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Life after the pandemic: What advocates say women need to regain lost ground
a pandemic that has disproportionately affected women’s livelihoods and pocketbooks — experts say the government must consider the unique realities women face as it begins to look towards economic recovery.“It’s been very, very difficult for women, and women have been disadvantaged,” said Clare Beckton, former deputy head of Status of Women Canada, in an interview with Global News.“More women have lost their jobs than men, because a lot of women were in lower-paying jobs and many of them (were) in the hospitality industry or in tourism, where many of the jobs have been lost.” Coronavirus: Research indicates women in the workforce hit hard by COVID-19 Women have assumed much of the additional childcare that came along with having kids home