Manitoba promises $600K to help train First Nations women in specialized trades cbc.ca - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from cbc.ca Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Winnipeg mom Casandra Woolever had to move and go on CERB to make ends meet after she lost both sources of income during the pandemic.(Sam Samson/CBC)
Almost one year after the pandemic began, policy analysts say unemployment rates for Manitoba women are quickly outpacing rates for men.
According to the report, Women, Work and COVID-19: Priorities for supporting women and the economy, released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives, single mothers with children under the age of six have been hardest hit by job loss during the pandemic.Â
Winnipegger Casandra Woolever lost not one job, but two sources of income a month after the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic last March.Â
Manitoba tech, construction sectors get $50K to boost women in trades
The Manitoba government announced supports for programs that promote women in trades on Monday as part of International Women s Day.
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The Manitoba Construction Sector Council and its partner, the River East Transcona School Division, and the Manitoba Institute of Trades and Technology will get the funding.(Holly Caruk/CBC)
Programs to attract women to trades and tech sectors given a boost winnipegsun.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from winnipegsun.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.