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Cision Canada
4 days ago
- Business
- Cision Canada
Federal support to help women with disabilities overcome barriers to economic security
TORONTO, Aug. 14, 2025 /CNW/ - Women with disabilities continue to face persistent barriers to fully participating in the workforce — barriers that limit their economic security, leadership opportunities, and ability to contribute their talents to Canada's growth. The federal government is committed to removing those barriers, because building a strong, resilient economy is only possible when all women can participate and thrive. Today, the Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism), along with Chi Nguyen, Member of Parliament for Spadina—Harbourfront, announced $656,053 for Realize. Their project, Breaking Barriers and Shaping Inclusive Workplaces for Women with Episodic Disabilities, will tackle the systemic obstacles that keep women with episodic disabilities from achieving their full potential in the workforce. Through training opportunities, employer engagement, and community-building initiatives, this project will challenge harmful gender norms and attitudes, strengthen workplace policies, and expand opportunities for employment and career advancement. Quotes "The Government of Canada is committed to supporting women in every part of our economy, because when women succeed, Canada succeeds. Women with episodic disabilities bring skills, leadership, and resilience to their workplaces, yet too often face barriers that hold them back. By partnering with organizations like Realize, we're breaking down those barriers and creating more inclusive workplaces where every woman can contribute her talents, grow her career, and help build a stronger, more competitive Canada." The Honourable Rechie Valdez, Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism) "Realize's project plays an important role in building a stronger economy for everyone, where women living with episodic disabilities can fully participate and meaningfully contribute as they enter or rejoin the workforce. Supporting inclusive workplaces helps workers, employers, and Canada." The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Minister of Transport and Internal Trade, Member of Parliament for University—Rosedale "Throughout my career, I've seen firsthand how removing barriers for women and diverse people unlocks potential, strengthens communities, and drives economic growth. The Government of Canada's investment in Realize will help ensure that women and gender diverse people with episodic disabilities have the opportunities and support they need to share their talents." Chi Nguyen, Member of Parliament for Spadina—Harbourfront "Episodic disabilities do not always show visible signs, but millions of women in Canada live with them. Fostering greater understanding of the unique needs of women living with episodic health conditions in the workplace is essential to an economy that works for everyone." Melissa Egan, Co-Director, National Programs, Realize Quick facts As complex chronic illnesses with disabling impacts, episodic disabilities are unpredictable in their length, severity, and occurrence. Examples include long-COVID, multiple sclerosis, lupus, arthritis, HIV, diabetes, mental health conditions and many others. This translates into millions of women in Canada impacted by episodic disabilities facing uncertainty and often exclusion when it comes to work and income. Statistics Canada's Survey Series on Accessibility (SSA) reported in 2024 that nearly three in five (59%) persons with disabilities or long-term conditions experienced a labour market-related barrier to accessibility. Types of barriers include those experienced at work or during a hiring process, or those that discouraged or prevented one from working due to their conditions. People with disabilities tend to have lower participation in the workforce and subsequently lower personal income, compared to those without disabilities. They are less likely to experience financial security and more likely to live in poverty than people without disabilities. In 2022, women in Canada (43%) were more likely than men (39%) to have severe or very severe disabilities. Associated links Follow Women and Gender Equality Canada: SOURCE Women and Gender Equality Canada Contacts: Chris Zhou, Director of Communications, Office of the Minister of Women and Gender Equality and Secretary of State (Small Business and Tourism), [email protected], 343-551-0457; Media Relations, Women and Gender Equality Canada, [email protected], 819-420-6530
Boston Globe
06-08-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
As war rages on, a show of perseverance and beauty in Ukrainian folk art
It's a surprisingly upbeat show. These artists don't use their art to make bold statements of resistance. Simply persevering in their craft is defiant enough, and they make art bountiful with intricate patterns, sparkling color, and dazzling designs — veritable declarations of the spirit of Ukrainian culture and sovereignty. Each piece is inscribed with symbols rooted in a history that predates the arrival of Christianity in the region in 988 CE. Some of the art forms on view are on UNESCO's registry of Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Intricately painted Ukranian Easter eggs, or Pysanky, on display in "Soul of a Nation" at Fuller Craft Museum. Chi Nguyen Advertisement pysanky , were given as talismans of good fortune, and to encourage the coming of spring and protect crops. The egg itself symbolizes the sun and spring's renewal. Women dyed them after tucking their children in for the night, using a wax-resist method and dyes made from dried plants, ground up insects, or animal horns. The process was slow. Today, pysanky are produced more quickly, using dye in vinegar. Advertisement Artists such as Pasha Plytorak, a Hutsul artist from the village of Kosmach in the Carpathian Mountains, craft staggeringly dense designs woven with pattern and symbols — eight-pointed stars, looping eternity bands, wheat, flowers, and animals. Some designs wheel and spin like strands of ivy laden with blossoms; others are more sharply geometric. Such patterns laid the groundwork for An embroidery by Zoya Doroshenko, "Sunflower y Ukraine (Sonyashna Ukraiina)" in "Soul of a Nation" at Fuller Craft Museum. Chi Nguyen As with the pysanky , tradition dictated proper ways to make these textiles. Only healthy needleworkers could stitch bridal embroidery, and they started on a Thursday morning under a new moon, according to exhibition wall text, every stitch invested with prayer and good wishes. What better garb for a bride to wrap herself in than the hopes and traditions of generations of ancestors? Artist and ethnographer Rosa Kutasevych founded the embroidering group Tsvit Kalyny, after Ukrainian independence. The name means 'Blossom of the Guelder Rose,' referring to a folkloric symbol of family and love. Kutasevych's 'Khortytsya Pisnya (Song of Khortytsya)' is an exquisite, double-sided gold-on-white wrap adorned with floral patterns recalling a tree of life. Zoya Doroshenko's 'Sunflower y Ukraine (Sonyashna Ukraiina)' has a similar motif arranged around three benevolently shining sunflowers. "Egg," ceramic art by Rustem Skybin, in "Soul of a Nation" at Fuller Craft Museum. Chi Nguyen 'Soul of a Nation' tells stories of grit and patriotism in vibrant colors and matrixes of hope. Ceramicist Quru Isar (dry border). If a craft's legacy is a tree of life, Skybin adds a new branch. Advertisement There's plenty more to see in 'Soul of a Nation.' Floral petrykivka paintings have roots in Dnipro, where women painted murals for their homes with inks made from vegetable juice. They are now crafted on paper with cat-hair brushes. Woodworks embedded with beads and mother of pearl made by Hutsul people are carved with patterns reaching back to the Neolithic era similar to those echoing through much of this art. It reads like sacred geometry. We are here, these works seem to say. We are not going away. Wooden platters embedded with metal, beads, and mother of pearl in "Soul of a Nation" at Fuller Craft Museum. Vasyl Grepinyak, Tarilka, 2025 Wood, metal, beads, and mother of pearl, Ivano-Frankivsk region. Mykola Grepinyak Tarilka, 2023 Wood, beads, and mother of pearl, Ivano-Frankivsk region. Chi Nguyen SOUL OF A NATION: VOICES OF RESILIENCE IN UKRAINIAN FOLK ART At Fuller Craft Museum, 455 Oak St., Brockton, through Nov. 2. 508-588-6000,
