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YOU KEEP GENDER JUSTICE
ON THE AGENDA
Thanks to you, the Foundation is recognized as a strong national voice, thought leader,
and partner on pressing concerns today, including:
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Federal investment in gender equity and increased support to foster thriving gender justice
organizations and service providers
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The gendered impacts of climate change and urgent need for an intersectional gender lens in
emergency planning and disaster preparedness
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Strengthening employment equity law to encompass all genders and forms of discrimination, and
supporting progress toward truly equitable and inclusive work policies and environments
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Inclusion of the needs of trans and non-binary people in gender equality efforts and accelerated
progress toward safety, rights, and justice for 2SLGBTQIA+ people
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Factoring gender into public transit and transportation planning
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Bolstering gun control measures that protect people experiencing gender-based violence
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Safer conditions for women, girls, and gender-diverse people in sports
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Protection and support for refugee women, girls, and gender-diverse people
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More community-based programming for girls and gender-diverse young people
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Strengthening community-based mental health services tailored to the needs of underserved
communities
At the United Nations
At the 2023 United Nations Commission on the
Status of Women (UNCSW) in New York City, we
hosted two events, bringing key national issues to
this international forum:
• Rural, Remote, Northern: Gender Justice
Challenges and Opportunities in Canada, a
panel featuring representatives from our grantee
partners in rural, remote, First Nations, and
northern communities.
• The Signal for Help: Innovation to Shift from
Stigma to Support, a discussion hosted with
Women and Gender Equality Canada in partnership
with the Permanent Mission of Canada to the UN
and the Permanent Mission of Armenia to the UN,
about digital media to shift culture and end genderbased violence.
Speakers included (from left): Paulette Senior with Raine
Liliefeldt, YWCA Canada; Hon. Marci Ien, Minister of
Women and Gender Equality and Youth; Rosel Kim (on
screen), Women’s Legal Education and Action Fund (LEAF);
and Rhiannon Wong, Women’s Shelters Canada.
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From left to right: Charlie-Rose Pelletier, Les
essentielles, Yukon; Coral Kendel, Survivor’s
Hope Crisis Centre, Manitoba; Laurie Buffalo,
Samson Cree Nation, Alberta; and Odelle Pike,
Newfoundland Aboriginal Women’s Network.
