cover of episode International Women’s Day 👩‍🚀 — Ukrainian women are making an impact. Iceland comes in hot. And Canada’s childcare plan could be a big deal.

International Women’s Day 👩‍🚀 — Ukrainian women are making an impact. Iceland comes in hot. And Canada’s childcare plan could be a big deal.

2022/3/8
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As the war in Ukraine escalates, women are playing a growing role in the country’s defence—on the front lines, in parliament, and beyond. The most recent data released in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report) shows that it will take the US and Canada 61.5 years to close the gender gap. The federal government pitched its $27 billion childcare plan as a way to save families money and make it easier for parents to stay in the workforce while raising kids, something that would benefit mothers, in particular.

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The Peak Daily is produced by 306 Media Productions). Hosted by Brett Chang) and Jay Rosenthal).