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COVID-19 is worsening homelessness and insecure housing for women
Women, girls, and gender diverse people are disproportionately impacted by a loss of income during COVID-19, putting women-led households at great risk of losing their…
Tracking women’s economic recovery
With the reopening of the economy in June, more women are back at work and others are picking up more hours, but their recovery continues…
From the pandemic response, a collaborative path to a just recovery
In 25 years of Alternative Federal Budgets, this edition of the AFB stands out: reflecting a chapter of history as it is unfolding, in real…
Resetting Normal Report
Women, Decent Work and Canada’s Fractured Care Economy Download 3.43 MB42 pages An historic downturn in women’s employment, compounded by uncertainty over the capacity of…
Economic abuse: hard to spot, harder to recover from
During the pandemic, women in abusive relationships face long periods of isolation with their abusers alongside decreased job security and limited access to support systems.…
The Monitor, July/August 2020
How to End Canada’s Long-term Care Crisis Download 5.27 MB The summer issue of the Monitor features two previously published reports on the crisis in Canada’s nursing…
Defunding the police: What will it mean for survivors of sexual violence?
The recent killing of unarmed Black Americans George Floyd and Breonna Taylor by police officers sparked a new wave of Black Lives Matter protests around the…
Needed now: A feminist recovery plan
Five key takeaways from May’s Labour Force Survey report
Resetting Normal
Funding a Thriving Women’s Sector Download 2.85 MB24 pages The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is collaborating with the Canadian Women’s Foundation, Ontario Nonprofit Network…
The Monitor, May/June 2020
Putting Housing Poverty on Notice Download 5.37 MB In our first issue following the outbreak of COVD-19 in Canada, Monitor contributors assess the federal and…
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.
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…
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