Policy – CCWESTT

Pay Transparency Annual Report – June 2025 The Pay Transparency Act has put discussions on the gender pay gap in British Columbia in the spotlight – and we are starting to see results. Since the last annual report, the gender pay gap in B.C. has decreased to 15 percent. This means women earned 85 cents […]

Foundations for Peace: Canada’s National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security – 2023 to 2029

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| Fed/Prov Gov't Docs, Resources

Foundations for Peace: Canada’s National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security – 2023 to 2029 Decades of research are unequivocal: Gender equality is the foundation for a more peaceful world. Where it is most lacking, states are almost twice as likely to be unstable and more than three times as likely to have a […]

What’s at stake – A scan of federal government action on gender equality in Canada: 2015-2025

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What’s at stake – A scan of federal government action on gender equality in Canada: 2015-2025 With winds of change swirling as 2024 came to an end, and a historical period that looked to be winding down, a moment opened to review progress on gender equality in Canada over the previous decade. Credit: Canadian Women’s Foundation […]

Gender Based Violence Evidence Briefs

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| EDI, Resources

Gender Based Violence Evidence Briefs SSHRC, in collaboration with Women and Gender Equality Canada launched a Knowledge Synthesis Grants (KSG) competition to mobilize social sciences and humanities research to examine and synthesize existing knowledge on gender-based violence. This collection of evidence briefs highlights some of the research findings from the KSG holders’ final synthesis reports, […]

Addressing gender-based violence and harassment in a work health and safety framework

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Addressing gender-based violence and harassment in a work health and safety framework This report looks at the implications of addressing gender-based violence and harassment (GBVH) under a work health and safety (WHS) framework. It describes the characteristics of gender-responsive WHS approaches to prevention of violence and harassment, in particular with respect to risk assessment and […]

Supporting Women’s Economic Empowerment in Canada

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Supporting Women’s Economic Empowerment in Canada Achieving gender equality and creating inclusive economic growth are crucial to women’s economic empowerment. The House of Commons Standing Committee on the Status of Women (the Committee) heard that in recent decades, women’s participation in the labour force has increased. Although gender parity has not been reached in certain […]

Rise Up! – A digital archive of feminist activism

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| Resources, SETT Group Document

Rise Up! – A digital archive of feminist activism Rise Up! acknowledges that our work takes place in a context of ongoing colonialism, racism, heteropatriarchy, class inequalities, ableism and other forms of structural violence and oppression. The material included on this site records resistance to these interlocking oppressions, as well as efforts to create alternatives […]

Science Advocacy Hub A one-stop portal for Canadian researchers to engage in policy

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| Resources, SETT Group Document

Science Advocacy Hub – A one-stop portal for Canadian researchers to engage in policy This hub serves as a one-stop portal designed to empower researchers across Canada with the knowledge, tools, and resources necessary to effectively communicate with policy-makers and engage in advocacy. We are so grateful for all the support we have received since […]

Leveraging Public Sector Procurement Policies to Expand Opportunities for Women in Engineering

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Leveraging Public Sector Procurement Policies to Expand Opportunities for Women in Engineering The purpose of this project, funded by Women and Gender Equality Canada (WAGE), was to explore the potential to use public procurement policy to advance diversity goals in the procurement of engineering services and to support increased career opportunities for women in consulting […]

Discussion Document for a Pan-Canadian Strategy to Advance Gender Equality

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Discussion Document for a Pan-Canadian Strategy to Advance Gender Equality This Discussion Document for a Pan-Canadian Strategy to Advance Gender Equality of the Gender Equality Network of Canada is a culmination of the experiences, stories, expertise, and aspirations of over 150 leaders from across what is commonly known as Canada, nominated by local, federally funded, […]