COVID-19 has magnified the effects of systemic discrimination against Indigenous women in Canada, said Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett at a virtual summit the federal government organized to discuss a feminist response to the pandemic.Bennett said Canada’s colonial legacy has played a role in worse outcomes for Indigenous women.She said that includes more layoffs, a lack of child care and a spike in family violence.
Systemic racism in Canada’s health care and how it affects vaccine rollout “We know that equality cannot be achieved by simply ensuring everyone has the same opportunities,” she said.“We speak of income gaps between men and women, but those gaps exist between different demographics of women as well.