Valuing unpaid work: a crucial step in ending violence against women

It’s time to bring unpaid work out of the shadows and into the national conversation—not just as an economic issue, but as a crucial step toward equality and safety for all.

Minister for Women and Gender Equality Marci Ien, pictured on Oct. 29, 2024, at a press conference on the Hill. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY LISE COURTEAU

December 4, 2024

Last year, 187 women were killed violently in Canada. And we all remember the Montreal massacre at École Polytechnique in which 14 engineering students were murdered simply for being women. Each loss is a tragedy, a stark reminder of the urgent need for action. Beyond the i...

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