Many Black, racialized and immigrant women work with elderly patients as healthcare providers. Their jobs, already arduous and underpaid as it is, have become even more exhausting during the COVID-19 pandemic. While some public commentators have described them as overrepresented in this sector because of their culture, and hailed them as “guardian angels,” what do they themselves have to say? This cross-sectional portrait of some of these women takes the form of a meditative essay.
Many Black, racialized and immigrant women work with elderly patients as healthcare providers. Their jobs, already arduous and underpaid as it is, have become even more exhausting during the COVID-19 pandemic. While some public commentators have described them as overrepresented in this sector because of their culture, and hailed them as “guardian angels,” what do they themselves have to say? This cross-sectional portrait of some of these women takes the form of a meditative essay.
Court métrage de la série documentaire La courbe, qui porte sur la vie durant la pandémie. Un essai émouvant et méditatif qui présente les voix de femmes noires travaillant sans relâche à prendre soin de patients âgés en tant que travailleuses de la santé, et qui sont quand même confrontées au racisme. Un récit très personnel et passionnant sur les douloureuses répercussions du racisme. Si le groupe est prêt à s’engager dans une discussion respectueuse, ce film peut être utilisé pour lancer une conversation sur le racisme. Comment vous sentez-vous par rapport à l’infirmière qui refuse d’accorder son pardon à la religieuse dont elle a pris soin?
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