The IDEAS4GE project seeks to advance gender equality and accelerate women’s recovery from the impacts of COVID-19 through targeted systemic change to the Canadian workplace, market place and community.
The project will spark a gender+ innovation challenge to promote an inclusive, diverse and equitable workplace culture in Canada. BPW Canada will achieve this through collaborative partnerships across Canadian businesses, community organizations and government stakeholders, using a re-imagined BPW Canada-CCEW IDEAS4GE collaborative online community platform and community engagement events across Canada.
Specifically, this project will explore strategies and solutions to address structural and systemic barriers associated with topics such as women’s time famine and burden of care, access to affordable quality childcare, flexible work arrangements, and the leadership and wage gaps, to list a few.
About the Role
As the IDEAS for Gender Equality and Admin/Tech Support you will work with a national women-led feminist network to support the Project Coordinator in their work to implement a two-year project designed to advance gender equality and recovery in Canada through systemic change. The IDEAS Project Admin/Tech Support will provide administrative and technical website, social media, promotion and communication support to assist the Project Coordinator, Project Leads, Steering Committee and Sub-committees to implement the IDEAS Project activities and initiatives.
Develop and maintain the multi-stakeholder outreach contact database, and CRM mailing communication platform and support the coordinator in developing and issuing regular communications, newsletters, and emails.
Set up regular project subcommittee team meetings in zoom and on the IDEAS project team collaborative workspace. Update and post events, activities and resources to the CCEW-IDEAS website, and social media accounts, and maintain and monitor the IDEAS project publicly facing collaborative workspace on the CCEW website.
Work with the CCEW webmaster/administrators to update, revise and maintain a refreshed CCEW website. Support the coordinator and event planning teams through community-building event planning and preparation i.e. set up event registration pages; manage registration, promotion, communication and event package preparation, help develop event pre/post evaluations and surveys.
Support coordinator in collecting and consolidating established project metric data to help monitor progress toward project goals and outcomes and update scorecard, prepare internal monthly, quarterly and annual reports to funding and sponsoring organizations.
Key Accountabilities
Employ strong written communication and promotion design and development skills with adept tech-savvy approaches to assist the project coordinator in administering the IDEAS for Gender Equality Project;
Support Coordinator as required to prepare, coordinate and facilitate project sub-committee team meetings in the collaborative project management digital workspace;
Support the preparation of reports and supporting documents to meet funding and sponsoring organizations reporting requirements;
Support the collection of diversity and inclusion (D&I) baseline data and establish metrics and milestone data collection points for ongoing monitoring data collection, analysis and graphic presentations to reflect project-related metrics and activities;
Work with the project coordinator and project sub-committee teams to understand the technical requirements for the multi-stakeholder database in order to meet the unique and varying needs of each subcommittee to successfully deliver their associated project outcomes;
Develop a frontend user-friendly data entry and updating protocol for BPW and General Public multi-stakeholders;
Support coordinator in establishing supporting instructional training tools and operational practices as required to help incorporate project-related generated tools and resources into sustainable operations;
Research and expand existing networks and collect current contact data to assist the project coordinator and stakeholders;
Create an IDEAS reporting dashboard to support the project coordinator and sub-committees in monitoring and evaluating progress toward project D&I metrics using the IDEAS multi-stakeholder database, and statistical data associated with event registrations, participation, new and strengthened multi-stakeholder partnerships and tangible systemic and sustainable solutions;
Work with the CCEW web administrator, project liaison and project coordinator to support the transformation of the CCEW.ca website into a virtual IDEAS community and collaborative solution-building workspace;
Support the Coordinator in implementing 3-5 project IDEAS for Gender Equality and Recovery Community Building Events;
Annual Remuneration: $20,000 - Approximately 15 hours per week/60 total hours paid monthly. (Applicable taxes not included)
Home Office: You will work from your home/business office within Canada, (reliable high-speed required-use office equipment desktop/laptop, printer and cell phone to manage the project and conduct daily business)
Location: Eastern/Kingston, Ontario, Canada – Admin/Tech support home office base preference for relative close proximity to the Project Coordinator operating out of Kingston, Ontario. Must ensure consistent high-speed internet to manage daily core project operations through virtual/tech interface
Support: You will be provided access to a range of supportive tech platforms, tools and resources to complete your work. You will manage large print jobs (i.e. community event participant packages) and will be coordinated with the project coordinator and a third-party print vendor i.e. Staples.
Reporting Requirements: You will provide monthly updates on progress to assigned tasks and work with the project coordinator to prepare required formal reports with metrics to sponsoring and funding organizations as per the contractual agreement.
About You:
You are a highly motivated, self-directed tech-savvy administrator. Your proven track record to deliver on tasks within tight and often changing timelines, and your highly developed organization skills make multi-tasking in a fast-paced initiative a breeze. You are adept at managing a professional website (Joomla) and webmail service. Your experience with managing multiple social media accounts (Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn) and using analytics to monitor and evaluate effectiveness will draw on your excellent communication and proven marketing and promotion talent. Microsoft Office Suite proficiency will support your database development and management, data collection and metric dashboard, scorecard and formal report writing. You are excited by the intent and possibilities of this project and are keen to contribute to its success.
Qualifications:
College Degree or approved equivalent combination of education and experience in digital communication, virtual learning, promotion, web management, social media and online community engagement.
Excited by the opportunity to help build the technical capacity of stakeholders across a wide range of technical competencies.
Multi-Tasking, organization and time management
Communication (written/oral) & Interpersonal
Independent, self-directed contractor
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Note:
Candidates selected for an interview will be asked to complete a related assignment. Applicants selected for an interview will be provided further details on this assignment when interviews are scheduled.
The sponsoring organizations (BPW Canada and the Canadian Coalition to Empower Women) are proud to embark on this journey to advance gender equality and recovery. We welcome applicants who demonstrate a commitment to upholding the values of equity, diversity, and inclusion. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, with women and members of groups that have been historically disadvantaged given priority consideration.
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Unified and Purposeful Action: UN Women WE Empower Programme - April 23, 2019 - Clarington ON
Stephanie Dei - UN National Coordinator for WE Empower was the keynote speaker. Description: "Learn how the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) are advancing the Gender Equality Revolution. Discover how members in your community are thinking globally and acting locally and how you can be a part of history in the making."
Celebrating Women in STEM - Empowerment Gala Event - June 2018
The CCEW was pleased to recognize industry leaders in STEM and to celebrate community advocates who empower women and girls to explore and succeed in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) fields of endeavour.
As noted in the WE EMPOWER: Responsible Business Conduct in G7 Countries release, Scotiabank has set up 21 employee focus groups across Canada and its Pacific Alliance Countries ( Mexico, Peru, Chile & Columbia) to obtain feedback on the barriers to achieving gender balance in leadership roles.
They were recently recognized for their work aligned with the Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPS) specifically:
Principle #1: Establish high-level corporate leadership for gender equality;
Principle #4: Promote education, training and professional development for women and;
Bank of Montreal (BMO), McKenzie Box and Melissa Sampth-Persaud, accept a Commendation presented by BPW Canada, Vice President Karin Gorgerat, joined by BPW Ontario President Maide Yazar - October 25th, 2016.
