The right to paid sick leave is a feminist issue

Mar 25, 2021 · 15m 13s
The right to paid sick leave is a feminist issue
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Statistics show that the lower your income, the less likely you are to have employer-paid sick days. Given that the jobs where women workers predominate don’t pay well, it’s clear...

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Statistics show that the lower your income, the less likely you are to have employer-paid sick days. Given that the jobs where women workers predominate don’t pay well, it’s clear that the introduction of paid sick leave would increase gender equality across the board. This March, the BC Employment Standards Coalition is calling on the provincial government to include the right to paid sick days in the Employment Standards Act. We talk with Kaitlyn Matulewicz, executive director of the Worker Solidarity Network.
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Author Redeye Collective
Organization Redeye Collective
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