Frances LeBlanc, chair of the New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity. Image: Inda Intiar/Huddle It may be difficult to remember the last International Women’s Day, but it occurred in a time with fewer restrictions and involved a more positive outlook on the topic of equality. Now a year later, COVID-19 has exposed many of the holes that remain in the system. Frances LeBlanc is the Chair of the New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity, an organization that has kept a close eye on the female dominant work sectors through the pandemic. “We think of some retail, the caregiving sector and so forth which were deemed essential during the pandemic, but they’re also generally undervalued and underpaid,” said LeBlanc.