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Andrea Doucet speaks with CBC on the legacy of the 1981 Canadian Union of Postal Workers strike and the impact on well-paid inclusive parental leave in Canada
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In the News — May 9, 2021
Sophie Mathieu featured in an article by Suzanne Colpron (2021). Ça ne sera pas une belle fête des mères
Des milliers de femmes qui ont accouché depuis le début de la pandémie sont victimes d’un cruel jeu de loterie bureaucratique. Selon la date de leur demande au Régime québécois d’assurance parentale (RQAP), leurs prestations peuvent passer du simple au double
In the News — April 28, 2021
Mathieu, Sophie. (2021). Podcast with Gordon Cleveland on “The future of child care in Canada: What to expect?”, Institute for Research on Public Policy
On April 19, 2021, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland presented the first federal budget in two years. Among the many new and updated policies, one stood out especially – the promise of affordable universal childcare for all Canadians.
In the News — April 16, 2021
Mathieu, Sophie. (2021). Interview with Gérald Fillion on the implementation of universal childcare in Canada, Zone économie
In the News — November 21, 2020
Kate Bezanson, Andrea Doucet, Sophie Mathieu were featured in Rosa Saba (2020). “The pandemic exposed huge gaps in EI — turns out the parental leave system has many of the same problems
The year 2020 is proof the best laid plans can go wrong. Just ask Shantae Cunningham.
In the News — November 1, 2020
Fuller, Sylvia. (2020). Mothers’ employment in the Covid-19 pandemic. CBC Radio, Maritime Noon.
Maritime Noon is a one-hour program devoted to delivering informative reports and interviews which explore issues that are of interest to Maritimers. Join host Bob Murphy weekdays from noon to 1 p.m.
In the News — October 30, 2020
Sophie Mathieu was interviewed for an article by Marie Eve Morasse (2020). “ On est fatiguées, mais on ne pense pas à nous
Des travailleuses des services de garde des écoles de la province digèrent mal les trois journées pédagogiques supplémentaires accordées aux enseignantes par Québec.
In the News — September 14, 2020
TVO, Kate Bezanson and Carolyn Ferns (from partner organization OCBCC) Reigniting the Economy through Childcare
Childcare in Ontario is the most expensive in Canada. The system has been broken for a long time, according to experts, and the pandemic has only exacerbated th…
In the News — August 18, 2020
Sylvia Fuller and Yue Qian were featured in an article by Sabrina Maddeaux. (2020).There’s no economic recovery without working moms
It was always absurd. Even pre-pandemic, the cultural myth that working moms can “have it all” was in the midst of a brutal reality check. Fed up with the impossible task of excelling at parenthood, nurturing relationships and friendships, growing careers, and keeping up with household chores (“me” time, what’s that?!), moms began to reject the status quo
In the News — August 15, 2020
Sophie Mathieu featured in an article by Jean-Thomas Léveillé (2020). Services de garde en milieu scolaire : Est-ce que les bulles vont éclater?
Les services de garde constituent une faille dans le plan de Québec pour la rentrée scolaire, préviennent différents observateurs.
In the News — July 8, 2020
The research of Sylvia Fuller and Yue Qian was highlighted in: COVID-19 has fostered ‘perfect storm pushing women out of their jobs’: UBC Study co-author.
When Deb Perlman wrote in a New York Times oped last week that “In the COVID-19 economy, you’re allowed only a kid or a job,” she didn’t specify that mothers have been particularly hard hit by the catastrophe.