Ontario’s Gender Gap: Women and Jobs Post-Recession

Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives

Kate McInturff from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives reports on Ontario's Gender Gap, specifically speaking on women and jobs post-recession.

"A recovery strategy that aims to put Ontario back where it was in 2007 means no progress for women. Women had lower levels of employment and higher levels of poverty before, during and after the recession.

Young women were among the biggest losers during the recession - experiencing nearly double the rate of decline in their employment as young men."

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