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Katherine Scott
Katherine serves as the director for the CCPA’s gender equality and public policy work. She has worked in the community sector as a researcher, writer and advocate over the past 20 years, writing on a range of issues from social policy to inequality to funding for nonprofits.
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No gifts for single mothers in Canada’s Spring Economic Update
A third of single mothers are poor and the federal government is failing to act
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Spring economic update wraps up old ideas as new projects
Empowered with a majority government and new resource revenue, the feds are doing more of the same
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There’s a long way to go to closing the gender pay gap in Canada
On International Women’s Day, a reminder of the work that remains to be done
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The widening gap: Gender segregation and job polarization in the post-pandemic labour market
The post-pandemic recovery opened the door to better jobs for some female workers but the wages and working conditions of low-waged workers remain unchanged
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The path to prosperity set out in budget 2025 leaves millions behind
The millions struggling to pay their rent and put food on the table were looking for relief in budget 2025—and they were disappointed.
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Federal cuts will worsen gender, racial and Indigenous inequality in Canada
The federal government generally does a better job at pay equity—ensuring equal pay between men and women, racialized groups, Indigenous peoples, and so on—than the…
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Time to push back against the silencing of women’s voices
This week is Gender Equality Week, first introduced by the Liberal government in 2018 to celebrate women’s achievements and to encourage all governments to tackle…
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The fall parliamentary session is going to be one to watch
When parliament comes back into session on September 15, the newly elected federal government is going to try to move swiftly to pass its legislative…
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Remembering Paul Martin’s disastrous 1995 federal budget
A few short years ago, we were talking about how to “build back better” from the devastation of the pandemic. Today, in the midst of…
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Potential cuts to Women and Gender Equality Canada could take us back to the Harper days
On April 28, women voters delivered a major victory for the Liberal party, turning around the electoral fortunes of a party that had been trailing…
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Support for parents in a post-pandemic world: Options for enhancing federal maternity and parental leave
As young families confront a weakening economy and high cost of living Canada must improve its parental leave system
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Soutien aux parents dans un monde postpandémie : Options pour améliorer le congé de maternité et le congé parental au palier fédéral
Pour aider les jeunes familles à faire face au coût élevé de la vie et le ralentissement de l’économie le Canada doit améliorer le système…
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