Level the Paying Field

Women, Work, and Inequity and Women of the Pandemic | Les femmes, Le travail et L’iniquité et les femmes de la pandémie

Level the Paying Field

Show Notes

The story of the pandemic was different for women. Author and Journalist Lauren McKeon argues that, in many ways, the story of the pandemic is the story of women. In her most recent book, Women of the Pandemic, she documents how “women have never before played such a vital, essential role in a global crisis,” and that “they’ve also been the ones who suffered the most”. Lauren’s research covers gender inequalities, gender and power, gender and inclusion, as well as racialized aspects of both gender and power for working women. In this conversation Lauren shares what her research has uncovered about women, work and inequity. Podcast in English only. Visit website for transcripts. GUEST: Lauren McKeon, Deputy Editor at Reader’s Digest Canada and the author of Women of the Pandemic: Stories from the Front Lines of COVID-19.L’histoire de la pandémie a été différente pour les femmes. L’auteure et journaliste Lauren McKeon soutient que, de bien des façons, l’histoire de la pandémie est l’histoire des femmes. Dans son tout dernier livre, Women of the Pandemic, elle démontre que jamais auparavant les femmes n’ont joué un rôle aussi vital et essentiel lors d’une crise mondiale et que ce sont elles qui ont souffert le plus. Les recherches de Lauren portent sur les inégalités entre les sexes, les sexes et le pouvoir, les sexes et l’inclusion, ainsi que sur les aspects racialisés des sexes et du pouvoir pour les femmes qui travaillent. Dans cette discussion, Lauren partage ce que ses recherches ont révélé à propos des femmes, du travail et de l’iniquité. Podcast en anglais seulement. Visitez le site Web pour les transcriptions. Intervenante: Lauren McKeon, éditrice déléguée chez Reader’s Digest Canada et auteure de Women of the Pandemic: Stories from the Front Lines of COVID-19.

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