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Bezanson, Bevan and Lysack: Economic recovery from COVID-19 must include the 'care' sector

from Ottawa Citizen

Bezanson, Bevan and Lysack: Economic recovery from COVID-19 must include the 'care' sector Ottawa Citizen The COVID-19 economic calamity is unlike any we have experienced. But even as Canadians are reminded of their tremendous capacity for social solidarity, the cracks in our systems of income insurance and social care have been exposed. This crisis has impacted women most; economist Armine Yalnizyan calls it the she-cession. Labour force numbers for March revealed that 62 per cent of the newly unemployed were women. April’s data showed further record-setting job loss. The service and hospitality industries, where women are over-represented, have been hit hard. The child-care sector, where women represent 97 per cent of workers, has been nearly shuttered. READ MORE

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