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Title:

Retention of Progressive Women in Municipal Elected Offices

Agreement Number:

NA21205

Agreement Value:

$182,200.00

Agreement Date:

Nov 1, 2021 - Dec 31, 2023

Description:

This 26-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Climate Caucus Council, in partnership with The Feminist Campaign School, will achieve this by encouraging women and girls to run for and lead in elected decision-making positions and identifying the barriers to equitable and safe work at elected tables. It will assist in preparing women in BC and Alberta to serve in local government and make recommendations for policy makers to reduce barriers faced by women to ensure women can lead. At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, and supporting positive distribution of authority, voices, and decision-making power to support women’s equality. This project will help advance women’s post-pandemic recovery by addressing systemic barriers to women’s local political participation identified by measuring the following: • Reasons for women not to seek to re-offer after serving in an elected local seat. • Experiences of women elected. • Responses that municipal parties and their leaders make to publicly posed questions, so they can win and lead. • The (diminished) presence of sexist media coverage of women in politics. • Effectiveness of their collaboration with The Feminist Campaign School partner to run campaign school workshops for all women incumbents who intend to run in 2022 in BC.

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:

Nelson, British Columbia, CA V1L 4Y5

Reference Number:

001-2021-2022-Q3-00072

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Climate Caucus Council

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.