Should we make affordable, accessible, quality child care services available to all families who want to use them? Or should we give families money instead? The Prosperity Project addresses these questions in a report released today Toronto, September 5, 2024 –...
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Press Release–Childcare announcement will help bolster women’s economic participation
Childcare announcement will help bolster women's economic participation TORONTO, March 28th, 2024 - The Prosperity Project applauds the federal government for the launch of the new Child Care Expansion Loan Program. The more than $1 billion in low-cost loans and...
2024 Annual Report Card on Gender Equity and Leadership
Annual Report Card on Gender Equity and Leadership Executive Summary In our fourth year of conducting the Annual Report Card on Gender Equity and Leadership (ARC), we have captured key data about the status of women in four levels of leadership in Canada: Corporate...
Not Before We Crack
Julie Savard Shaw, The Prosperity Project Lesli Martin, Pollara The modern embodiment of the perfect woman is a master of everything. She is poised, articulate, a captain of industry, and a devoted mother. She manages her work responsibilities and family matters...
Feds should be wary of baseless accusations of modern worker laziness
If women are forced to choose between caring for their families and travelling to a fluorescent-lit cubicle to kiss the proverbial boot, proponents of a strong national GDP are probably not going to like the outcome. An opinion piece penned by Gus Carlson was...
Burnout is the new threat to Canada’s economy – especially for women
Poll shows 90% of Canadians see stress causing people to leave the workforce TORONTO, May 16, 2023 – Nine in 10 Canadians feel that people are quitting the country’s workforce due to stress and burnout, according to The Prosperity Project’s 6th Canadian Household...