The grants through SSHRC and the Canadian Foundation for Innovation will support 37 research projects led by established and emerging researchers at McMaster.
Employers often emphasize finding the right “fit” when hiring new employees. But their biases often carry more weight than qualifications, experience and education, experts find.
Restricting the process of getting help deters people who are already marginalized from seeking social supports, making it more daunting and humiliating, writes Susan Cape.