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Women’s economic standing in Canada in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic
When “survival” jobs become “essential” work
In the lexicon of immigrant settlement services, the term “survival jobs” is used to signal temporary employment intended to ensure survival in the short term,…
Unequal pandemic, unequal recovery
The COVID-19 pandemic that swept the globe in 2020 not only threatened people’s health but exposed and exacerbated entrenched inequalities. Women bore the brunt.
Many women workers in Canada still feel economic upheavals of pandemic
OTTAWA— The COVID-19 pandemic wiped out 35 years of women’s economic gains in two short months, and a significant number of women in the workforce…
Work in progress
The COVID-19 pandemic wiped out 35 years of women’s economic gains in two short months. At the height of the lockdown, women were working 27 per cent…
Cooking, cleaning, and caring
At three months [once her work permit had been secured], I convinced myself that I was an adolescent, even if I was 50 years old,…
A paradox in COVID-19 pandemic recovery
“So, in March, during 2020, March 2020, on the 15th of March our schedule changed. And they told us that we don’t have any schedule…
Still in recovery
If we’re going to close the gender gap, we need government action
Revitalizing the conditions of care in Manitoba
The outsized burden placed on continuing care workers by the pandemic has in many ways gotten heavier.
Revitalizing the conditions of care in Manitoba
Manitoba experienced the tragic loss of over 700 residents in personal care homes due to COVID-19, resulting from some of the most severe outbreaks in…
Pat Armstrong can teach us about the road ahead
Looking at the career of one of Canada’s leading feminist political economists
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.
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