Lauren McKeon is an award-winning editor and writer whose work critically examines contemporary societal issues. Through her editorial roles and academic pursuits, she delves deeply into questions of gender and equality. Her writing is characterized by sharp insight and an analytical approach that prompts readers to think critically. McKeon is a voice that challenges the status quo and offers perceptive commentary on complex social dialogues.
Reporting from the frontlines of the war on feminism, investigative journalist Lauren McKeon heads deep into so-called enemy territory to figure out why so many women are not only abandoning feminism in unprecedented numbers, but leading the charge to send it to its grave.
"Throughout history, men have fought, lost, and led us through the world's defining crises. That all changed with COVID-19. In Canada, women's presence in the vanguard of the response to the pandemic has been notable. Women are our nurses, doctors, PSWs. Our cashiers, long-haulers, farmers, cooks. In Canada, women are leading the fast-paced search for a vaccine. They are leading our provinces and territories. At home, they are leading families through self-isolation, often bearing the responsibility for their physical and emotional health. They are figuring out what working from home looks like, and many of them are doing it while homeschooling their kids. Women crafted the blueprint for kindness during the pandemic, from sewing masks to kicking off international mutual-aid networks. And, perhaps not surprisingly, women have also suffered some of the biggest losses, bearing the brunt of our economic skydive. Through intimate portraits of Canadian women in diverse situations and fields, Women of the Pandemic is a gripping narrative record of the early months of COVID-19, a clear-eyed look at women's struggles, which highlights their creativity, perseverance, and resilience as they charted a new path forward during impossible times."-- Provided by publisher