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In a new Factsheet on Women and Restructuring, CRIAW asks which women are affected most by the changes to the Canadian economy and society over the past decades, and which are most likely to be affected by the changes as a result of the recent economic downturn.  Not surprisingly we find that single parent mothers, women with disabilities, racialized women, recent immigrants and poor women face increased intensified negative effects from both ongoing restructuring and the recent down turn.

We look specifically at three areas of restructuring and the effects on women:

• changing labour markets,
• restructuring government programs,  and
• inclusion and exclusion from Canadian society

We ask:

• Where are the women?
• What are the effects of restructuring and the recession on women? and
• Which women are most affected? 

In 2008, with funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, CRIAW hosted a workshop on women and economic restructuring bringing together key community leaders and researchers to identify key issues and ways to understand and address these issues. This Factsheet draws from and extends the results of that workshop.

For more information visite our Fact Sheets section.