Congratulations to BMO for its recognition at the 2017 Gender Equality Awards sponsored by Global Compact Network Canada for its progress related to:
Principle #1: Establish high-level corporate leadership for gender equality,
Principle #4: Promote education, training and professional development for women, and
Principle #5: Implement enterprise development, supply chain and marketing practices that empower women.
Check out the BMO submission on the Global Compact Network Canada website.
Jill Salamon (right), Edwards School of Business, receives the CCEW Empowerment Award on behalf of the University of Saskatchewan Executive Education Program. Doris Hall, BPW Women's Empowerment Chair (left) and Sheila Crook UN Global Champion for Women's Economic Empowerment (centre).
70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Celebration
Join us for our third event as part of our initiative, the Digital Peace Project, thanks to funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage.
The third installment of our roundtable series will focus on the unique themes behind online hate against Indigenous Peoples and some recommendations to address these issues for civil society, government, and platforms.
The Digital Peace Project seeks to contribute to national efforts to mitigate online hate while respecting freedom of speech. It will accomplish this by engaging with civil society actors, particularly those belonging to ethnic, cultural, religious, and visible minority communities. More precisely, the project aims to increase the capacity of ethnic and cultural communities to address online racism and discrimination by centering the perspectives and opinions of those communities while exploring ideas for solutions.
Concordia University's Indigenous Directions Office is a partner for this important session.
Speakers:
Dr. Suzanne Kite is an Oglala Lakota performance artist, visual artist, and composer raised in Southern California, and is a Ph.D. student at Concordia University.
Building off of the success of our cross-country gatherings in 2022, the Canadian Partnership for Women and Children’s Health (CanWaCH) is happy to share that we will be coming to a city near you as a part of our CanWaCH Dialogues in spring 2023!
Our members and partners have told us these in-person dialogues offer tremendous value in driving momentum towards new partnerships and further collaboration. Join us for a casual evening of discussion and networking with colleagues from across the CanWaCH membership and international cooperation sector.
BPW Ontario Speaker Series - Tuesday, March 21 at 7pm BPW Ontario is pleased to offer monthly virtual speakers available to all members (and friends!) on the 3rd Tuesday evening of each month. Our next speaker is Bonnie Douglas, PMP, Project Manager, Canadian Coalition of Women in Engineering, Science, Trades and Technology. Bonnie's experience as an engineer and leader in food manufacturing developed her passion for solving problems, transforming the workplace, and advocating for women in the sector. She transitioned to CCWESTT as Project Manager and is proud to be using her skills to support the work of accelerating change for women in science, engineering, trades, and technology. Bonnie is a Project Management Professional (PMP), has a B.Sc. in Biological/Food Engineering. She is also passionate about empowering women and girls in STEM. She actively supports science outreach, and volunteers for CAGIS (Canadian Association for Girls in Science). Bonnie proudly mentored an award-winning, all-girl, FIRST Lego League team. Click HERE for link to attend!
Gender-based violence in schools and the intersectional experiences of Black-Canadian girls
Wed, March 15, 2023 | 1:00 to 2:30 pm Eastern Time (ET)
Presented by:Dr. Rashelle Litchmore Assistant Professor, Connecticut College
This webinar will discuss the unique experiences of female-identified adolescents of African descent in Canada, and their experiences with gender-based violence in schools. Specific attention will be given to cultures of violence, how they manifest, and the need to attend to prevention, as opposed to the current focus on punishment, when addressing the intersectional experiences of Black girls.
Rising to the Challenge: Workplace Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI)
Date and time: Thursday, January 26, 2023
12:00pm - 1:30 pm EST
Speaker: Arlene Dickinson
CICan’s National EDI Knowledge Mobilization Centre hosted at Sheridan College are proud partners of the 50 – 30 Challenge.
The challenge aims to advance gender parity and increase the representation of equity-deserving groups on boards and in senior leadership roles in workplaces across Canada.
This 90-minute webinar will highlight:
- The premise of the 50 – 30 Challenge
- The special relationship Canada has with First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples
- How and why workplace EDI benefits organizations and society
- How organizations can use the What Works Toolkit and other tools to meet the 50 – 30 Challenge and promote diverse workplaces; and
- Sustaining EDI best practices in your organization
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE IN THE SOUTH ASIAN COMMUNITY
Presented by Manvir Bhangu, Centre for Research & Education on Violence against Women and Children.
This presentation will touch on the work Laadliyan does in the South Asian community, particularly within the Peel Region with a focus on Gender-Based Violence. The presentation will focus on previous research conducted by Laadliyan's team on this issue, a Gender Based Violence toolkit that was created, and the work Laadliyan is doing to combat this issue in their local community.
Presented by: Manvir Bhangu.
Manvir Bhangu is a gender equity and human rights advocate and a community mobilizer. Manvir is the Founder of Laadliyan, a nonprofit that empowers South Asian daughters through education, engagement, and awareness. Through Laadliyan, Manvir has directly impacted over 8,700 girls and women in the South Asian community with everything from bridging intergenerational divides to navigating living in Canada as an international student, to accessing free menstrual care packages. In 2018, Manvir successfully co-authored a paper for the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health on the prevalence of son preference in the Indo-Canadian community after partnering with St. Michael’s Hospital to conduct qualitative research on the topic.
March 14th Event: The History of the Hijab (Women's struggle for Equality in Iran)
With Nazak Birjandifarr, PhD
Mount Royal University, Canada
Time: Tuesday, March 14th!
5-6:30 BC time
8-9:30 Eastern
9-10:30 Atlantic
Dr. Birjandifar, originally from Iran, moved to Canada in 2001. She pursued studies in Montreal first at Concordia University, and later at McGill University’s Institute of Islamic Studies, where she completed her Ph.D. with a specialization in Iranian history.
Nazak teaches the history of the modern Middle East. Her latest research project is focused on the life and career of early 20th-century female Iranian singer, Qamar al-Moluk Vaziri.
Nazak will be sharing the historical background of Iranian women's struggles for equal rights with a special focus on the issue of hijab in the 20th and 21st centuries.
This event is free to Ambassadors and Members of BPW Canada Online Club. Not a Member or Ambassador of BPW Canada Online Club? Come to this event as a guest
Would you like to attend an upcoming event of the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) of the United Nations—virtually?
Are you interested in learning about CSW as a key mechanism where global policy for gender justice is discussed, debated, and shaped?
Do you want to learn about feminist, youth and LGBTIQ agendas for this year's priority theme?
If any of these questions resonate with you, or you simply wish to get more involved in high-level policy advocacy for gender justice, then you may be interested in joining the sessions organized by the NGO/CSW and specifically the Gender Equality Coalition of Ontario outlined below.
Each year the CSW has a priority theme, which puts the focus on discussions and advocacy efforts around the world. This year’s priority theme is all about the digital age and technological change. In addition, the Theme from five years past is revisited to explore the progress made around the world.
Themes:
Priority Theme: Innovation and technological change and education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. (CSW67)
Review Theme: Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls. (CSW62).
Bringing CSW home: celebrating International Women's Day
SAVE THE DATE- March 1st and 2nd 🗓️
Are you interested in international politics? Want to know more about Status of Women and the link to the United Nations? Want to join us in celebrating International Women's Week?
