Two Forums – 16 Trailblazers
Feminist Forum is holding two forums with 16 trailblazing women. All are welcome and the registration is free!
THE GOAL
To impact Canada’s priorities at CSW65, Generation Equality Forum 2021 and the UN SDG2030 Agenda by discussing the feminist movement in the COVID-19 era.
FORUM # 1: Impact of COVID-19 on Women in the Economy
Feminist Forum Host | Dr. Betsy McGregor (she/her)
Harvard Medical School Research Fellow ‘Pandemics and Public Policy’, Author Women on the Ballot. Canadian Delegate CSW64/65. Beijing 1995 delegation leader.
When: Tuesday January 26, 11:00am-12:30pm EST
Seven dynamic speakers will discuss the obstacles and opportunities COVID-19 has created for women in the economy. Youth, grassroots activists and new Canadian panellists will challenge thinking from intersectional perspectives. The importance of First Nation women’s leadership, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, The Prosperity Project and Canadian Women’s Foundation innovative approaches to COVID recovery will deepen the discussion.
The private sector has contributed studies on the impact of COVID-19 on women in the workforce. For example, McKinsey & Company/LeanIn annual report on “Women in the Workplace” maps realities in the pandemic era and the Royal Bank of Canada Report ‘Pandemic Threatens Decades of Women’s Labour Force Gains’ highlights challenges.”
Propelling the women’s movement forward, YWCA Canada in collaboration with the Gender and the Economy Institute at Rotman published a challenge to Canada to build a ‘new normal’ post-COVID: “A Feminist Economic Recovery Plan for Canada”.
Join grassroots activists, policy analysts, youth leaders, First Nation voices and leading NGO path makers discuss the impact of COVID-19 on women and building Canada forward with a feminist lens.
FORUM # 2: Impact of Women Leaders on Covid-19 and the Feminist Movement
Feminist Forum Host | Rosemary Ganley (she/her)
Rosemary Ganley is a lifelong feminist and writer with a special interest in the influence of religions on the status of women. Beijing 1995 delegate.
When: Tuesday February 2, 11:00am-12:30pm EST
Women’s leadership has come to the forefront during COVID-19 — from the frontlines in healthcare to the front pages of global news as Public Health Officers and Prime Ministers. Liverpool University studied some 200 countries, 19 of which were led by women, during the first quartile of COVID-19 asking the question: “Leading the Fight Against the Pandemic: Does Gender ‘Really’ Matter?”
Co-author Dr. Supriya Garikipati will open FORUM#2. Fellow panellists will include activists and academics who were at the Beijing 1995 World Women’s Conference, a First Nations Regional Chief, Canada’s first Black woman in the House of Commons, and next generation leaders from Equal Voice and the Prime Minister’s Youth Council.
Add your voice. Upload your experience on our web under ‘Case Study’. Results from the Forum will be compiled into a Final Report to the Minister in advance of UN-CSW65 and the GEF 2021 propelling parity towards achieving global Sustainable Development Goals 2030.
When COVID-19 broke, 19 nations were led by women. What happened when women led? Meet the study co-author in discussion with 3 women from Beijing 1995 conference, women in politics and youth trailblazers.
