Further reading:

Institute for Gender and the Economy

The Gender Pay Gap - Canadian Women’s Foundation: 

The Pandemic delivered a surprise to Nordic countries: a baby boom

Fifty Years Later: Child Care and the Royal Commission on the Status of Women

Iceland shows ways to parental equality with fathers leave

All the facts you need to know about paternity leave in Canada

Being denied abortion has lasting impacts on health and finances

The facts: women and pandemics

Take Action:

Action Canada for Sexual Health and Rights has created an AMAZING LIST of the many ways you can support reproductive rights locally, nationally, and globally!

Resources:

Myabortionoptions.ca offers a host of resources and tools for abortion in Canada.

List of abortion services in Canada – Abortion Rights Coalition of Canada 

Action Canada Access Line: a toll-free, confidential phone and text line. Call 1-888-642-2725 or text 613-800-6757 Monday to Sunday between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. ET: 

The National Abortion Federation Hotline Fund: the largest national, toll-free, multilingual hotline for abortion referrals and financial assistance in the U.S. and Canada. Hotline: 1-800-772-9100 / Referral Line 1-877-257-0012

Choice Connect app helps connect you to abortion providers in your area