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Hey, colleague: How do you talk to your boss about unequal pay?

Hey, colleague: How do you talk to your boss about unequal pay?

It’s not a secret but the elephant in the room that no one wants to discuss: unequal pay contributes to the root cause of gendered poverty.
Ask Ellie: Young man wants clarity on why he ended happy relationship

Ask Ellie: Young man wants clarity on why he ended happy relationship

Dear Ellie: I’m a guy, 25, whose been told by women friends that I’m decent-looking, and assured by colleagues that I have a successful future ahead.
Ask Ellie: If partner swears off marriage, it's time to reassess

Ask Ellie: If partner swears off marriage, it's time to reassess

If you want marriage and kids, he’s not the man for you
Ask Ellie: To manage anger, look inward and heal old wounds

Ask Ellie: To manage anger, look inward and heal old wounds

There are lessons to be learned from Will Smith's violent reaction to anger at the Oscars
Opinion: How to boost your attention and ability to function with meditation, exercise and sleep

Opinion: How to boost your attention and ability to function with meditation, exercise and sleep

Research highlights the importance of daily meditation, exercise and sleep for improving executive functioning, a component of attention that helps people focus.
Opinion: Four lessons from online learning that should stick after the pandemic

Opinion: Four lessons from online learning that should stick after the pandemic

The question for all educators should be: How do we capitalize on COVID-19 initiated change to build better education systems for the future?
Opinion: When it comes to food prices, the Canadian government's hands are tied

Opinion: When it comes to food prices, the Canadian government's hands are tied

Rising food prices are not an easy fix and we shouldn’t be pretending otherwise.
Ask Ellie: To find lasting love, first recognize poor choices of past

Ask Ellie: To find lasting love, first recognize poor choices of past

Before dating again, bolster your own sense of self-worth, bringing confidence and realistic needs to an emotionally healthy choice of partner.
Ask Ellie: In wedding invitation, be specific on plus-ones, kids, other issues

Ask Ellie: In wedding invitation, be specific on plus-ones, kids, other issues

It’s the bold impudence of the couple who brought her, and the gall of the uninvited woman to just tag along, that matter here.
Ask Ellie: Denying sex in marriage is unfair to spouse

Ask Ellie: Denying sex in marriage is unfair to spouse

Marriage is a bond and most couples understand from the start, that sex is part of the overall connection through love, caring, commitment and sexual intimacy.