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Title:

Prosperity Project Phase II: Accelerating Economic Recovery of Immigrant Women in Canada's COVID-Sensitive STEM Sectors

Agreement Number:

NA21699

Agreement Value:

$766,201.00

Agreement Date:

Dec 15, 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. TechGirls Canada will achieve this by designing and implementing policies and practices to increase women’s labour market participation and opportunities, engaging women and/or girls with lived experience to influence pandemic recovery responses, and building relationships between equality seeking organizations and other stakeholders to collaborate across sectors to advance gender equality. TechGirls will also design and implement policies and practices to increase women’s leadership in democratic, civic, public or private sectors. At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, encouraging more equitable and effective sharing of resources, and increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change 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:

Toronto, Ontario, CA M6R 1P9

Reference Number:

001-2021-2022-Q4-00065

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

TechGirls Canada (TGC) Inc.

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.