener
(University of Waterloo, 2016-06-07)While motherhood is a wonderful experience full of love and joy, it continues to involve tremendous amounts of change in all areas of a new mother’s life. While leisure activities, such as the ones offered at community ... -
Understanding island-wide intersectional disaster risk governance: the place of social networks in the Commonwealth of Dominica.
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-26)The Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction promotes deliberative, inclusive and bottom-up processes to disaster risk reduction. Further, the growing focus on stakeholder engagement within disaster risk governance ... -
University Students’ Gynecology Care Experiences in the US and Canada: Implications for Equitable Access to Person-Centered Care
(University of Waterloo, 2024-03-18)Introduction: The United States (US) and Canada (CA) have differing healthcare systems that play a central role in how reproductive care is accessed and delivered. Yet, their shared patriarchal history and culture contribute ... -
"We are not a machine": Personal support workers' (ante)narratives of labour, leisure, and hope amidst politics of genderacialised care in long-term care homes
(University of Waterloo, 2018-01-12)Systemic processes rooted in and reinforcing neoliberalism and capitalist production work to racialise, gender, and class bodies engaged in caring. Engaging in caring through labouring bodies, racialised women working in ... -
“When you add Black and Female, it’s almost like a double whammy”: The Gendered and Racialized Experiences of Professional Integration among Internationally Educated Health Professionals in Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2022-04-20)Background: Scholars have noted that migration of health professionals is a global phenomenon. According to the World Health Organization, the immigration of internationally educated health professionals (IEHPs) to ...