Resources & Support for Women* during this phase of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.

As noted by the Canadian Human Rights Commission, 

“These disproportionate impacts could have long-term and far-reaching consequences. If we are to restore momentum in our efforts to bring about gender equality in Canada, social and economic recovery efforts must take a feminist approach.”1

https://www.chrc-ccdp.gc.ca/en/resources/canadas-social-and-economic-recovery-efforts-must-take-a-feminist-approach1

The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and continues to have, a disproportionate effect on Cis, Trans, and non-Binary and 2-Spirited femme people who are living with HIV, are African, Caribbean, Black, Asian, newcomers or are Indigenous, who use drugs, have experienced violence or incarceration, as well as those experiencing precarious housing and employment, women living in poverty, are mothers and caregivers, living with disabilities, and who sex work. These populations are of particular importance for our WHAI work, given the intersectional nature of social determinants of health. 

Addressing the unique needs and experiences of WHAI’s priority populations in Ontario, as the landscape of the COVID-19 shifts, is an integral part of ensuring equitable access to recovery supports and create strategies and policies to improve the lives of these populations.