Coronavirus Women

• Coronavirus: Research indicates women in the workforce hit hard by COVID-19

  “When we lose women as role models in jobs that are high quality, high paying and highly visible, we lose a generation of people who can take those jobs."

  Health

  Jan 18, 2021
  
• Mothers of kids under age 6 make up majority of workforce exodus amid coronavirus: RBC

  Men are picking up jobs at three times the rate that women are leaving the workforce during COVID-19

  Canada

  Nov 20, 2020
  
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• ‘Back to square one’: Calls to domestic violence lines jump again as coronavirus surges

  "What women are saying is that it's like a pressure cooker in the house and there isn't a valve."

  Canada

  Oct 15, 2020
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• Childcare, flex work are key for women to recover from pandemic career hits: report

  Mothers have disproportionately taken on unpaid care work as families grapple with pandemic.

  Canada

  Sep 9, 2020
• Coronavirus sees women’s participation in workforce hit 3-decade low: RBC

  RBC said women are being hardest hit because they tend to work in industries, such as hospitality and food services, most affected by layoffs.

  Canada

  Jul 16, 2020
• Federal officials probing ways to address impact of coronavirus pandemic on women

  With women bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, federal officials are trying to figure out how recovery efforts can help get women back to work, earning more money and securing more stable jobs.

  Canada

  May 23, 2020