Edward Jackson (@EdwardTJackson) header
Edward Jackson (@EdwardTJackson) profile picture

Edward Jackson

@EdwardTJackson

Professor, consultant, author on #socent, #impinv, #genderlens, #ESG, #jobs, #highereducation, #nonprofits, #sports, #genderequality, #evaluation, #foreignaid

 Ottawa, Canada
carleton.ca/sppa/people/jackson-edward-t/
Joined February 2011
  • Tweets10.3K
  • Following4.5K
  • Followers1.7K
Canada supports the @HACplastic call for global action to #EndPlasticPollution by 2040. Read the Coalition’s statement: ow.ly/Kcsn50LNgPP
Piece of plastic floating in the open ocean surrounded by tropical fish

ALT Piece of plastic floating in the open ocean surrounded by tropical fish

1
12
19
Elizabeth Warren: Democrats Just Held the Senate. Here’s What We Do Next. "Instead of capitulating to election deniers, we should keep fighting for working families — because when we fight for working people, we win." nytimes.com/2022/11/12/opini…
Opinion | Elizabeth Warren: Democrats Just Held the Senate. Here’s What We Do Next. (Published 2022)

Opinion | Elizabeth Warren: Democrats Just Held the Senate. Here’s What We Do Next. (Published 2022)

The party must do even more to improve Americans’ lives.

nytimes.com
Thank you again contributors to the special issue on Growing Gender Lens Investing in Emerging Markets! htps://www.tandfonline.com/journals/tsfi20/collections/Gender-investing-markets Amazing to meet in person @GenderSmartIS with many of you!
Image from Carolina Robino (@CarolinaIDRC)
2
1
6
Engaging with a World in Turmoil-Bob Rae "The project of our time is our engagement with the tumultuous world in which we now find ourselves...we are in the rapids and must go on" policymagazine.ca/engaging-w…

Engaging with a World in Turmoil - Policy Magazine

Jim Travers was not my adversary.  He was my friend.  We had different jobs - I was a member of Parliament and then the leader of a provincial political

policymagazine.ca
A Sneaky Form of Climate Obstruction Hurts Pension Funds: Anti-ESG directives by Republican states put retirements of teachers and firefighters at risk-Read "nytimes.com/2022/09/17/opini…
Opinion | A Sneaky Form of Climate Obstruction Hurts Pension Funds (Published 2022)

Opinion | A Sneaky Form of Climate Obstruction Hurts Pension Funds (Published 2022)

Some state officials are putting their political views before the best interests of the firefighters and teachers they serve.

nytimes.com
1
Eliciting one-armed salutes, Trump’s rally in Ohio shows the media still doesn’t get it-Rubin washingtonpost.com/opinions/…
African leaders are questioning “microcredit” and other norms excluding women from trade-Onukwue qz.com/african-leaders-are-q… via @qzafrica
African leaders are questioning “microcredit” and other norms excluding women from trade

African leaders are questioning “microcredit” and other norms excluding women from trade

AfCFTA conference this week seeks to center women and youth as the trade area's "engine."

qz.com
Edward Jackson retweeted
Stacey Abrams (@staceyabrams) profile picture
Stacey Abrams
@staceyabrams16 Sep 2022
Every single state in the South has been on a mission to make abortion difficult, if not impossible, to get. As the next governor of Georgia, I will fight to ensure safe and legal access to abortion in our state.
633
1,360
68
8,962
Edward Jackson retweeted
Budd Hall (@buddhall) profile picture
Budd Hall@buddhall31 Aug 2022
Replying to @RTandon_PRIA
@RTandon_PRIA Our @UNESCOchairCBR Co-Chair presents @PRIA_India 40th Anniversary book to our long-time friend Senator Mary Coyle while at Victoria Forum @uvicnews @CoadyStFX @EdwardTJackson @PresidentUVic @PRIA_India @maevagauthier @CFGS_UVic
Image from Budd Hall (@buddhall)
3
1
12
The online hate faced by women in journalism is an issue that affects us all-Pulfer @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
Opinion: The online hate faced by women in journalism is an issue that affects us all

