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Author McKeon, Lauren, author.

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

Publication Info. [Toronto, Ontario] : McClelland & Stewart, 2021.
©2021

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  614.4 MCKEON    Check Shelf
Edition First edition.
Description 310 pages ; 21 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
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.
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.
Form Issued also in electronic format.
Subject Women -- Canada -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
COVID-19 (Disease) -- Social aspects -- Canada.
Women employees -- Canada -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Mothers -- Canada -- Social conditions -- 21st century.
Work-life balance.
Work and family.
Motherhood.
Parenting.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Medical (incl. Patients)
MEDICAL / Essays.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disease & Health Issues.
COVID-19 (Disease) -- Social aspects. (OCoLC)fst01984649
Motherhood. (OCoLC)fst01026907
Mothers -- Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01026987
Parenting. (OCoLC)fst01053407
Women employees -- Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01177626
Women -- Social conditions. (OCoLC)fst01176947
Work and family. (OCoLC)fst01180235
Work-life balance. (OCoLC)fst01749709
Canada. (OCoLC)fst01204310
Chronological Term 2000-2099
Other Form: Online version: McKeon, Lauren. Women of the pandemic. Toronto : McClelland & Stewart, 2021 0771050488 9780771050480 (OCoLC)1222774664
ISBN 9780771050398 paperback
0771050399 paperback
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