Series - Editorial Fellowship: Women's Economic Resilience

Women’s economic resilience under fire: three under-the-radar ways the pandemic risks reversing Canada’s gender equality progress

Author Sherlyn Assam
COVID-19’s impact on women and nonbinary people threatens their chance at recovery

Why It Matters

If unaddressed, the pandemic’s compounding effects on women and nonbinary people’s safety, health, and economic independence will force them to play catch-up with Canada’s recovery plans.

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