Series - Editorial Fellowship: Women's Economic Resilience

Here's how to better support women living on low income, according to Families Canada

Author Sherlyn Assam
Even though Canada has award-winning financial literacy programs, they are not fully accessible to many women living on low incomes

Why It Matters

Revealing barriers to accessing financial aid and solutions social impact organizations are trying to create across multiple sectors can help improve systemic barriers to women’s economic resilience

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