WAGE (Women and Gender Equality) Project

WAGE_Project_Preliminary_Report_(Nov_2021-June_2022)

The WAGE Project is a new project at the OCBCC with a focus on centering the voices of racialized mothers and educators in shaping child care response and recovery in Ontario. This project is funded by Women and Gender Equality Canada’s Feminist Response and Recovery Fund.

The main objective of WAGE project is to listen to racialized educators and mothers in child care and family programs, build an ongoing relationship with them, and work collaboratively to create program and policy recommendations to the stakeholders and at the end of the project.

The WAGE project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, and help to understand the different ways that diverse groups experience child care barriers during the pandemic.

Download the WAGE Project Preliminary Report slide deck (June 2022) in PDF

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