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Title:

Making Space for Youth Leadership

Agreement Number:

BC21481

Agreement Value:

$310,490.00

Agreement Date:

Nov 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2024

Description:

This 30-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. The Minerva Foundation for BC Women will achieve this by convening a youth advisory group, engaging partner organizations and by designing, developing, and delivering reciprocal learning sessions where participants will collaborate to address gendered attitudes that persist in the workplace and encourage women to seek and succeed in leadership. At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change and by addressing persistent harmful gender norms and attitudes to support 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:

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA V6B 1H4

Reference Number:

001-2021-2022-Q4-00044

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Minerva Foundation for BC Women

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.