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Pandemic restrictions have lasting effects on childcare workers in BC
November 20, 2021By: Karissa Ketter, News Writer SFU health sciences research associate Dr. Julia Smith recently published her findings on how social and governmental responses to the pandemic have overlooked childcare workers. In an interview with The Peak, Smith discussed her findings. Smith’s research looks at the initial school closures in BC from March to June 2020. She conducted interviews within the Vancouver Coastal and Fraser Health authorities with 16 female participants — eight childcare educators and eight mothers who used paid childcare. “What I heard very clearly from both [groups] was a real lack of recognition and support. Childcare workers felt…
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Woohoo, Boohoo
May 11, 2015Woohoo: Mothers Ahh, mothers. They can drive us crazy sometimes. However, when push comes to shove, your mom is always in your corner. While she may not understand the things you do or the music you listen to, she’ll always…
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Women shouldn’t be shamed for breastfeeding in public
March 30, 2015[caption id="attachment_1812" align="alignnone" width="1000"] Photo courtesy of Desiree Fawn (Flickr)[/caption] Let’s talk about breasts. Earlier this month, a Vancouver woman, Kristen Hilderman, was shamed by a flight attendant for breastfeeding on the plane without a cover. A similar event took…
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