Oxfam Canada says more federal economic support is needed for women
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OTTAWA – Oxfam Canada says the federal government’s COVID-19 recovery plan needs to take into account how the pandemic has a disproportionate economic effect on women, who have seen their employment numbers fall faster than men’s and their work return more slowly.
Oxfam’s Diana Sarosi says a feminist recovery means looking at industries reliant on women’s labour — like long-term care — that aren’t valued, and suffer from a lack of investment.
She says feminist groups have voiced frustration at having been unable to engage with the government since the pandemic hit.
Meantime, a group of tech companies is calling on the federal government to address shortfalls in the knowledge-based economy in its COVID-19 recovery plan, rather than apply traditional recovery tools like massive construction spending.