We invite you to participate in our very first conference entitled: Bringing CSW home: Celebrating International Women's Day
FORMAT✍🏻
The event will be bilingual and will be presented in a virtual format on Zoom on March 1st and 2nd, 2023 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m (EST).
March 1
SESSION 1: Violence, Discrimination, and Hate Speech Against Women
SESSION 2: Women in Cyber Security
March 2nd
SESSION 3: Women in Science
SESSION 4: Women in Education
SESSION 5: Challenges and Risks for Women in Leadership
All participants will have the opportunity to indicate in the registration link if they have a question to ask the
Vous êtes intéressés par la politique Internationale? Vous voulez en connaître davantage sur la Condition féminine et le lien avec les Nations Unies? Vous voulez être des nôtres pour célébrer la Semaine Internationale des femmes ?
Nous vous invitons à participer à la toute première conférence intitulée : Recevons la Commission de la condition de la femme des Nations Unies (CSW) chez nous : célébrons de la journée internationale des femmes.
STRUCTURE ET FORMAT ✍🏻
L'événement sera bilingue et il sera présenté dans un format virtuel sur Zoom le 1er et le 2 mars 2023 de 11h 00 à 14h 00 (EST).
1er mars
SÉANCE 1 : Violence, discrimination et discours de haine contre les femmes
SÉANCE 2 : Les femmes en cyber-sécurité
2 mars
SÉANCE 3 : Les femmes en sciences
SÉANCE 4 : Les femmes en éducation
SÉANCE 5 : Les défis et les risques pour les femmes en position de leadership
Tous les participants auront la possibilité d'indiquer dans le lien d'inscription s'ils ont une question à poser aux panelistes.
Brought to you by PARO Centre for Women's Enterprise
Join us for a day of recognition and celebration of women around the world and their amazing accomplishments. Come and hear the inspirational stories of our PARO Circle members and a presentation from Keynote Speaker Vanessa L. Tynes-Jass Founder and CEO of Survivors Unleashed International.
Vanessa was homeless at age 17 and forced into domestic sex trafficking in Canada. A few months after being turned out, her roommate and 17-year-old best friend Kelly was murdered. After narrowly escaping this situation, Vanessa has been able to carve out quite a compelling life, career and future as an entrepreneur, advocate and philanthropist
With Adrienne Arsenault, Chief correspondent of CBC News and host of THE NATIONAL
and VIP Host, Tara Weber, Western Bureau Chief for BNN Bloomberg
Join us for 8 incredible webinars this season.
> February 3, 2023
> March 2, 2023
> April 14, 2023
> May 5, 2023
> June 2, 2023
> September 8, 2023
> October 13, 2023
> November 3, 2023
Click the 'Get Tickets' button to order a ticket for yourself and your colleagues and friends. You can purchase one or multiple dates, or get the entire 2023 Virtual Pink Tea season and save!
Brought to you by the Canadian Prosperity Project!
Participate in the Rosie Mentoring Programs. These are both free, virtualprofessional development opportunities for self-identifying women interested in joining a supportive and developmental environment to share work/life experiences, network and obtain guidance.
Are you interested in developing a relationship with and receiving guidance from a mentor? Are you interested in supporting the professional development of a woman in STEM, skilled trades, or leadership?
We are always accepting mentor and protégée applications. Learn more about the Rosie 1:1 Mentoring Program and apply today!
Also, we are always accepting facilitator applications. For peers, keep your eyes open for a peer group you are interested in joining! Learn more about the Rosie Peer Group Mentoring Program.
CORPORATE CITIZENSHIP for GENDER EQUALITY
This International Women’s Day, demonstrate your commitment to building a more gender-equal and diverse workplace in Canada.
The ways in which we work have shifted dramatically over the past three years. This disruption has presented us with the unique opportunity to confront our corporate cultures, and to do better. From cultivating opportunities for diverse leadership to prioritizing safety, to shifting to hybrid work models, there has never been a more optimal time to push for more equitable practices in the workplace. The Canadian Women’s Foundation and the International Economic Forum of the Americas invite you to join a virtual learning event on Wednesday, March 8th, 2023 to explore what it takes to build equitable workplace cultures and practices that lead to excellent corporate citizenship for gender equality.
L'ENGAGEMENT SOCIAL DES ENTREPRISES POURL'ÉGALITÉ DES GENRES
EN CETTE JOURNÉE INTERNATIONALE DE LA FEMME, MONTREZ VOTRE ENGAGEMENT À CRÉER UN MILIEU DE TRAVAIL PLUS ÉGALITAIRE SUR LES QUESTIONS DE GENRES ET DE DIVERSITÉ AU CANADA.
Les manières dont nous travaillons ont considérablement évolué au cours des trois dernières années. Ce bouleversement nous a offert l'occasion de remettre en question nos cultures d'entreprise et de les améliorer. Qu'il s'agisse de cultiver des opportunités de leadership diversifié, de donner la priorité à la sécurité ou de passer à des modèles de travail hybrides, il n'y a jamais eu de moment plus propice pour faire pression en faveur de pratiques plus équitables au sein de l'entreprise. La Fondation canadienne des femmes et le Forum économique international des Amériques ont le plaisir de vous inviter à participer à un événement virtuel le mercredi 8 mars 2023, afin de discuter des cultures et des pratiques de travail équitables qui mènent à une excellente citoyenneté d'entreprise pour l'égalité des genres.
Join the Diversity Institute and the Black Muslim Initiative for the launch of the Socio-Economic Review of the Black Muslim Population report highlighting socio-economic understandings of the Black Muslim population in terms of demographic information, housing and home life, immigration, education, employment and income, and activities.
Employment Equity Partners’ Roundtable 2023 Coming To A City Near You!
Join us for the 3rd annual Employment Equity Partners’ Roundtable, happening in cities near you. This year, the Partners’ Roundtable will hold as regional dialogues on the theme, “Beyond Culture: Bridging Gaps in Accessibility, Equity and Inclusion”, in Vancouver, British Columbia and Toronto, Ontario. We are pleased to co-host this year’s Partners’ Roundtable in partnership with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation-Radio Canada.
Key dates in 2023:
Tuesday, May 9th - Partners’ Roundtable in Vancouver, British Columbia
Thursday, June 8th - Partners’ Roundtable in Toronto, Ontario
The Gender Equality Coalition of Ontario was founded in 2019 to work to create communities where all individuals have equal access to every opportunity, unbiased by gender. We are committed to diversity and inclusion, valuing individuals from all intersectionality including genders, cultures, ages, races, orientations, locations, and abilities. Community representation is essential in collaborative efforts toward gender justice. We believe that gender justice can only be achieved when all intersectional genders are included.
Join REAL Talk Solutions podcast host Ophelia Rigault in the 1st of four podcasts in this series. her up close and personal chat with Chantal Fraser from empoweredpath.ca, where we discussed the importance of giving ourselves permission to pause, reset and recalibrate as we create our IDEAL life. This 30-minute bite-size snippet shares insights and lessons learned on Chantal's personal journey to create her IDEAL life. You will hear how she bravely grew into her authentic leadership style and is today passionate about sharing the benefits of adopting an IDEAL = Inclusive Diverse Equitable Accessible Learning approach to our work and daily living. She knows from experience that when we share what we know, and learn from each other, we can all find ways to thrive.
