Grants and Contributions:

Prosperity and diversity: for a successful and inclusive recovery

QC21899

$500,000.00

Jan 10, 2021 - Mar 31, 2024

This 30-month project will support a feminist response to and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19 through systemic change. To achieve this, the Réseau des femmes d’affaires du Québec plans to: develop and implement policies and practices that increase participation by and opportunities for underrepresented women entrepreneurs in the business world; and establish relationships between equality-seeking businesses and other stakeholders to collaborate on a sector-wide basis toward improving access by underrepresented women entrepreneurs to the supply chains of large corporations. By the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, and by expanding networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change in support of women’s equality. The Réseau des Femmes d’affaires du Québec (RFAQ) will help underrepresented women entrepreneurs overcome structural inequalities exacerbated by the pandemic. The project will address the systemic dual bias confronting women entrepreneurs from minority groups and hampering their access to the supply chains of large corporations. The project will focus on four areas of action: identifying systemic biases, engaging 75 large companies to adopt inclusive procurement practices, supporting women entrepreneurs in developing skills they can use to win contracts with major corporations, and initiating networking meetings allowing them to interact with buyers and broaden their network of contacts.

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.

Longueil, Quebec, CA J4G 1N8

001-2021-2022-Q3-00155

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Réseau des femmes d'affaires du Québec

Women's Program

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.