Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Systemic Change in Local Governments to Support the Advancement of Women and Gender Minorities
Agreement Number:
WP230440
Agreement Value:
$385,320.00
Agreement Date:
Jul 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
Through this 21-month systemic change project, the Columbia Institute will partner with the Feminist Campaign School to scale The Barriers for Retention of Progressive Women in Municipal Elected Offices Project to advance women’s representation in leadership and decision-making roles. It will scale activities in British Columbia (BC) and Alberta (AB) to implement recommendations from the original project, including providing education and policy support to local governments. In BC, AB, Saskatchewan (SK), Prince Edward Island (PEI) and Nova Scotia (NS), it will expand the values-based campaign school through a train-the-trainer model to help prepare women and gender minorities to run for local government offices. The project will also collect and analyze data in three new jurisdictions (SK, PEI and NS) based on learnings from the original research. The project will address the systemic barriers that women and gender minorities disproportionately face when running for, and serving in, municipally-held elected office, with a particular focus on those with intersecting identities of oppression. To do so, the project will produce a report detailing the research and evaluation of the impact of the workshops, and measure the reach of convening opportunities, and policy development sessions across these five provinces, and monitor the concrete changes to the wellbeing and safety of women and gender minorities in municipally elected government roles.
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 V6C 1H2
Reference Number:
001-2024-2025-Q1-00044
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Columbia Institute
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.