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Women bearing the brunt of economic losses: One in five has been laid off or had hours cut
Women are at the forefront of the economic crisis as yesterday’s labour force report from Statistics Canada reveals.
Long Term Care: Fatally flawed system demands fundamental change
Given that seniors are at greatest risk, as evidence from China shows, and those living in long term care homes are among the most vulnerable, it should be…
COVID-19 crisis response must address gender faultlines
With each passing day, the reality of the COVID-19 pandemic is coming into sharper view. Cancelled events, shuttered offices, suspended classes—we are all affected. There…
Budget Watch 2020: Taking stock 25 years after Beijing
Twenty-five years ago, 50,000 activists, diplomats and world leaders met at the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing, China, to plan for a world…
Platform Crunch: Eradicating Poverty
What a difference a few years make. Tackling poverty and inequality were key themes in the 2015 election. This year, they have been muscled out…
Platform crunch: The family policy debate in #Elxn43
This past week, public policy proposals were piling up fast and furious as each political party vies for the attention of voters rightly concerned about…
Submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women regarding the challenges faced by senior women
Download 179.01 KB8 pages Poverty and economic insecurity present a unique hardship for senior women, particularly when combined with the many overlapping challenges of aging: chronic…
Young people are speaking out – and it’s about time we listened
“I realized that our actions and our voices and our impact are stronger than we think”, said Asmaa Ali from the riding of Edmonton Griesbach. “We don’t…
Budget 2019: A win for the women’s movement—but we won’t get there without child care
A meaningful feminist agenda demands bold action and sustained funding to achieve significant change in the lives of women and girls. Budget 2019 targets many…
Budget watch 2019: Moving forward on a federal feminist agenda
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Who’s missing: Data gaps undermine our efforts to track gender gaps and push for meaningful change
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