Grants and Contributions

Through this 21-month systemic change project, the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC will scale the $10aDay Child Care initiative to advance women’s economic security and prosperity and representation in organizational leadership and decision-making roles. It will scale the measurable public policy and funding progress achieved to date, prioritizing equitable access to flexible $10aDay child care in BC staffed by fairly compensated educators. It will address intersectional barriers facing women who are disproportionately impacted in their search for and/or work in child care. To do so, the project will engage underrepresented women to co-develop system-building solutions and recommendations, develop a Provincial Advocates’ Network, convene inclusive Policy Tables and Childcare Dialogues across BC, and promote leadership opportunities within the childcare sector for racialized women, women living on low-incomes, with disabilities, and in northern and rural communities.

Through this 33-month project, Le code des filles will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity through systemic change. More specifically, the project will address systemic barriers in QC’s education system so that young girls can gain exposure to careers in technology. To achieve this, Le code des filles will share, enhance, create, and publish digital educational tools on a free platform to guide teachers. The organization will then support teachers in providing a suitable, safe, inclusive environment for elementary and secondary school students to learn science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). The tools and support for teaching staff will encourage youth to expand their knowledge of STEM, with the ultimate goal of giving girls equal opportunities to gain an interest in and pursue careers in technology. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of this systemic change project.

Through this 33-month systemic change project, Women’s Enterprises Society of BC will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers within Financial Institutions’ (FI) lending systems for Women Business Owners (WBO) that need capital to start and grow businesses by consulting with WBOs to identify system level barriers, working with Fis to develop tools and best practices, hosting a conference for Fis to learn from the lived experience of community members for systemic change and supporting credit unions to implement changes to policies and procedures.

An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.

Through this 33-month systemic change project, Sudbury Women’s Centre will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers within high-paying, male-dominated industries such as mining, construction, and engineering. These industries provide a vast majority of the stable, quality positions within Northern Ontario’s employment market. The project will achieve this by conducting a needs assessment; developing both online training and a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion assessment tool; creating a collaborative network of relevant agencies, which will then be used to distribute resources and knowledge to organizations within these industries; and testing these resources with individual women and employers. The project will also undertake research into the sustainability of the activities. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.

Through this 21-month systemic change project, Achēv will scale the Advancing Equality for Immigrant and Racialized Women and Girls project to advance women’s economic security and prosperity. It will scale the project to the province of Ontario. It will address barriers to the entry, retention, and success in the workplace for immigrant and racialized women. To do so, the project will 1) engage and work with organizations in Ontario to address inequities through the application of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility (DEIA) practices and principles; 2) undertake ongoing consultation with immigrant and racialized women for their input while providing tailored information sessions and briefings to employers in Ontario; 3) organize and conduct targeted employers’ interventions, leveraging the existing DEIA Toolkit and assessment framework; and 4) conduct ongoing program review and evaluation in preparation for a final best practices manual and advanced toolkit.

Through this 33-month systemic change project, Minerva Foundation for BC Women will advance women's economic security and prosperity by addressing inequitable compensation systems in small and medium sized organizations. Minerva will engage a minimum of 110 organizations in a cohort-based learning model that requires organizations to conduct an intersectional gender compensation analysis and report findings to internal stakeholders. Organizations will also be required to identify next steps for addressing gaps and implementing practices to minimize the impact of discriminatory systems. Participants will have access to resources, learning content, expert advice, and a community of practice. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.

Through this 21-month systemic change project, Black Women Business Network will address systemic barriers which limit Black women from equitable access and participation in resilient tech jobs to advance women’s economic security, prosperity, and representation in leadership and decision-making roles. This project will be scaling up, “Addressing systemic barriers limiting Black women from equitably accessing and participating in resilient tech jobs” throughout Ontario. It will address racial and gender biases and systemic barriers that have perpetuated the underrepresentation of black women in the technology industry.

To do so, the project will conduct ecosystem mapping and research, data gathering in Ontario, customizations to the tech online hub, and the development of an action plan to promote equitable representation of Black women in tech. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of this systemic change project.

Through this 22-month systemic change project, Young Women's Christian Association Regina (YWCA Regina) will scale the YWCA Upstander Education Program to advance women’s economic security and prosperity. It will scale the program to an online training platform focused on the business community; and will redevelop and expand the program to First Nations communities in Treaty 4 territory. It will address unequal systemic consequences by engaging men and boys to challenge toxic masculinity, misogyny, and rape-culture and it will shift perceptions and drive the new adoption of policies to foster more equitable and safe environments for women and girls. To do so, the project will launch the Upstander program on an easily accessible digital platform; collaborate with the business community to include the Upstander program in HR trainings; and develop a sustainable funding model for the program. The project will also work closely with local First Nations, Elders, Knowledge Keepers, and Language Keepers to redevelop the program and incorporate Indigenous ways of knowing and being and then expand in-person program delivery to First Nation communities in Regina and in Treaty 4 territory.

By the end of the project, YWCA Regina will produce a final evaluation report to highlight the success and impact of their Upstander Education program delivery online and in First Nations communities. The organization will disseminate their findings with their community partners, various other stakeholders, and SK communities in general.

Through this 33-month systemic change project, The Pepper Pod will advance women’s economic security, prosperity and representation in leadership and decision-making by addressing systemic barriers within the Canadian Armed Forces, Veterans Affairs Canada and the greater military and veteran communities. Specifically, the project will apply years of past knowledge of women’s lived experiences to the development and national implementation of a participative session on gender awareness, sensitivity, and imperative systemic change. The project will include upstream conversations to impact the future culture of the Canadian military and veteran communities. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.

Through this 21-month systemic change project, National Association of Women and the Law (NAWL) will scale the foundational work of their “Rebuilding Feminist Law Reform Capacity: Substantive Equality in the Law-Making Process” and "Adapting and Accelerating Intersectional Feminist Law Reform for a Post-COVID-19 Future" projects to advance women's economic security and prosperity as well as representation in leadership and decision-making roles in relation to law making and law reform. It will scale out NAWL's priority law reform areas with a new focus on championing legislative reforms related to women's economic prosperity and security, and ensuring that policies account for the unique challenges faced by low-income, racialized women, and those living with disabilities. It will scale the engagement of feminist and equity-seeking groups in legislative processes advocating for a more gendered and intersectional approach to socio-economic law-making. It will also scale the Chanterelle Alliance for Feminist Law Reform by enhancing its internal capacity to be more active, engaged, and coordinated in order to expand its membership in terms of geographic and intersectional reach, as well as its efforts, resources, and campaigns. Through these strategic efforts, NAWL will contribute to the development of gender-responsive socio-economic laws that are comprehensive, inclusive, and focused on achieving systemic change for all Canadian women across Canada.