Research has found significant changes to women’s menstrual cycles and blood pressure since the onset of the pandemic. These changes serve as indicators of wider stress, showing that female health is highly influenced by environmental and external factors.

The need for affordable childcare is amounting to a crisis in the US that largely affects female workers. To that end, tech unicorn Guild Education has announced Beehive, an affordable in-house childcare option whose model they aim to make available to other companies hoping to follow suit.

The COVID-19 pandemic has rapidly reconfigured the world as we know it – and a mental health crisis could be waiting in its aftermath. Canvas8 spoke to Staci K. Haines, the author of The Politics of Trauma, to understand how the outbreak is set to challenge and change our emotional wellbeing.

The COVID-19 pandemic has seen women dropping out (or being forced out) of the workforce in record numbers. What are the reasons behind this shift and how might they affect gender equality in the long run? Additionally, how can brands support mothers as they strive to find success and balance?