REAL is an acronym for (Resiliency, Equity & Authentic Leadership). In her REAL Talk Solutions, Podcasts Ophelia speaks directly to authentic leaders to inspire brave conversations on race, gender, grief and mental health wellness.
This second annual event builds off of the success of our first-ever gender equality summit in June 2022 where over 200 champions for gender equality from communities across Canada gathered in Ottawa.
The summit will provide an in-person forum for the gender equality movement in Canada to come together, in all its diversity, to strengthen capacity, share expertise, and shape a path toward a fairer and more equitable Canada. The summit will also be webcast in English and French for those who are unable to attend in-person and ensure access to all.
Equal Futures 2023 is taking place on the traditional territories of Kwanlin Dün First Nation and Ta’an Kwäch’än Council
Rising to the Challenge: Workplace Equity. Diversity and Inclusion (EDI)
A webinar hosted by Alicia Sullivan, EDI knowledge Mobilization Advisor at Sheridan College on January 26, 12 - 1:30 pm. EST
CICan and its National EDI Knowledge Mobilization and Dissemination Centre hosted at Sheridan College are proud partners of the 50 – 30 Challenge. The challenge aims to advance gender parity and increase the representation of equity-deserving groups on boards and in senior leadership roles across Canada.
Join us on January 18, 2023 at Fanshawe College for the GEM Documentary Screening: Boys Will Be... Themselves
Want to stay connected and do more for Gender Equality
Presented by: Ramona Alaggia, Rupaleem Bhuyan, Melanie Doucet, Roberta Timothy, and Cathy Vine.
Several contributors and the editors of the recently published third edition of Cruel But Not Unusual: Violence in Families in Canada will explore the concept of intentionally marginalized communities in relation to their work and experiences with Black communities, non-status, refugee, and immigrant women, and children and youth in care. What does the concept mean and how does it play out? What are these communities experiencing and are our systems helping and/or causing further harm? What are these communities and advocates doing to bring about change and how can we support them? These and other questions will be explored in a lively panel discussion.
Learning Objectives
By participating in this Webinar, participants will:
Gain knowledge, understanding and insights into the concept and experience of violence in intentionally marginalized communities
Learn about the realities and challenges facing individuals and families in intentionally marginalized communities through case studies and experiences shared
Understand how feminist, intersectional, anti-oppression, and strengths-based approaches are needed to:
Learn from the experiences of survivors of violence
Reduce state and systems-based harm
Support advocacy and leadership, and
Increase safety
Be inspired by ideas and concrete actions to bolster advocacy efforts, small and big
We offer our Webinars in both official languages: English and French. This Webinar will run in English with simultaneous French and American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation. A Webinar recording in English and French will be made available after the Webinar. Register for the Webinar and receive an email when the recording is posted!
CONNECTING THE SDGs: International Human Rights Day, EDI, and Responsible Business Conduct
Register here for our webinar on December 8 from 1 PM to 2 PM ET, held in recognition of International Human Rights Day, to learn how proactively implementing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) practices both respect human rights and advance Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
This session is an opportunity for companies, especially those signed up for the 50-30 Challenge, to learn how to better align their EDI efforts with corporate human rights concerns.
Speakers
Sarah Bradbury, Sustainability Research Analyst, World Benchmarking Alliance
Pascale Alpha, Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, CAE
Why Join
Better understand the importance of strong corporate human rights and the role played by EDI in building inclusive and resilient cultures.
Connect with experts and hear why EDI should be a key component of your business strategy.
Learn how to implement strong policies, procedures, programs, and initiatives to advance the Global Goals.
CONCEPT NOTE: LEARNING EVENT ON TRANSFORMING THE CARE ECONOMY
The Leadership Structure of the Action Coalition on Economic Justice and Rights invites you to a learning event on transforming the care economy on 6th December 2022 between 8am and 10am Eastern Time.
Venue: Virtually hosted through Zoom | Register Here
The Action Coalition on Economic Justice and Rights is one of six Action Coalitions under Generation Equality. The Action Coalition has co-created a blueprint that lays out a bold vision for success, as well as priority actions, strategies, and tactics to help achieve it as captured by the Global Acceleration Plan for gender equality.
Move Forward – Creating Inclusion in Contemporary Work
Second Installment of YWCA Canada’s New Training Series on Employment Equity
The way we work is changing. Now is the time to move forward. We’ve got a new suite of capacity-building tools for employers committed to building equitable workplaces where everyone can thrive.
YMCA Canada is pleased to share the second module of YWCA Canada's new e-training series on employment equity, supported by the Government of Canada's Department of Women and Gender Equality and the Future Skills Centre.
Not Yours to Distribute! Intimate Images and Consent
Non-consensual distribution of intimate images can be used to coercively control and exert power over a person, such as an intimate partner.
This Learning Network Virtual Forum explores non-consensual distribution of intimate images of adults in the Canadian context. An intersectional and sex-positive lens will be used to explore its forms and how it impacts different communities. Barriers to support-seeking and trauma-informed responses to support survivors will be discussed.
This Forum is particularly relevant to gender-based violence and allied service providers, as well as human rights advocacy groups (e.g. rape crisis centers, shelters, victim services, community-based groups). All are welcome to virtually attend at no charge.
BPW Canada online executives are extremely excited to announce the female politicians that will be speaking at our workshop on Saturday, November 19th (9-12 noon Pacific time)!
Tuesday, November 8, 2022 - 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
When it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion, do organizations and business leaders walk the talk? Join the conversation with Dr. Tina Opie, author and the co-creator of the philosophy Shared Sisterhood, and learn practical steps on how to build crucial alliances through vulnerability, trust, empathy, and risk-taking, so that all women can advance in the workplace and create systemic change.
To learn more about the event, book and authors.
To REGISTER: $43.99 plus HST per person (includes a copy of the book Shared Sisterhood & a seat at the event or link to Livestream)
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30-day Catch-up Viewing: Unable to attend the event due to scheduling conflicts? Not to worry. All attendees (in-person or livestream) can access the full recording on-demand for one month after the live event.
Book Mailing: Copies of the book, How To Take Collective Action For Racial and Gender Equity At Work will be given (in-person) or shipped after the event (livestream) to all paid registrants.
Gender Equality Week: Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities September 18-24, 2022
One way you can still participate!
Join the global Global Compact Canada Network in commemorating Gender Equality Week 2022 by completing a short survey on your employment experiences during the pandemic. This confidential data will be used to develop a tool to help organizations build more gender-inclusive and resilient post-pandemic workplaces. Take the Survey
Take a few minutes to complete the Survey before October 7, 2022. Take the survey NOW.
IDEAS4GenderEquality: EDI - Intersectional Pay Equity & Finding Your Ideal Employer
The event will focus on raising awareness, building connections and providing tools for a better understanding of the benefits of implementing an intersectional pay equity strategy and how to find your ideal employer.
Come out to learn, share and connect.
