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    What are Canadian vaccine passports?
    the missINFORMED Team
    • Sep 12, 2021
    • 3 min

    What are Canadian vaccine passports?

    A COVID-19 vaccine passport (or vaccine certification, or proof of vaccination) is a digital or paper document you can obtain after...
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    Houselessness during COVID-19: When Social Distancing Isn’t An Option
    Kyra Keer
    • Jan 28, 2021
    • 7 min

    Houselessness during COVID-19: When Social Distancing Isn’t An Option

    Over the past year, we have all been living in fear of the COVID-19 pandemic. Stay home, stay apart, wash your hands - this is the advice.
    127 views
    The Importance of Healthcare Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence during COVID-19
    Brittany Pompilii
    • Jan 24, 2021
    • 5 min

    The Importance of Healthcare Services for Survivors of Domestic Violence during COVID-19

    The COVID-19 outbreak has caused a massive strain on healthcare systems around the world.
    47 views
    An Eruption of Pandemics: Mental Health, Systemic Sexism, and Systemic Racism during COVID-19
    Emily Clark
    • Jan 24, 2021
    • 9 min

    An Eruption of Pandemics: Mental Health, Systemic Sexism, and Systemic Racism during COVID-19

    Research has pointed to women’s roles as caregivers in the home and society as a major factor in mental health and burnout risk.
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    Domestic Violence during COVID-19: When Staying At Home is Risking Your Life
    Brittany Pompilii
    • Jan 24, 2021
    • 6 min

    Domestic Violence during COVID-19: When Staying At Home is Risking Your Life

    Illustrations by Alex McPhail, BA My name is Brittany Pompilii, and my pronouns are she/her. I reside on the traditional territory of the...
    63 views
    Leadership during COVID-19: Why We Need More Women and Gender Diverse Leaders
    Roma Dhamanaskar
    • Jan 24, 2021
    • 12 min

    Leadership during COVID-19: Why We Need More Women and Gender Diverse Leaders

    In this post we discuss the importance of womxn and gender diverse folx in leadership as we navigate and attempt recovery from the pandemic.
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    Unpaid Work During COVID-19: Caregiving Without Compensation
    Han Wellings
    • Jan 24, 2021
    • 19 min

    Unpaid Work During COVID-19: Caregiving Without Compensation

    Primary Author: Hannah Wellings, BSc (Hons), MSc (c) Contributing Authors: Roma Dhamanaskar, BSc (Hons), MBE (Master of Bioethics) &...
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    Unemployment during COVID-19: Who is Exiting Canada’s Workforce and Why
    Roma Dhamanaskar
    • Jan 24, 2021
    • 12 min

    Unemployment during COVID-19: Who is Exiting Canada’s Workforce and Why

    Women in Canada have been disproportionately impacted by the surge in unemployment as a result of COVID-19.
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    The Pandemic Frontlines: Centring the Workers Who Stand Between Us & COVID-19
    Roma Dhamanaskar
    • Jan 24, 2021
    • 9 min

    The Pandemic Frontlines: Centring the Workers Who Stand Between Us & COVID-19

    Content warning: workplace violence, abuse of long-term care workers Illustrations by Alex McPhail, BA (Hons) Hi, my name is Roma...
    61 views
    Sex Work During COVID-19: How Sex Workers Have Been Left Behind in the Pandemic Response
    Brittany Pompilii
    • Jan 24, 2021
    • 9 min

    Sex Work During COVID-19: How Sex Workers Have Been Left Behind in the Pandemic Response

    Sex workers have faced discrimination, oppression, and structural violence in North America even prior to COVID-19.
    94 views

    missINFORMED is a national non-profit designed to provide health education & to promote informed advocacy through evidence-based teachings and by centring the lived experiences of women and gender diverse folks. This information is not designed to replace a physician's independent judgment about the appropriateness or risks of a procedure for a given patient. Always consult your doctor or health care professional about your medical conditions. missINFORMED does not provide medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Use of this website is purely for informational purposes. 
     

    missINFORMED primarily operates on the traditional land belonging to the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, Attiwonderonk, Mississauga Peoples, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. However, we hope to support Nations across Turtle Island. We acknowledge that our actions contribute to the land we live on, and as such, we are tasked to be caretakers of this land and the people that inhabit it. For the individuals of immigrant and settler Canadian descent present on our team, we acknowledge that our positions on health, and our accessibility to healthcare, have been largely shaped by our own lived experiences, which encompass many privileges. We are committed to evaluate & decolonize our practices continually and do our best to incorporate the lived experiences of the land defenders and protectors within our work. We plan to use our platform to be inclusive of all women and gender diverse folks who call the geographical confines of what is currently known as Canada, home. We hope to build our organization to represent and support those with multiple identities, including but not limited to queer, trans, two-spirit, and non-binary folk, as well as those who are Black, Indigenous, or Persons of Colour. As an organization, we will try our utmost best to ensure that only individuals with lived experiences speak on behalf of their communities while still recognizing that communities of colour and the 2SLGBTQQIA+ community are not a monolith. While each member of missINFORMED brings their own experiences, education, and expertise, we are always motivated to keep learning and to keep expanding our repertoire and knowledge capacity.

    Land acknowledgements like this one are a great start to decolonizing the current colonial systems by which we operate, but they are not the only thing we can do. For example, actively supporting the sovereignty of Indigenous Nations such as supporting policies and movements that give the land back to Indigenous Nations, policies that do not condemn Indigenous communities or make it more difficult for them to receive the support that they deserve, paying Indigenous people when their knowledge and emotional labour are requested, and so much more. You can learn more about the Nations you share this land with here. 

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