Canadian women researchers make their mark

International Day of Women and Girls in Science is a time to celebrate the talented researchers and entrepreneurs who are inspiring the next generation. We will all benefit when we are truly inclusive and see the possibilities of greater good.
As we celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science on Feb. 11, here are a few stories of women who have added and who continue to add significantly to research and innovation through their personal work, writes Roseann O'Reilly Runte.

In Voltaire’s story Candide—which has been made into a film and musical—after having searched the world over for wisdom, the titular character returns home and, leaving his mistress in the kitchen to bake pies, concludes that the path to happiness lies in “...

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