Women of the pandemic : stories from the frontlines of COVID-19 / Lauren McKeon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McKeon, Lauren, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--Canada--Social conditions--21st century.

Women.

COVID-19 (Disease)--Social aspects--Canada.

COVID-19 (Disease).

Women employees--Canada--Social conditions--21st century.

Women employees.

Mothers--Canada--Social conditions--21st century.

Mothers.

Work-life balance.

Work and family.

Motherhood.

Parenting.

COVID-19 (Disease)--Social aspects.

Mothers--Social conditions.

Women employees--Social conditions.

Women--Social conditions.

Social conditions.

Canada.

Genre:

Biography & Autobiography / Medical (Incl. Patients)

Physical Description:

310 pages ; 21 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

[Toronto, Ontario] : McClelland & Stewart, 2021.

Summary:

"Throughout history, men have fought, lost, and led us through the world's defining crises. That all changed with COVID-19. In Canada, women's presence in the vanguard of the response to the pandemic has been notable. Women are our nurses, doctors, PSWs. Our cashiers, long-haulers, farmers, cooks. In Canada, women are leading the fast-paced search for a vaccine. They are leading our provinces and territories. At home, they are leading families through self-isolation, often bearing the responsibility for their physical and emotional health. They are figuring out what working from home looks like, and many of them are doing it while homeschooling their kids. Women crafted the blueprint for kindness during the pandemic, from sewing masks to kicking off international mutual-aid networks. And, perhaps not surprisingly, women have also suffered some of the biggest losses, bearing the brunt of our economic skydive. Through intimate portraits of Canadian women in diverse situations and fields, Women of the Pandemic is a gripping narrative record of the early months of COVID-19, a clear-eyed look at women's struggles, which highlights their creativity, perseverance, and resilience as they charted a new path forward during impossible times."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

The pandemic arrives

Feeding a country

Communities come together

Virus on the front line

Crisis at home

The she-cession

Every decision counts

A high toll

Recovery.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Other Format:

Online version: McKeon, Lauren. Women of the pandemic.

ISBN:

9780771050398

0771050399

OCLC:

1222774815

Publisher Number:

99987597037