Opinion: The online hate faced by women in journalism is an issue that affects us all

If women are drummed out of public life and leadership roles in media, society loses the benefits that come with gender equality

theglobeandmail.com
Michelle O’Bonsawin’s nomination to Canada’s Supreme Court is good for Canadians: "She doesn’t just bring much-needed perspective as an Indigenous person".. "she’s also experienced in criminal law and the operation of the healthcare system"-Janes theglobeandmail.com/opinion/…
Opinion: Michelle O’Bonsawin’s nomination to Canada’s Supreme Court is good for Canadians

Opinion: Michelle O’Bonsawin’s nomination to Canada’s Supreme Court is good for Canadians

The historic appointment comes at the right time for a court that has committed itself to diversity of many kinds and will soon rule on major cases around Indigenous governance

theglobeandmail.com
1
ESG funds demand a ‘look under the hood’ for rating criteria: The US SEC "would require companies to allow for comparability across some funds, and disclose what ESG impacts they seek to achieve and the metrics they use to assess progress" @globeandmail theglobeandmail.com/investin…
ESG funds demand a ‘look under the hood’ for rating criteria

ESG funds demand a ‘look under the hood’ for rating criteria

When an ESG designation for a fund can mean everything, does it mean anything?

theglobeandmail.com
CHERP: The nonprofit providing free solar power to low-income households: "We build micro solar factories for nonprofit organizations in underserved communities across the country"-Kaminsky explainshttps://www.triplepundit.com/story/2022/cherp-free-solar/752741 via @triplepundit
1
Sustainability Books: Your Summer Reading List from Morningstar-Norton morningstar.com/articles/110…
Why the Inflation Reduction Act Is a Big Deal: The bill has"provisions to accelerate America's clean-energy transition, control health-care costs, and restore some sanity to the tax code"-Stiglitz @ProSyn prosyn.org/uZClFsc
1
1
Reform of Global Affairs Canada: Version 2023-Livermore mcleodgroup.ca/2022/08/refor… via @themcleodgroup

Reform of Global Affairs Canada: Version 2023 - The McLeod Group

McLeod Group guest blog by Daniel Livermore, August 9, 2022 If the stars align, the year 2023 promises to be key for decisions about Global Affairs Canada and the Canadian foreign service. Two...

mcleodgroup.ca
Explainer: what makes Ghana’s anti-gay bill so extreme? Akinwotu theguardian.com/global-devel…
Explainer: what makes Ghana’s anti-gay bill so extreme?

Explainer: what makes Ghana’s anti-gay bill so extreme?

A closer look at what exactly the proposed Promotion of proper human sexual rights and Ghanaian family values bill contains

theguardian.com
Edward Jackson retweeted
The Guardian (@guardian) profile picture
The Guardian
@guardian6 Aug 2022
Uganda’s suspension of LGBT charity a ‘clear witch hunt’, say campaigners theguardian.com/world/2022/a…
Uganda’s suspension of LGBT charity a ‘clear witch-hunt’, say campaigners

Uganda’s suspension of LGBT charity a ‘clear witch-hunt’, say campaigners

Country’s government says Sexual Minorities Uganda ‘operating illegally’ in east African nation

theguardian.com
4
5
23
Edward Jackson retweeted
Budd Hall (@buddhall) profile picture
Budd Hall@buddhall26 Jul 2022
Nelson Mandela and Community-Based Participatory Research: Reflections on Nelson Mandela Day tinyurl.com/4ntxtadj @Rhodes_Uni @GLOpenjuru @fempoped @CFGS_UVic @The_ACU @RTandon_PRIA @raewynconnell @judefransman @dfmonk @EdwardTJackson @rcoosthuizen
2
10
Canadian Revenue Agency: Help Canadians weather the affordability crisis and forgive CERB debt now-Leadnow you.leadnow.ca/petitions/cra… via @leadnowca
1
Load more