Kim de Laat
@kdelaat.bsky.social
Assistant prof + sociologist of work and culture at the Stratford School, U Waterloo. Studying inequality in paid/unpaid work in creative and tech sectors, and the who/when/why/where of how work is accomplished (esp. remote and hybrid).
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I recently heard a scholar claim that Sweden has the highest rate of incels per capita of anywhere in the world. I wrote a post on my attempt to look into the claim. Spoiler: I think he was right. inequalitybyinteriordesign.wordpress.com/2025/06/25/m...
Mapping Misogyny: Global Patterns in Incel Forum Activity
I just got back from a really incredible conference hosted at Stockholm University, “Men and Masculinities in Transition.” Scholars from all around the world came to present work and le…
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June 25, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I recently heard a scholar claim that Sweden has the highest rate of incels per capita of anywhere in the world. I wrote a post on my attempt to look into the claim. Spoiler: I think he was right. inequalitybyinteriordesign.wordpress.com/2025/06/25/m...
I had the honor of working with Ray and his brilliant student Ria Chakraborty this past year. Among his many other accomplishments, he was committed to bridging the social and physical sciences. What a tremendous loss. My heart breaks for his family and students.
Raymond Laflamme 1960-2025. A great scientist, renowned for his pioneering contributions to quantum error correction. A great leader, founding director of the Institute for Quantum Computing. A great colleague and teacher whose legacy continues to inspire us.
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IQC and Waterloo mourn the loss of Raymond Laflamme | Institute for Quantum Computing | University of Waterloo
Raymond Laflamme, a trailblazer in quantum information processing and pioneer of the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) at the University of Waterloo, died on June 19 after a lengthy battle with ca...
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June 22, 2025 at 12:13 AM
I had the honor of working with Ray and his brilliant student Ria Chakraborty this past year. Among his many other accomplishments, he was committed to bridging the social and physical sciences. What a tremendous loss. My heart breaks for his family and students.
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“No one wants a meritocracy more than those who are systemically disadvantaged.”
Great insights on the nature of DEI policies in Canada and their importance moving forward.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Great insights on the nature of DEI policies in Canada and their importance moving forward.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Opinion: The name can change, but the work must not: why Canada still needs DEI
Workplace diversity initiatives are in rapid retreat south of the border, and backlash in Canada is looming. But in order for the country to become the meritocracy it strives to be, we need to fully e...
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February 9, 2025 at 1:44 AM
“No one wants a meritocracy more than those who are systemically disadvantaged.”
Great insights on the nature of DEI policies in Canada and their importance moving forward.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
Great insights on the nature of DEI policies in Canada and their importance moving forward.
www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
My department, University of Waterloo Stratford School, is hiring for a teaching stream position in business!
Here is the job ad: universityaffairs.ca/search-job/?...
Please share this with your networks and reach out if you have any questions.
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Please share this with your networks and reach out if you have any questions.
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December 4, 2024 at 2:36 PM
My department, University of Waterloo Stratford School, is hiring for a teaching stream position in business!
Here is the job ad: universityaffairs.ca/search-job/?...
Please share this with your networks and reach out if you have any questions.
Here is the job ad: universityaffairs.ca/search-job/?...
Please share this with your networks and reach out if you have any questions.
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Also worth pointing out that Bezos’s support of the incoming administration is worth your opposition; bleeding his profits is A Good Idea for all workers
Just a reminder that Amazon workers are striking tomorrow through Monday, and that none of the “deals” are good enough to justify crossing the picket line.
November 29, 2024 at 11:23 AM
Also worth pointing out that Bezos’s support of the incoming administration is worth your opposition; bleeding his profits is A Good Idea for all workers
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Saying hi to this new site by sharing my last ASR pub, w amazing colab @imarinescu.bsky.social! We show that privatized childcare services play a direct role creating family income inequality in the US, bc unaffordable childcare hurts lower income families most doi.org/10.1177/0003...
November 22, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Saying hi to this new site by sharing my last ASR pub, w amazing colab @imarinescu.bsky.social! We show that privatized childcare services play a direct role creating family income inequality in the US, bc unaffordable childcare hurts lower income families most doi.org/10.1177/0003...
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Attending the #womensconference in #NewYork #CSW68
And thinking what an honor: so many women are not allowed to speak or show off
We are there for you:
💚women in #Iran
💚Women in #Syria
💚women in #Afghanistan
And all women they have no right to raise their voice
And thinking what an honor: so many women are not allowed to speak or show off
We are there for you:
💚women in #Iran
💚Women in #Syria
💚women in #Afghanistan
And all women they have no right to raise their voice
March 17, 2024 at 11:50 AM
Attending the #womensconference in #NewYork #CSW68
And thinking what an honor: so many women are not allowed to speak or show off
We are there for you:
💚women in #Iran
💚Women in #Syria
💚women in #Afghanistan
And all women they have no right to raise their voice
And thinking what an honor: so many women are not allowed to speak or show off
We are there for you:
💚women in #Iran
💚Women in #Syria
💚women in #Afghanistan
And all women they have no right to raise their voice
In time for #InternationalWomensDay2024 Sarah Kaplan, Lechin Lu and I write about accelerating progress toward gender equity in health and science for the The Lancet: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
Accelerating progress towards gender equity in health and science
Since 2000, women's representation in health professions has increased steadily across
the globe. In 2019, nearly half of all doctors in countries in the Organisation for
Economic Co-operation and Dev...
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March 6, 2024 at 7:57 PM
In time for #InternationalWomensDay2024 Sarah Kaplan, Lechin Lu and I write about accelerating progress toward gender equity in health and science for the The Lancet: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
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Today is the day that made every Canadian woman of my generation a feminist.
Today, we remember.
Je me souviens.
(L’ecole polytechnic massacre, Dec 6, 1989.)
Today, we remember.
Je me souviens.
(L’ecole polytechnic massacre, Dec 6, 1989.)
December 6, 2023 at 3:49 PM
Today is the day that made every Canadian woman of my generation a feminist.
Today, we remember.
Je me souviens.
(L’ecole polytechnic massacre, Dec 6, 1989.)
Today, we remember.
Je me souviens.
(L’ecole polytechnic massacre, Dec 6, 1989.)