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Title:

Agency and Action to Prevent GBV in STEM Workplaces

Agreement Number:

GV230312

Agreement Value:

$1,769,183.00

Agreement Date:

Jan 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026

Description:

Through this 27-month project, the Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST) will scale multiple promising practices which include engaging men to address hierarchical power issues, guided discussions to build empathy and cognitive-behavioural changes to strengthen the GBV sector. To do so, the project will address historical systems within STEM organizations that were inherited, to modify the mind-sets that sustain them, and to create environments where the spectrum of GBV is recognized and not tolerated. This project will address intersectional needs of equity-deserving groups including youth, Indigenous, Black, racialized, newcomers, and 2SLGBTQ+ across Canada. It will scale to STEM companies, professional associations and will enhance STEM professions across Canada by providing workplace training, processes, policies, and knowledge. The project will result in attitudinal and behavioural changes on the individual level, within teams and across organizations at all levels. SCWIST will develop and implement a comprehensive knowledge sharing strategy that leverages SCWIST, partners and other networks to share information on these promising practices so that other organizations can replicate or build upon its success and impact.

Organization:

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Expected Results:

Promising practices are incorporated by the GBV sector into new or enhanced supports for target populations.

Location:

Vancouver, British Columbia, CA V6B 4N6

Reference Number:

001-2023-2024-Q3-00026

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Recipient's Legal Name:

Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology (SCWIST)

Program:

Gender-Based Violence Program

Program Purpose:

The purpose of the GBV Program is to strengthen the GBV sector to address gaps in supports for two groups of survivors: 1) Indigenous women and their communities, and 2) underserved populations (including women living with a disability, non-status/refugee /immigrant women, LGBTQ2S, gender non-conforming people and ethno-cultural women) in Canada. The Program provides grant and contribution funding to Canadian organizations to improve supports to help create long-term, comprehensive solutions at the national, regional, and local levels.