Grants and Contributions:
Title:
HeARTwork: Advancing Women in Business
Agreement Number:
WP230460
Agreement Value:
$1,019,240.00
Agreement Date:
Jul 2, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
Through this 21-month systemic change project, Conscious Economics will scale their “HeARTwork: Advancing the Inclusive Economy: Empowering Women in the Workforce to Lead” project to advance women’s economic security and prosperity. The project will scale out to focus on women with a variety of intersecting identities, especially BIPOC women, who are operating in the Canadian gig-economy or identified as precariously employed. The project will address barriers that prevent women from achieving personal and economic wellbeing at work, by addressing issues like access to fair and equal pay, access to affordable and stable housing, resources to support families and children, access to good quality benefits, access to leadership positions, and safe and heathy workplaces. To do so, the project will convene community organizations and recruit corporate champions to co-create and implement internal systemic changes to overcome the barriers identified in a needs assessment, with intersectional women gig-workers being invited to work alongside them. Corporate champions will take a pledge to implement at least 1 and up to 10 of the developed solutions within their organizations and will be supported in doing so. Conscious Economics will also create a national awareness campaign about the needs of intersectional women gig-workers and the barriers they face, using a heart-centred approach that is mindful of the emotional, social, and systemic issues that prevent women from thriving at work.
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 M5A 1T7
Reference Number:
001-2024-2025-Q2-00212
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Conscious Economics
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.