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THE SHE-COVERY PROJECT
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READ THE ONTARIO CHAMBER'S LATEST REPORT: The She-Covery Project: Confronting the Gendered Economic Impacts of COVID-19 in Ontario
The COVID-19 crisis is having a disproportionate economic impact on women, with women’s labour force participation rate falling to its lowest in 30 years. Existing systemic inequalities pre-pandemic have been further exacerbated by recent shut-down measures, resulting in what some economists are calling a “she-cession,” as more women have lost their jobs and fewer women than men are re-gaining employment.
As schools begin to open and the economy begins to recover, the Ontario Chamber of Commerce's latest report, The She-Covery Project: Confronting the Gendered Economic Impacts of COVID-19 in Ontario, lays out a path to Ontario’s “she-covery” by offering practical recommendations to confront both immediate and longer-term challenges.
Major takeaways include:
- Leadership and accountability begin with a commitment from stakeholders to set collective targets, reward diversity, include women in decision-making bodies, and apply a gender and diversity lens to their strategies, policies, and programs for recovery.
- Child care requires a short-term strategy to weather the pandemic and longer-term, system-wide reforms to improve accessibility and affordability.
- Workforce development initiatives should focus on defining critical skills, accelerating women’s reskilling, and ensuring their skills are utilized – with a focus on increasing their participation in skilled trade, technology, and engineering roles in fast-growing sectors.
- Entrepreneurship should be understood as a pathway to economic growth, and an inclusive ecosystem is critical to supporting diverse women entrepreneurs.
- Flexible work arrangements are one way to level the playing field for women and improve organizational outcomes.
Enormous thanks to Ontario Power Generation, Diversity Institute and Women Entrepreneurship Knowledge Hub for their collaboration on this important report.
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Read the @OntarioCofC's latest report "The #SheCovery Project: Confronting the Gendered Economic Impacts of #COVID19 in Ontario." This brief provides practical recommendations to confront both immediate & longer-term challenges faced by women.
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JOIN US FOR OUR UPCOMING REPORT LAUNCH EVENT: Ontario’s She-Covery: Confronting the Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Women
The COVID-19 crisis is having a disproportionate economic impact on women, bringing their workforce participation rate to a record low. For the OCC and its members, the business case is simple: diversity and inclusion are a precondition to Ontario’s recovery and economic prosperity.
Join us (virtually) on September 23rd as we sit down with government to discuss women’s economic recovery in Ontario and explore the findings of the OCC’s latest report, The She-Covery Project: Confronting the Gendered Economic Impacts of COVID-19 in Ontario.
VIRTUAL EVENT DETAILS
• Date: September 23, 2020
• Time: 2:00pm-3:00pm
SPEAKERS
- The Hon. Stephen Lecce, Ontario’s Minister of Education
- The Hon. Jill Dunlop, Ontario’s Associate Minister of Children and Women's Issues
- Dr. Wendy Cukier, Professor of Entrepreneurship and Strategy, and Founder of the Diversity Institute, Ryerson University
- Lisa McBride, Manager, Stakeholder Relations, Ontario Power Generation and President, Women in Nuclear Canada
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