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Women’s employment rate trending below spring highs
This is part one of our Fall 2022 Bumpy Ride labour market series update. It presents up-to-date information on women’s economic security, unpacking national-level statistics and identifying emerging economic trends…
Reciprocal but not optimal
CCPA comments on the government’s reciprocal procurement proposals This spring, Global Affairs Canada sought advice on the development of a reciprocal procurement policy that would “reduce access to Canadian federal…
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…
Women’s wages aren’t keeping up with inflation: new labour market analysis
Report shows bumpy pandemic recovery has been as unequal as the initial downturn CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA—Women’s wages are not keeping pace with surging inflation overall,…
What do women want? In Ontario, they want change
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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…
A Higher Calling: The case for federal investments in women’s work in the care economy
Submission to the House of Commons HUMA committee Download 192.12 KB13 pages The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the many ways in which inequality is baked into our economy and institutions….
Killing Roe v. Wade could have ripple effects on democracy
Last night, just as I was getting ready for sleep, I found out about the leak of a draft decision from the U.S. Supreme Court in Politico striking down Roe…
Nova Scotia health plan leaves out reproductive health
Reproductive health is fundamentally an issue of gender equity, and a plan that fails to address pregnancy, pregnancy prevention, and gynecological health is, quite simply, discriminatory. During the province’s Speak…
Does the Liberal-NDP pact signal a new Pearsonian phase?
In a surprise move, the federal Liberal minority government has struck a deal with the NDP that will ostensibly secure a stable minority government until 2025. Canada doesn’t have many…
Fast Facts: Why Manitoba needs no-cost contraception
Previously published in the Winnipeg Free Press, March 14, 2022 Birth control and access to contraception should be available at no charge to improve reproductive health and save public spending….
How to break the bias in Canada’s gender and trade agenda
Under the Trudeau government, Canada has taken on a role of global leadership in promoting feminist approaches in all areas of foreign policy, including diplomacy, trade, security, and development. These…
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