FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EXPLORING WAYS TO HELP GET WOMEN BACK TO WORK

May 23, 2020

By Jeremy Logan

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With women bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, federal officials are trying to figure out how recovery efforts can help get women back to work, earning more money and securing more stable jobs.

Women have seen proportionately steeper job losses than men, and are more often in part-time work, as well as in sectors that were affected early on in the pandemic.

Statistics Canada reported this month that 1.5 million women lost jobs over March and April, a 17 per-cent drop in employment from February levels.

The actions Ottawa takes could offer an opportunity to address some of the social inequities COVID-19 has exposed; that women are more often employed in marginal jobs; tend to make less money than men do; and represent the vast majority of health care, child care and elder care workers.

Child care is being flagged by many as the most pressing need to help women get back to work.

Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen has been leading an internal effort to determine how federal spending on child care can be better targeted.

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