Government of Canada to host Canada's Feminist Response and Recovery Summit to mark International Women's Day
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OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 24, 2021
OTTAWA, ON, Feb. 24, 2021 /CNW Telbec/ -The COVID-19 pandemic is the most serious public health crisis Canada has ever faced. It has highlighted fundamental gaps in our society and disproportionately impacted those who were already marginalized, vulnerable or struggling. Women have faced steep job losses or shouldered the burden of unpaid care work at home, and many have bravely served on the front lines of this crisis in our communities.
Today, the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, announced the Government of Canada will host a two-day summit, "Canada's Feminist Response and Recovery", on March 8 and 9, 2021, to mark International Women's Day (IWD). Minister Monsef also announced #FeministRecovery will be Canada's theme for IWD 2021.
The Summit will bring together experts, and community leaders with lived experience to examine how the COVID-19 crisis impacts the lives of women in Canada. Discussions will centre on the key issues facing women of all ages across the country, including women with disabilities and those from Indigenous, Black, racialized, LGBTQ2, and immigrant and newcomer communities.
Through presentations and interactive sessions, participants will reflect on the the steps that governments, civil society and all Canadians can take to ensure an inclusive response to and recovery from the pandemic that leaves no one behind. Participants will also:
Visit the Summit website to learn more about the two-day program, register, or contact the organizers. Registration is free, and open until Thursday, March 4, 2021.
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"There can be no recovery from the pandemic if we do not address systemic challenges and inequalities facing women, which have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 crisis. Governments, businesses, community leaders, and Canadians from coast-to-coast-to-coast must all be part of this critical work. On March 8 and 9, we will bring together experts, decision-makers, those with lived experience and Canadians from across the country to spark this important conversation, that must continue in every corner of the country as we continue to deal with the impacts of COVID-19."
The Honourable Maryam Monsef, P.C., M.P.
Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development
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