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Interview - Beyond the Headlines - February 15th, 2021

Childcare has been an issue at the forefront of federal, provincial, and municipal politics for decades now, but outside of Quebec, little progress has been made in recent years. Parents struggle to meet the high costs of this service, and the pandemic has amplified existing issues while also creating new ones. However, with a new federal plan on the way, there is hope that childcare will be more accessible in the near future. Today, we are joined by three experts who will discuss childcare in the Canadian context, and how we can build a stronger system moving forward.

Featuring Morna Ballantyne, Anjum Sultana & Susan Prentice

Making 2021 a Game Changer for Gender Equality - UN Women Podcast - February 1st, 2021

In this episode, prominent women’s rights activists look back at 2020 and forward to 2021, exploring new pathways for women's rights. Joanne Sandler, a senior associate of Gender at Work, interviews Anjum Sultana, national director of Public Policy and Strategic Communications at the YWCA Canada, and Sascha Gabizon, international director of Women Engage for a Common Future (WECF).

The “She-​cession” is Near Warns Alumna - Profile in University of Toronto - January 25th, 2021

DLSPH alumna Anjum Sultana warns that a “She-cession” is coming and argues that Canada needs to apply a feminist recovery plan to curb it.

“There needs to be a new playbook to support women’s labour market participation, one that is grounded in racial justice and gender equity,” says Sultana, who recently co-wrote the YWCA Canada report Feminist Recovery Plan for Canada, a collaboration between YWCA Canada and the Institute for Gender and the Economy (GATE) at the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management.