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Title:

Helping Businesses Facilitate Access to Decision-Making Roles for Racialized Women

Agreement Number:

WP230530

Agreement Value:

$299,497.00

Agreement Date:

Aug 30, 2024 - Mar 31, 2027

Description:

Through this 32-month project, Femme & Pouvoir will help advance women’s access to leadership and decision-making roles through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers within businesses by conducting a study about Afrodescendant and racialized women in decision-making roles in QC, organizing bi-monthly workshops to create systemic change, creating a practical guide for racialized women and businesses, and sharing systemic change tools. An external evaluation team will measure and assess the impacts of this systemic change project.

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:

Montréal, Quebec, CA H2M 2E3

Reference Number:

001-2024-2025-Q2-00012

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Femme & Pouvoir

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.