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PODCAST: Child Care, Women, and the Economy

Advances in policy lead to societal wins

6 April 2022

Check out this episode of Let's Talk Poverty. Jaclyn Silbernagel sits down with Lee Stevens, VCC’s policy and research specialist alongside Nevena Ivanovic, public policy coordinator with the Women’s Centre of Calgary and Andrea Cox, manager of government relations with YW Calgary. Together they discuss women and the economy, child care in Alberta, and what’s working in regards to policy.

You’ll learn more about why child care is an economic imperative, gain insights into the care economy, and learn about why advancements in child care also require investments in the child care workforce.