Not playing house: women’s work deserves equitable treatment in COVID recovery

Recovery without effective, equitable child care may result in a shrinking of the workforce, as more and more women may choose to opt out entirely because the burden is too great.

Without daycare, schools, or other social supports, women are stuck with both the professional burden of working full-time while taking care of children and attending to cooking, cleaning, and laundry, writes Erica Ifill. Pexels photograph by August de Richelieu

Opinion

BY ERICA IFILL

May 27, 2020

OTTAWA—The die has been cast. Game on, Canada. Last week, Shopify announced that it is switching to a “digital by default” model of human resources that requires all 5...

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