Not many Eastern Ontario villages are home to a caramel shop, glass-blowing studio, award-winning mustard maker and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In fact, I’m pretty confident there’s only one: Merrickville, less than an hour’s drive southwest of Ottawa.
“Have you ever heard of Merrickville?” I asked my partner as I scoured Airbnb. We were planning a trip to Mont-Tremblant, Que., and looking to break up the drive when
Covid-19 is pushing women out of work, just look at Italy
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Margherita Stancati
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Margherita Marino was a successful family lawyer in Naples, running a small but thriving practice, until the pandemic struck. Now she spends nearly all her time taking care of her two children, who have mostly been at home since March due to prolonged school closures.
“Sometimes I tell myself: I am a supermom looking after my children. Other times I’m like: what am I doing? said Ms. Marino, 43, who worries her career won’t recover. “It’s frustrating.
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