Grants and Contributions:

YWCA City Shift - Leveraging Gender-based Analysis Plus to Advance Women’s Participation and Prosperity

BC21910

$45,500.00

Oct 25, 2021 - Mar 31, 2024

This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. The Young Women’s Christian Association will achieve this by conducting an environmental scan of municipalities across Metro Vancouver for GBA Plus policy, developing targeted government and public outreach and engagement strategies for the use of GBA Plus, and convening two advisory councils to help inform the widespread use of GBA Plus and equity strategies in the region. 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, increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, enhancing public awareness of GBA Plus and supporting positive distribution of authority, voices, and decision-making power. This project will result in multiple municipalities being informed of the benefit of GBA Plus integration on policy, program and spending, development of online toolkits to advance GBA Plus across Metro Vancouver communities, hosting public events which engage community members and share the results of the project and progress amongst municipal governments. The supplemental funds received in June 2022 will be used to host a public engagement event during Gender Equality Week in September 2022, called “Reimagining our Cities”. The supplemental funds received in May 2023 will be utilized to reach BC Municipalities beyond Metro Vancouver who will also be informed of the benefits of GBA Plus through targeted engagement at the Union of BC Municipalities Convention and other workshops and events.

Women and Gender Equality Canada

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

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA V6C 2E8

001-2023-2024-Q1-00045

Contribution

Grants and Contributions

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Jun 1, 2023

Young Women's Christian Association

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.