A Socially Just Recovery


Women were impacted in disproportionate ways during the pandemic through greater exposure, job loss and the double-duty of paid work and care giving.


Professions that predominantly employ women include nursing where


75 per cent are women and medical lab technicians where


respiratory therapists where


80 per cent are women. Additionally, up to


home care are women.2


cent of the personal support workers in long-term care homes and


90 per 90 per cent are women,


64%


of women reported that they mostly performed homeschooling or helping children with homework.1


This women’s history month is a call to rebuild a more equitable world with an understanding of how gendered inequities were compounded by the pandemic.


A socially just recovery needs to be intersectional by addressing the additional barriers that race, class, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity posed for women workers.


As we rebuild, let us consider some critical questions:


• How can gendered inequities be addressed through government policies?


• What social supports exist for women workers who were disproportionately impacted by the pandemic? Are these supports intersectional?


• How can we advocate for workers whose voices may not always be heard?


• What does gender equity look like in our schools, communities and workplaces?


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Women’s History Month 2021 CREATIVE: THE PUBLICSTUDIO.CA [FPO]


Leclerc, K. (2020, December 14). Caring for their children: Impacts of COVID-19 on parents. Statistics Canada. Retrieved from: 150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/45-28-0001/2020001/article/00091-eng.htm.


Scott, K. (2021). Women, work and COVID-19 Priorities for supporting women and the economy. Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives. p. 11 Retrieved from: policyalternatives.ca/sites/default/files/uploads/publications/ National%20Office/2021/03/Women%20work%20and%20COVID.pdf.


ELEMENTARY TEACHERS’ FEDERATION OF ONTARIO 5


Women experienced significant job losses in the food, personal care and retail sectors. Many of these jobs are low-paying and precarious work.


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