Mission’s Rishma Johal knew academia would be challenging.
The McGill PhD candidate was warned by professors and supervisors along the way that it would be hard to find a job in the long run.
“There’s this looming fear sometimes that comes along while you’re studying, even though I’m not quite at that stage yet,” Johal said.
However, while researching her current thesis, Johal discovered a different but familiar challenge.
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