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Title:

The gender balance + EDI challenge

Agreement Number:

QC21348

Agreement Value:

$500,000.00

Agreement Date:

Dec 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2024

Description:

This 28-month project will support a feminist response to and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19 through systemic changes. To achieve this, the Groupe Femmes, Politique et Démocratie (GFPD) intends to 1) create joint committees on equality and on equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) in any interested municipalities and regional county municipalities (RCMs) within the four target regions (Estrie, Lanaudière, Chaudière-Appalaches, and Centre du Québec) and 2) advise these authorities in designing and adopting policies on equality using the Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus) approach. Target policy areas include governance and hiring, public services and inclusive communication, and EDI action plans. Once these policies have been developed and adopted, the GFPD intends to disseminate them widely and set up committees for monitoring their implementation to promote lasting change in women’s and girls’ access to leadership and decision-making roles, especially for underrepresented women. By the end of the project, the organization aims to have helped remove systemic barriers by promoting inclusive policies and practices; by enabling more fair and efficient resource sharing; by enhancing networks for collaboration to expedite systemic changes; by addressing harmful norms and attitudes that persist on gender; and by supporting a positive distribution of power, the right to speak, and decision-making authority in support of women’s equality.

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:

Quebec, Quebec, CA G1S 1C1

Reference Number:

001-2021-2022-Q4-00034

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Groupe femmes, politique et démocratie

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.