Senior women and the pandemic: Economic security and safety

Presented by Woman ACT

COVID-19 has highlighted the inequities faced by senior women. This event will bring together expert speakers from across sectors to discuss a timely and important issue - the safety and economic security of senior women during the COVID-19 pandemic. Topics that will be covered include isolation, engaging senior women with community services, and impacts to their economic wellbeing.

Facilitated by: Helen Hirsh Spence, CEO Top Sixty Over Sixty

Speaker: Margaret Arnason, Training, Resource & Outreach Coordinator at Seniors Safety Line-Assaulted Women’s Helpline

Speaker: Krista James, National Director, Canadian Centre for Elder Law

Speaker: Dr. Rose Joudi, Aging & Ethnic Diversity Educator