To Register and obtain location details click here
Elevate International is delighted to invite young women from the age of 13 to 24 to be a part of the conversations that are shaping the advancement of girls’ leadership in our society today and take part in Elevate Girls Leadership Forum taking place on September 10, from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm at The Ottawa City Hall - 110 Laurier Ave W, Ottawa, ON.
This is a two parts event, girls are invited to attend the full:
Part 1 - Leadership Forum 9:30 am - 1 pm - youth attendees will experience leadership workshops and be inspired by speakers. Snacks and lunch will be provided.
Part 2 - Elevate Girls open to the public event - We invite leaders, parents, guardians and community builders to join us with girls in their community, family or schools for a great afternoon of activities and inspiring speakers and thought leaders.
For more information and to register please see the link here.
IDEAS4GenderEquality Community Buiding Hybrid Event
Join us on Friday, August 12, 2022, from 1:00 to 4:30 pm EST
In-person at the Le Germain Hotel-Mapel Leaf Square Toronto Ontario
Virtually Anywhere Canada
A panel discussion will spotlight stakeholders and partners who have taken bold steps to promote gender equality through inclusion, diversity, equity, and access solutions (IDEAS). Following the panel, participants will be introduced to the What Works Tool Kit in support of the 50-30 challenge and share their own insights and IDEAS in an engaging collaborative solution-building activity.
This summit will provide an in-person forum for the gender equality movement to come together, build connections, strengthen capacity, share expertise, and establish the collective actions that will pave the path forward for advancing gender equality in Canada.
Register early to reserve your attendance at our inspiring set of keynote addresses, insightful panel discussions and practical workshops.
The summit will also be webcast in English and French for those who are unable to attend in person and to ensure access for all.
Oxfam Canada Summit & Day of Action-Using your power to lift up communities at home and around the world
May 13-15, 2022 1-5:pm Eastern
Oxfam Canada is calling on activists, community leaders, and passionate individuals from across the country to come together and attend the Oxfam Summit! Participate in a multi-day interactive and intensive training that gathers activists, community leaders, and passionate individuals from across Canada to engage with workshops, compelling speakers, and breakout sessions.
Here’s a sneak peek of key sessions: Using your power to lift up communities at home and around the world
Decolonizing our social movements with speakers from No One is Illegal, Oxfam Canada, and others
Localizing international climate action with speakers from the AFN, Climate Emergency Unit, and more
Connecting local and global SRHR struggles featuring SRHR specialists from Action Canada
Making change through powerful conversations with elected representatives, expert lobbyists & people inside parliament
And much more – including how to fundraise, build a successful campaign and create your “story of self” narrative
Entrepreneur Struggling to Get Things Done? - Sponsored by BPW Canada Online Club
Join panellists in this "virtual event" as they explore the pros and cons of working with partners, employees or contractors.
As your business grows (or as you want more time for other goals), you may need to find others to take some of the load. Do you hire staff? Partner with someone who is as passionate about your business as you are? Or do you contract out parts of the work to independent workers?
These questions will be addressed by our panel of entrepreneurs who have asked these questions and offer insights to help you make the best decision for your unique circumstance.
The Power of Voice: Join the Amplify HER Voice - Virtual Event
This free virtual event will offer an exhilarating hour of empowerment with an incredible line-up of speakers. Inspiring women and sharing stories that drive change for her future.
Note: if you are not able to attend live - register and you will receive notice of the recorded event.
Access to Clean Water in Indigenous Communities in Canada - A BPW Canada and YBPW Canada Parallel NGO/CSW 66 Event
Indigenous communities in Canada have struggled with access to clean drinking water for far too long. Although some long-term drinking water advisories have been lifted, there are currently 43 advisories in effect in 31 Indigenous communities across Canada.
The panel of subject matter experts represent leaders, advocates and individuals with lived experience. They will discuss how to facilitate awareness, education and a call to action for safe drinking water in all Canadian Indigenous Communities.
The event esteemed group of speakers and industry experts will be discussing how to close the diversity gap and leverage inclusion to achieve bottom-line results. Please join us as we launch the ILN-Diversio Inclusion Metrics and discuss how organizations and investors can drive meaningful change.
TOPICS THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED INCLUDE:
- How inclusion is the key to unlocking returns
- Disrupting the Old Boys Club
- How to create an inclusive global operation
- Investor perspectives on inclusion and the “S” in ESG
- Government perspectives on setting the “tone from the top”
- Philanthropist perspectives on DEI thought leadership
- Company perspectives on creating an inclusive workplace
Full list of speakers available.
Transgender and Equality: Marking The Annual Transgender Day of Remembrance in Canada (November 20th)
Join the Gender Equality Coalition of Ontario as a panel of speakers explores issues surrounding gender equality and the transgender community.
Raising Awareness and Empowering Young Women Through Pay Equity
Join the Canadian Federation of University Women for this FREE time-limited Virtual Workshop Series. October 2021-March 2022
Each workshop is approximately 2-hours in length via Zoom, and participants may sign-up for any or all three workshops scheduled across a series of dates and times that are posted at the Eastern timeline. The workshop materials are available in English and French.
Please note there is a minimum of 10 participants per workshop. If there are less than 10 participants, we may cancel the workshop and kindly ask you to select a different workshop date.
The three workshops include:
A pay equity ‘ hands-on’ negotiating workshop, geared toward graduating college and university students. With an introduction to the gender wage gap in Canada, this workshop offers practical tools to help young women identify their transferable skills, bolster their resume, and learn evidence-based negotiation.
Dates Include: Wednesday, October 27th @5pm, Friday, October 29th @10am or Tuesday, November 2nd @2pm, Monday, November 8th @3pm, Wednesday, November 10th @10am, Saturday, November 27th @10am, Tuesday, December 7th @10am, Wednesday, December 15th @12pm, Wednesday, January 12th @2pm, Wednesday, January 26th @10am, Thursday, February 9th @10am, Monday, February 28th @3pm, Thursday, March 3rd @12pm, or Tuesday, March 8th @2pm Eastern
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The Trainers’ workshop, where participants are trained as facilitators to deliver the salary negotiation workshop for future utilization.
Dates Include: Thursday, October 28th @3pm, Thursday, December 16th @5pm or Friday, January 7th @5pm Eastern
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Pay equity advocacy campaign workshop, focusing on how to raise public awareness about the pay gaps in Canada and how to mount a campaign and become a pay equity leader in the community.
Dates Include Tuesday, November 23rd @4pm, Thursday, December 16th @ 10am or Friday, January 7th @ 10am, Tuesday, February 1st @4pm Eastern
Gender Gap: Leadership strategies for workplace parity
Join the Globe Women's Collective Free Virtual Event
Wednesday, November 3, 2021 @ 1:30-2:30 PM ET
Just four percent of companies on the benchmark stock index have a female CEO, according to The Globe and Mail’s investigative report called Power Gap, released in January 2021. The same report found women occupy just 13 percent of senior executive roles at Canada’s largest companies. Yet, evidence is growing that organizations with balanced leadership perform better, and are more successful at hiring and retaining talent. This webcast will bring executives and inclusion experts together to share strategies for the C-suite to close the gender gap
Join Robyn Doolittle in conversation with executives and inclusion experts as they explore strategies and ideas for the C-suite to close the gender gap.
