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Title:

Leading in a Changing Environment: Promoting the voices of BC's Early Care and Learning Sector

Agreement Number:

BC21254

Agreement Value:

$500,000.00

Agreement Date:

Nov 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2024

Description:

This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Pacific Immigrant Resource Society will achieve this by developing and implementing community-based approaches to address intersectional barriers to equality for diverse women, engage women and/or gilrs with llived experience to influence pandemic recovery responses, convene and streghten the feminist movement to collaboaratively advance gender equality, build relatinoships between equality seeking organizations and other stakeholders to collaboarte across sectors to advance gender equality. At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, encouragin networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, and support positive authority, voices, and decision-making to support wormen's equality. The project will conduct a needs assessment, pilot a women's childcare worker peer-mentoring program , and enhance sector collaboartion for accessible childcare. Key parnter include the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC, the Westcoasat Child Care Resource Center, and Women's Economic Council of Canada.

Organization:

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Expected Results:

Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.

Location:

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA V6B 1V5

Reference Number:

001-2021-2022-Q3-00022

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

E.C.E.B.C. (Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia)

Program:

Women's Program

Program Purpose:

The purpose of the Women’s Program is to advance equality for women in Canada by working to address or remove systemic barriers impeding women’s progress and advancement. The WP supports the Government of Canada’s goal of advancing gender equality in Canada. It is consistent with Government of Canada priorities related to economic prosperity, and supports Canada’s international commitments related to gender equality.