{"id":1591,"date":"2022-03-08T14:54:52","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T21:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gem:8888\/whats-new\/international-womens-day-2022\/"},"modified":"2026-08-25T17:32:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T23:32:11","slug":"international-womens-day-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlsementorship.com\/staging\/whats-new\/international-womens-day-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"International Women&#8217;s Day 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It\u2019s #IWD! We wish everyone in GEM&#8217;s community a happy International Women\u2019s Day!<\/p>\n<p>GEM has had the opportunity to witness so many fantastic women and girls come so far over our time in the mentorship community. After a difficult two years of a global pandemic, we see light at the end of the tunnel.<\/p>\n<p>However, we would like to take this moment to highlight the impact the pandemic has had on women:<br \/>&#8211; Nearly half a million Canadian women who left the workforce during the pandemic have not returned. (RBC, 2021)<br \/>&#8211; 1 in 4 women have considered stepping back from their careers due to the pandemic&#8217;s demands (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=http:\/\/shrm.org&#038;sa=D&#038;source=editors&#038;ust=1646758119862452&#038;usg=AOvVaw2lM5o63OupEimsM4MVOLm5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shrm.org<\/a>)<br \/>&#8211; Women still make $0.89 for every $1 men make, with a more significant gap for BPOC and immigrant women. (CBC, 2021) <br \/>&#8211; Women accounted for 47.3% of employment pre-pandemic. During the COVID-19 pandemic, women were disproportionately affected by employment losses, accounting for 62.5% of overall labour market losses. 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