Join us on Oct. 28th at 1 pm (ET) for an intimate conversation with three inspiring leaders on building Canada's future that includes meaningful reconciliation, diversity, and equal opportunity for underrepresented Canadians.
Ninety-two years ago, women were deemed persons in Canada. We've come a long way but we know more needs to be done to ensure that all women of diverse backgrounds are included in Canada's story.
Featuring:
Najia Haneefi, Executive Board of WLUML and Co-Chair of the Canadian Women for Women in Afghanistan-Ottawa chapter
Jennifer Podemski, Actress and Producer
Saara Bhanji, occupational therapist and Governor General’s Awards in Commemoration of the Persons Case Youth Recipient
Moderated by:
Charelle Evelyn, Managing Editor of The Hill Times
Energy Innovators Round Table Serries: Equity Diversity and Inclusion in Ontario Energy Sector
Join Gowling WLG, alongside a panel of energy industry thought leaders, as we take a closer look at EDI challenges and opportunities facing the domestic energy sector. Building off of last year’s successful EDI in Energy discussion, the panel will unpack key lessons learned from the broad social and cultural shifts which occurred throughout the past year, as well as what can be expected in the future for Ontario and Canada’s energy sectors.
In Ontario and elsewhere across the country, gaps remain when it comes to advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). The recent Canadian-led Equal by 30 survey revealed that women of colour, women with disabilities, and women facing mental health challenges encounter some of the most significant barriers to entry in the energy sector. Other energy sector research underscores the critical importance of EDI and the significant work yet to be done across all aspects of EDI.
Join the Gender Equality Coalition of Ontario Speaker Series as Moderator Amanda Zavits engages panelists: Eaman Fahmy, Dr. Mohammed Baobaid, Sarah Halabi, and Raghad EI Niwairiin a discussion about applying a gendered lens to Islamaphobia.
COVID 19 has highlighted the impact of systemic inequities and vulnerabilities in our society and brought attention to the need to accelerate our efforts for gender equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace, market place and communities across Canada.
This year the CCEW and Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women have pledged their collective commitment to #ActforEqual. As a Generation Equality Forum Commitment Maker, we pledge to up our game and to build stakeholder partnerships for meaningful #IDEAS4GenderEquality. We invite stakeholders in businesses of all sizes, governments at all levels, and all stripes and civil society organizations to work together to implement solutions that promote inclusion, diversity, equity, and access for gender+ equality for all Canadians.
Un-Packing #IDEAS4GenderEquality
We welcome your expressed interest to join these efforts at https://ccew.ca/ccew-contact.html and invite you to share your Gender Equality events and pledge to #ActforEqual.
Join this Virtual Conference coordinated by the School of Language and
Liberal Studies of Fanshawe College & Gender Equality Coalition
Tuesday, September 29, 2012, from 8:30, am to 2:00 pm EDT
Feminism is for everybody (bell hooks, 2000) and this includes men and those who are gender non-conforming.
True feminism means equality for ALL humanity; too often issues are conflated with only women’s rights. We all need to come together as a community to promote gender equality; for women, men, and gender non-conforming people. The COVID-19 global pandemic has exposed multiple systemic inequalities but it also presented us with an opportunity: the issues associated with inequality and social justice have become highlighted. We cannot choose to return to “normal,” we must seize this opportunity to come together and speak up for equality. This is especially true for gender equality; women’s well-being was impacted by the pandemic. Some researchers (add) argue that gender inequality has been set back 10 to 15 years because of the pandemic and are calling for a “She-covery”. While we see the merit in this argument, we recognize that a lot of men and gender non-conforming people have also been impacted. This conference will highlight the reasons that men and people who are gender non-conforming also need to be included to promote true gender equality.
Innovation Information Forum - Peterborough and the Kawarthas Innovation Cluster joins Public Services and Procurement Canada - Office of Small and Medium Enterprises Ontario Region
Are you an entrepreneur working in innovation looking to gain access to resources that will take your business to the next level?
At the Innovation Cluster, we believe that knowledge is power. Join us at the Innovation Information Forum to gain insight into the resources available for innovative entrepreneurs.
Join the virtual forum from 12:30-4:00 pm EST
To register for this free event and to select seminars of particular interest
Note: Attendees will receive a confirmation email with additional information on how to attend the Innovation Information Forum (IIF) prior to the event. This forum will be delivered in English, however, if you prefer a French option please contact the event organizer, Public Services and Procurement Canada.
Indigenous Culture and Gender Equality
Join the Gender Equality Coalition of Ontario for their seventh event in the 2021 Speaker Series.
Tracey Whiteye, BSW., MSW., Educator, Wholistic Indigenous Researcher, Wholistic Practitioner, activist, and advocator will moderate the panel and engage participants in thought-provoking exploration and discussion.
Panel:
NaWalka Geeshy Meegwun - Longfeather (aka Lyndon George) is a member of the Chippewas of Kettle and Stony Point First Nations. NaWalka Geeshy Meegwun’s father is from Aazhoodena (the Stony Point First Nation) and his mother is from Aamjiwnaang (the Chippewas of Sarnia First Nation). NaWalka Geeshy Meegwun is Anishnaabe Ojokwe = Anishnaabe/Indigenous one of many terms for members of the Two-Spirit community. He is a member of the snipe clan and a first-generation residential school survivor (his mother Sylvia was the survivor). A family member to the late Dudley George of the Ipperwash Crisis, and aunt/uncle to 117 nieces and nephews. NaWalka Geeshy Meegwun is currently the Indigenous Justice Coordinator for the Hamilton Community Legal Clinic.
Betsylee Kechego (Waawaaskone) S.S.W., B.S.W., B.E.d., Aajijaak dodem, is from Deshkan Ziibiing and is Anishinaabekwe. Having heard Anishinaabemowin as a child, she has dedicated herself to learning, teaching, and revitalizing the language. In this journey, she has learned from many respected teachers and fluent speakers. An advocate for Anishinaabe education, she believes in the connection between the language and the land as being the source of identity for our people: “We can explore many stories and words in Ojibway that teach us about what the land is trying to tell us, we just need to stop and listen every day to hear that message. It is through the language that I connected to my own identity, connection to the land, and territory in which we live.” She has worked in Deshkan Ziibing as a PSW, Employment Counselor, Social Service Worker, Youth Worker, Councillor, and Teacher.
Generation Equality Forum - Paris June 30 - July 2, 2021
The Generation Equality Forum is a major global inflection point for gender equality. This landmark effort is bringing together governments, corporations, and change-makers from around the world to define and announce ambitious investments and policies.
The result will be a permanent acceleration in equality, leadership, and opportunity for women and girls worldwide.
Registration is free and gives you access to all meetings, speeches, and events featuring global leaders and activists.
Women in Business Summit: Empowering an Inclusive Recovery: Canadian Chamber of Commerce & Salesforce
This is not a women’s issue; it is an economic issue.
Virtual Event: Wednesday, June 23, 2021
Join the Canadian Chamber of Commerce in partnership with Salesforce for this full-day event. Panel discussions, candid sessions, and spotlights will harness the creativity of influencers, entrepreneurs, and business and community leaders in sharing and exploring the issues and opportunities that will both keep women in the workforce and further their advancement.
