COVID-19: A testimony from Québec

As part of PSI's campaign, we are collecting testimonies of healthcare women workers and will be looking to present some alternatives for a gender-responsive approach to COVID-19.

Shirley Dorismond, Vice-president for FIQ-Santé in Québec (Canada) talks about the difficulties of juggling family and work responsibilities. More than 4000 health workers had been infected with the virus at the time of the video. Long-term health facilities, where most patients are elderly women, have become clusters for the virus causing numerous deaths. Health and sexual reproduction clinics remain open but opening hours have been reduced or moved to other services to cover for lack of staff.

“Unfortunately, we will see the collateral damages post-COVID-19. Especially for victims of sexual violence”.

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Shirly Dorismond, Vice-president for FIQ-Santé in Québec (Canada) and member of PSI's World Women's Committee talks about the difficulties of juggling family and work responsibilities and women workers in the current #COVID-19 crisis.

COVID-19: A testimony from Québec