Financial challenges for immigrant women taking maternity leave: 4 ways Canada can improve

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Wed, 06 Mar 2024 11:46:03 +0000

Canada is facing a critical shortage of caregivers, both paid and unpaid. And those who do this vital work face significant pressures. In particular, there are high costs to immigrant women for taking time off of paid work to care for their own babies.

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International Women’s Day 2023: Every Woman Counts!

Credit to Author: Ramya Ramanathan| Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2023 20:32:45 +0000

International Women’s Day serves as a reminder that all women, from all ages and walks of life, have a place in every aspect of Canadian society, including in the economic, social and democratic spheres.

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International Women’s Day: Immigration stories throughout Canada

Credit to Author: Julia Hornstein| Date: Wed, 08 Mar 2023 13:00:07 +0000

March 8 is International Women’s Day, a day that celebrates the achievements of women around the world. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has a page dedicated to covering inspiring stories from immigrants across Canada. Many of the stories are about immigrant women who have worked to enrich Canadian communities and make a real difference […]

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Women Are an Important Piece of UAE Nuclear Power Program

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2022 13:38:23 +0000

Tuesday, March 8, was International Women’s Day, a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. The idea of an International Women’s Day (IWD) was first proposed in 1910 by Clara Zetkin, leader of the Women’s Office for the Social Democratic Party in Germany, during a conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. The […]

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Study finds South Asian women are often overlooked and underemployed

Credit to Author: Canadian Immigrant| Date: Thu, 03 Mar 2022 15:44:10 +0000

A new report released ahead of International Women’s Day (March 8, 2022) is shedding light on the reasons South Asian women have the highest unemployment rate in Canada and what employers can do to unlock the potential of this growing labour force.

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From VP Leni to women: 3 ways to become ‘unbreakable’

Credit to Author: lalos| Date: Fri, 08 Mar 2019 23:28:45 +0000

From VP Leni to women: 3 ways to become ‘unbreakable’

On International Women’s Day, Vice President Leni Robredo offered three suggestions to help Filipino women make themselves “unbreakable”: Be economically independent, help other women and socialize after work.

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