From stories of resilience to conversations about upskilling and reskilling, diversity and mental health, our Women in Business Summit will focus on the ways the Canadian chamber of commerce network, businesses, female entrepreneurs, and community leaders can work together to support women in the workforce through the pandemic and towards an inclusive recovery.
For more Program Details and to Register ClickHere
The SME Skills Gap: Innovative Approaches to Responding - Presented by the Ontario Chamber of Commerce
Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 230 pm - 4:00 pm
Join us on Wednesday, April 28th for an expert discussion of the most pressing skills issues facing small businesses and business owners from underrepresented groups.
Evidence shows that small-and-medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and micro-enterprises have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Meanwhile, businesses owned by members of equity-seeking groups are most likely to be under-financed and operating in sectors at risk.
How has COVID-19 affected these businesses, and what skills and talent do these businesses need to survive? And how can educational institutions adapt to respond to these challenges?
Women's Empowerment Principles in a Post-COVID World
Saturday April 24th @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am EDT or 2:00 -4:00 pm BST
The CCEW is pleased to partner with the Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPW Canada) and BPW UK to explore how the Women's Empowerment Principles can accelerate gender equality and women's economic empowerment in the post COVID world and beyond.
Using the WEPs as a road map, private sector businesses of all sizes, and business and professional trade associations through multi-stakeholder partnerships with governments at all levels and civil society and other organizations comprised of academic, not-for-profit, non-governmental, and labour organizations can make impactful systemic changes, Together we can collectively build back better to advance gender equality, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace, marketplace, and community.
We invite you to be a part of this historical period of transformative societal change.
Being Successful with Engaging Presentations: WeLearn
April 22, 2021 @ 12:00 PM EDT
Great presentation skills are important for everyone. When one can present confidently and connect with the audience, this can lead to influence on a large scale. No matter the position in the company or if one is a beginner or an experienced entrepreneur – it is important to know how to deliver a powerful presentation. The ability to speak clearly, passionately and tell a story is also important when sharing an idea during a team meeting, business negotiation and job interview.
The learning session “Being Successful with Engaging Presentations” is design to learn how different storytelling techniques, presentation materials, and delivery styles can improve how one gives presentations to others.
Marked annually on the fourth Thursday in April, the International Day of Girls in ICT is the day to highlight the need to promote technology career opportunities for girls and women in the world’s fastest-growing sector.
The 2021 theme is “Connected Girls, Creating Brighter Futures”, the Girls in ICT Day is the day to build awareness about the gender digital divide, support technology education, and skills training, and encourage more girls and young women to actively pursue careers in ICT and STEM.
In recognition of the International Day of Pink, Gowling WLG and its OpenHouse network invite you to a panel discussion on LGBTQ+ issues featuring prominent members and allies of the Canadian and international LGBTQ+ communities.
Join this 90-minute session, where panelists will apply their unique perspectives to examine the challenges faced – and progress made – by LGBTQ+ individuals, both in the workplace and broader society. You will have the opportunity to hear candid, forward-looking insights from:
Aisling Chin-Yee & Chase Joynt – Co-directors, No Ordinary Man
Katie Daniels – Managing Director, Head of Compliance, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Al Ramsay – Associate Vice President, Customer Strategy and Sales Development, Wealth and Business Banking, TD
Peter Lukasiewicz – CEO, Gowling WLG, Canada
Usman M. Sheikh – Partner and Leader, Blockchain & Smart Contracts Group, Gowling WLG, Canada
David Pearson – Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Gowling WLG, United Kingdom
To help you engage with the issues raised by our panel and the International Day of Pink, guests who register to attend our session will also be provided with an exclusive complimentary ticket to view the acclaimed documentary No Ordinary Man (view trailer | read the National Post review).
Co-directed by Canadian filmmakers Aisling Chin-Yee and Chase Joynt, both of whom are speaking on our panel, No Ordinary Man explores the life of jazz musician Billy Tipton, whose transgender identity was revealed only after his death. The film is currently streaming through the Inside Out Film Festival, which has been exhibiting films made by and about LGBTQ+ individuals for more than thirty years.
Guests will be able to stream No Ordinary Man at any time between April 7-25, 2021, but we encourage you to view the film in advance so that you can benefit fully from the insights that will be offered by the co-directors as part of our discussion.
Generation Equality Forum - Mexico 3-day event
The Generation Equality Forum is a global gathering for gender equality, convened by UN Women and co-chaired by France and Mexico, in partnership with civil society and youth constituencies from across the world. The Forum will kick-off in Mexico City in March 2021 and culminate in Paris in June 2021.
The open exchange of ideas and the freedom of thought and expression are central to the Forum’s aims and goals. These require an environment that recognizes the inherent worth of every person and group; fosters dignity, understanding, and mutual respect; and embraces diversity.
Visit the website of the Generation Equality Forum in Mexico and explore all the activities taking place during the three days: http://forogeneracionigualdad.mx
#WeCommit CALL TO ACTION:
The #WeCommit campaign is a call-to-action for private sector companies of all sizes, enterprises, and employers’ organizations, stock exchanges, pension funds, and wealth management funds with the aim to sign and/or deepen the implementation of the Women's Empowerment Principles.
The CCEW supports the WEPs as a foundation to build partnerships across Canada to promote cooperation & solidarity in creating a better post-COVID-19 normal. The time is now to bring solutions to the table & secure a sustainable future for all by ensuring current and future work is built on principles of inclusivity, equality, and social justice.
Check out the #WEComitt resources to assist your journey. If you are a prospective WEPs signatory, already a WEPs signatory or an Ally, check out the #WeCommit Welcome Kit to get more tips and materials to get you started in communicating about the WEPs and calling for more commitments!
Canadian WEPs Ally - Learn more about WEPS Organizations can spread the word on your Twitter/Facebook channels and call on your employer to sign the WEPs
Advocacy Tool - Practical Ways to Strengthen Support for Women Entrepreneurs in COVID-19 Response and Recovery
Prosperity - Why Wome will Drive it! : Sponsored by Famous 5 Foundation Virtual Pink Tea Conversation
Date: April 9, 2021 @ 12 pm MST and 2 PM EST
Join Pamela Jefferey, Founder of The Prosperity Project, WXN,100 Most Powerful Women & Canadian Board Diversity Council.
Pamela will share her thoughts on Leadership with Purpose and how the prosperity Project is Creating Positive Change.
"The Prosperity Project™ is developing 5 important initiatives to ensure women are not forgotten during the pandemic – and are not left behind when we recover. These range from helping non-profit organizations that focus on women meet funding challenges to undertaking research to understand how COVID-19 is affecting family life, work/life integration and women’s responsibilities at home."
Did you know that the Government of Canada buys billions worth of goods and services each year? Do you think they only buy from big companies? Would you be surprised to learn that many of these contracts are awarded to small businesses in Canada?
Let us help you decide if selling to the Government of Canada is appropriate for you.
