Lauren McKeon ist eine preisgekrönte Redakteurin und Essayistin, die sich in ihrer Arbeit kritisch mit zeitgenössischen gesellschaftlichen Themen auseinandersetzt. Durch ihre redaktionellen Tätigkeiten und akademischen Bestrebungen taucht sie tief in Fragen von Geschlecht und Gleichheit ein. Ihr Schreiben zeichnet sich durch scharfe Einsichten und einen analytischen Ansatz aus, der die Leser zum kritischen Nachdenken anregt. McKeon ist eine Stimme, die den Status quo in Frage stellt und aufschlussreiche Kommentare zu komplexen gesellschaftlichen Diskursen liefert.
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