Using ‘They’ as a Gender Pronoun in Communications

By Jenna Wenkoff While studying communications a professor told us not to use ‘they’ as a gender pronoun to avoid confusing our audience. As companies embrace diversity and inclusion, this statement excludes transgender individuals who do not identify as male or female. There are many pronouns used to refer to non-binary individuals, but one of… Read more

The New World of Job Searching

By Lindsay Marcaccio The change, uncertainty and unpredictability of the last 16 months has created a more stressful environment for an already emotionally charged task – job searching. Whether you are a recent graduate, a mid-point role changer or a long hauler in your profession, looking for work is daunting at the best of times… Read more

The role of communications in addressing vaccine hesitancy

Some Calgarians are hesitant to take the COVID-19 vaccine. They are concerned because they think the vaccine development was rushed, and so its safety and efficacy cannot be trusted. There are also myths such as the vaccine enters your cells and changes your DNA or the vaccine itself can give you COVID.  I talked with… Read more

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