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But let’s not haul out the brass bands and ticker tape parades just yet: Many of the pandemic’s side effects continue to mount, particularly for the country’s youth – in particular young women – who are suffering increased anxiety, depression and stress. And the longer the pandemic has dragged on, the higher the levels of stress and anxiety have gone up.
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So reports a new poll by Pollara Strategic Insights in partnership with The Prosperity Project, a volunteer driven, not-for-profit organization made up of female leaders from across Canada whose mandates include bringing awareness of the economic importance of gender equality to the forefront, and to ensure women’s employment needs are factored into the Covid-19 recovery period.
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