The Empire Club of Canada
The Impact of the Pandemic on Women’s Advancement during Recovery – Overcoming setbacks and promoting change for the better
DATE: September 29th, 2020 TIME: 12:00 PM EDT Panelists: Andrea Carter - CEO of Wealthy Woman Warrior & Building Better Organizations, Neuroscience Based Diversity & Inclusion, Learning & Development Consulting Candies Kotchapaw - Founder & Executive Director of DYLOTT (Developing Young Leaders of Tomorrow, Today) Elizabeth Naumovski - Vice President, Marketing, Caldwell Securities Ltd.; Financial Literacy Advocate Dr. Samantha Wells - Senior Director & Senior Scientist, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research at CAMH; Associate Professor, Clinical Public Health Division at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto Moderator: Vivene Salmon - Past President, Canadian Bar Association More
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One of the resounding battle cries heard throughout the pandemic is “We are all in this together”. While this is comforting to many people and politically attractive as a concept, it has been very clear from the outset that certain demographics have suffered disproportionately from the outset of Covid-19. The largest demographic to be hit hard is women, whether working on the front lines in multiple industries or seeing their workplaces close indefinitely with little hope of a comeback. The pandemic is also exacerbating challenges associated with childcare, mental health, and partner violence, with these challenges affecting women in countries around the world.
On July 29th, join five Canadian women who have thought a lot about these issues and what they mean to our country, our society and to women in particular. What are the real challenges going forward? What about marginalized women and those struggling with the impact of poverty, racism, substance abuse, and/or dysfunctional/toxic relationships? How will this pandemic impact Canadian women going forward?
This event offers a unique opportunity for Canadians to dive deeper into one of the most important issues of 2020 and how it is impacting Canada and the women who live here.

Panelists:
Andrea Carter
CEO of Wealthy Woman Warrior & Building Better Organizations, Neuroscience Based Diversity & Inclusion, Learning & Development Consulting
Candies Kotchapaw
Founder & Executive Director of DYLOTT (Developing Young Leaders of Tomorrow, Today)
Elizabeth Naumovski
Vice President, Marketing, Caldwell Securities Ltd.; Financial Literacy Advocate
Dr. Samantha Wells
Senior Director & Senior Scientist, Institute for Mental Health Policy Research at CAMH; Associate Professor, Clinical Public Health Division at the Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto
Moderator:
Vivene Salmon
Past President, Canadian Bar Association
