Government of Canada launches new pilot program aimed at removing barriers to women s employment
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GATINEAU, QC, June 2, 2021 /CNW/ - The COVID-19 pandemic has affected all Canadian workers, but some groups – including women – have been disproportionately affected and their economic recovery has been slower. The Government of Canada recognizes that a robust and inclusive recovery is necessarily a feminist recovery as well and that supports such as child care are critical to achieving that goal. Investing in new training and employment supports for women, with a focus on removing barriers to accessibility and inclusion, will ensure that no one is left further behind and that everyone takes part in Canada s economic recovery.
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iPolitics AM: Trudeau and ministers promote child-care plan By Kady O Malley. Published on Apr 21, 2021 6:01am Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a virtual meeting. ((Twitter) Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will join
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland as she hits the virtual hustings to promote her long-awaited budget the first, it’s worth noting, to be presented to MPs in more than two years, as well as the first to face an opposition-controlled House in more than a decade.
As per his official itinerary, Trudeau and Freeland are set to team up with
Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen for a “virtual discussion” with parents that will focus on “experiences families have faced caring for children during the pandemic,” as well as “early learning and child care measures” outlined in Freeland’s proposed fiscal roadmap to post-COVID-19 recovery. (8:45 AM)
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Carlo Hilario, an assistant professor in the faculty of nursing at the University of Alberta, is part of the federal government s Task Force on Women in the Economy. The new group is advising the government on gender equity issues resulting from the COVID-19 recession.(Submitted by Carla Hilario)
When Carla Hilario received an email invitation to join the federal government s Task Force on Women in the Economy, she thought it was a mistake. I actually thought they had the wrong person and said that during my first meeting with Minister [Chrystia] Freeland s policy team, she said Thursday in an interview with CBC Edmonton s
Texas McCombs to Launch Women Who Mean Business Program to Address National Decline of Women in the Workforce
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Pioneering businesswomen Gay Gaddis and Lynn Utter collaborate with alma mater to help women navigate career leadership.
Lynn Utter (left) and Gay Gaddis (right). Photo courtesy of McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin
One of our goals at McCombs is to foster principled leaders and this program will address a crucial need in the market. What’s even greater is to have two esteemed alums returning to campus to give back in such a meaningful way.