The COVID-19 pandemic has eroded hard-fought gains to gender equity. From massive layoffs to increased unpaid work to the rise of domestic violence, women have been disproportionately impacted by the health and economic crisis of COVID-19.

Watch the full discussion (44 minute video) with RBC’s Dawn Desjardin, YWCA Canada’s Anjum Sultana and YWCA Peterborough Haliburton’s Kim Dolan, recorded March 5, 2021.

Thank you to Graham Culp, Vice President & Branch Director – Peterborough & Cobourg, RBC Wealth Management, for organizing the event in recognition of International Women’s Day.

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Read COVID Further Clouded the Outlook for Canadian Women at Risk of Disruption, by RBC’s Dawn Desjardins and Carrie Freestone, March 4, 2021