Policy Brief Economic Statecraft Through a Gendered Lens: - A Risk Assessment

The income gap in Canada between men and women means that if a state like China targets Canada’s economy to demand economic concessions, women are less likely to have an economic cushion to ‘buffer’ the impact of the attack. [...] The Gendered Impact of Canadian Sanctions Although the gendered impact of economic coercion on Canadians is largely sector- specific, the evidence is clear that Canadian sanctions disproportionately impact women in three ways. [...] To mitigate the potential gendered impact of a limited market for Canadian exports in countries such as China, Canada should identify which industries are most vulnerable to China’s pressure and diversify the access of these goods to emerging markets. [...] “Sanctioned to death? The impact of economic sanctions on life expectancy and its gender gap.” The Journal of Development Studies 57 (1):139-162. [...] “Paid and unpaid work time by labor force status of prime age women and men in Canada: The great recession and gender inequality in work time.” Gender and time use in a global context: The economics of employment and unpaid labor:85-112.