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Still in recovery
If we’re going to close the gender gap, we need government action
A rising tide does not lift all boats
Ontario’s labour market saw dramatic shifts over the past few years. How did those changes affect racialized workers?
Pat Armstrong can teach us about the road ahead
Looking at the career of one of Canada’s leading feminist political economists
Quebec was a hotbed of COVID-19 transmission—what went wrong?
Quebec took an authoritarian approach to COVID-19 instead of dealing with the elephant in the room: it was spread in workplaces, schools, health care facilities and institutions.
A bumpy ride
Bumpy Ride Spring 2022 Update: An analysis of the experiences of female workers from 2019 to 2021 reveals that Canada’s economic recovery has proven to be as unequal as the initial downturn.
Canada’s gender pandemic response
Canada’s federal response to gendered impacts of the pandemic was on par with other high-income countries. Roughly 30 per cent of programs introduced between March…
Inequality makes crises worse—and there are many crises coming
We’re heading into an increasingly unstable world, and we’re going to need real solidarity to make it through.
Poverty in the Midst of COVID-19
In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic forced the shutdown of large sections of the Ontario economy. In a few short months, total economic activity in…
Poverty in the Midst of COVID-19
For policy-makers, perhaps the most obvious lesson of the pandemic is that poverty, including child poverty, can be reduced much more quickly than Ontario has done in recent years. Timid policies that unfold incrementally over decades are of no use to children who will be grown up before we finally get around to taking action.
Low pay driving career changes among women workers
Bumpy Ride Fall 2022 Update #7: Women workers are changing industries—and they’re looking for better pay
The crisis in the care economy shows no sign of letting up
Bumpy Ride Fall 2022 Update #6: Workers in the care economy have been battered over the past two years, and that crisis shows no signs of slowing.
Women’s earnings lag behind high rates of inflation
Bumpy Ride Fall 2022 Update #5: Women’s salaries are failing to keep up with inflation—a look at the latest numbers
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