Join us to dispel some myths about selling to the government and find out:
What the government buys
Who the government buys from
How the government buys
Where to find resources and free support for small businesses
This webinar is presented in English only. For information on a French webinar or for special assistance, please contact the Office of Small and Medium Enterprises (OSME) - Ontario Region at 1-800-668-5378 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at least five business days prior to the event.
It's time to End Violence Against Women in Politics - Western Centre for Research & Education on Violence Against Women and Children
Date: March 25, 2021, @ 1:00 PM Eastern
Join Arezoo Najibzadeh is a rising voice for women’s civic and political leadership in Canada. As the founder of Platform, Arezoo is boldly transforming civic spaces to reflect the lived experiences and leadership of Black, Indigenous, and racialized young women and gender-diverse youth.
Participants will have the opportunity to:
Broaden their understanding of gender-based sexual violence in Canadian politics through an intersectional lens
Understand the root causes of gender-based sexual violence against women in politics
Develop an insight into the systemic changes required to challenge gender-based sexual violence against women in politics
How can organizations prepare for the federal proactive Pay Equity Act?
March 23, 2021 @ 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM EDT
Join Global Compact Network Canada this March 23, 2021, from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm EST for an interactive fireside chat in collaboration with the Canadian Human Rights Commission to discuss preliminary actions that workplaces can take for the coming into force of Canada’s new Pay Equity Act.
“There is plenty of evidence that now, more than ever, paying women equality for work of equal value to men’s work is good for business, the economy, and Canadian workers.”
~ Commissioner Karen Jensen during Business for Gender Equality 2020
While not yet in effect, the Act is an essential step forward towards achieving equal pay for work of equal value in federal workplaces with an average of 10 or more employees. To meet this purpose, the Act outlines proactive measures and puts the onus on employers to assess, at set points in time, whether employees in jobs commonly held by women are earning equal pay for work of equal value in their workplace.
Speakers:
Karen Jensen, Federal Pay Equity Commissioner, Canadian Human Rights Commission
Derrick Hynes, President, and CEO, Federally Regulated Employers – Transportation and Communications (FETCO)
Marie Clarke Walker, Secretary-Treasurer, Canadian Labour Congress
VALUE(s): Building a Better World for All - Canada 2020
Special Online Event: March 15, 2021 @ 1:30 - 2:30 PM ET
Join Mark Carney, U.N. Special Envoy for Climate Action and Finance in conversation with Anna Gainey, Canada 2020's Executive Chair, to discuss his bold and urgent vision for a more humane society and practical manifesto for getting there.
This conversation will examine the radical, foundational change required if we are to build an economy and society based not on market values, but on human values, as presented in his new book entitled VALUE(s): Building a Better World for All.
Canada’s Feminist Response and Recovery Summit – a virtual event on March 8 and 9, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most serious public health crisis Canada has ever faced. It has identified fundamental gaps in our society and disproportionately impacted those who were already marginalized, vulnerable or struggling.
Canada’s Feminist Response and Recovery Summit will bring together politicians, experts, and feminist leaders to examine how the COVID-19 pandemic is impacting women in Canada. It will focus on the steps that governments, civil society and all Canadians can take to ensure an inclusive recovery.
This virtual Summit will begin at 1:00 pm EST on International Women’s Day (IWD), March 8, 2021, and run two consecutive afternoons. It will explore the following themes:
Gendered and intersectional impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
Leave no one behind in the post-COVID economy
Feminist leaders and movements
Charting a path addressing care work, childcare, gender-based violence and creating jobs
Be part of the crucial discussions and responses that will help shape Canada’s feminist recovery.
Registration is FREE! and limited to 1000 participants
The deadline for registration is Thursday, March 4, 2021, at 11:59 pm EST.
The ICFF is pleased to invite you to join an informative panel discussion with four women sharing their career and lived experiences as successful leaders in the protective public service. To view the free panel through this link you will need to create an account, which is free.
This free panel discussion will be followed by the screening of "Petra" an "Italian crime TV" series on topic as part of the TIFF Bell Lightbox. Should you wish to view the screening of Petra that follows you will be asked to pay the standard ticket price, see details below.
Petra screening – Following March 8th- 18th, 2021 panel discussion
To learn more or to secure tickets for the screening of the Italian TV Series Petra that will follow the panel discussion visit icff.ca/call-the-shots/ for the direct link.
Note: The film will offer subtitles in English.
Beyond Beijing+25: An intersectional approach to engaging civil society on girls, women, trans, and gender non-conforming folks with disabilities
Virtual Town Hall Meeting hosted by DisAbled Women’s Network (DAWN Canada)
Friday, February 26, 2021, from 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM EST.
The event will analyze how system oppressions shape the lives of Indigenous, racialized, rural, and gender diverse girls, women, trans, and gender non-conforming folks with disabilities.
DAWN Canada will be joined by international panellists who will speak from their lived-experiences of systemic oppression as well as share their visions for solutions to address societal oppressions and barriers from an intersectional perspective.
For further information on this event and to register, click here.
Gender Equality and Anti-Racism - 1st Speaker Series Event
Hosted by The Coalition to Empower Gender Equality- London Ontario
Join the Coalition to Empower Gender Equality for the first panel event in 2021 - Gender Equality and Anti-Racism
Thursday, February 18th @ 7:00 pm Eastern
This in-depth and open conversation about anti-racism and gender equality will provide an opportunity to network with other members of the London community.
Mojdeh Cox is a collaborative problem solver and community builder. At a time when government, businesses and organizations look to contribute to the dismantling of systemic barriers, Mojdeh brings forward expertise in labour relations, human rights, equity, diversity and inclusion. For over a decade, Mojdeh has coached organizational and community leaders, businesses and not-for-profit organizations on re-imagining their work through a heightened equity lens rooted in social justice. Mojdeh is an award-winning consultant and adult educator in anti-oppression, anti-racism and belonging.
Derek Berry is a Human Rights facilitator for Unifor. Derek is committed to ensuring that the union uses its bargaining power, people power and political power to bring about racial justice.
Oyedunmola Theresa Oyeleke is a diversity and inclusion consultant who believes that acknowledging who is in the room and creating spaces for people to belong should be a collective priority. Theresa's expertise is problem-solving for organizations on Diversity and Inclusion. She helps to create strategic tools to overcome barriers and increase their productivity. She trains on D & I, unpacking stereotypes, the art of communication and engagement and unconscious bias.
Register in advance to receive your free ticket and login information. REGISTER NOW
Develop Your Own Leadership Style - Sponsored by UN Women - WE EMPOWER - G7 Program
Wednesday, February 10, 2021, @ 12:00 pm EST
Please join us for the Develop Your Own Leadership Style learning session on Wednesday, 10 February 2020 at 12:00 pm EST. The session will seek to better understand the unconscious biases affecting women and girls’ participation in decision-making processes, how to overcome systemic and personal barriers, how to identify and manage your own leadership style and understand the impact on career and personal growth.
This event will be facilitated by Marily Mitropoulou, Senior App Growth Manager.
Women Will is a Grow with Google programme supporting women’s economic potential through digital skills and community building in 49 countries across the globe. For more information, visit womenwill.google.
Log in link and details to the event will be provided upon registration.
Join Suzanne Heron, Governor-Elect of the Western Canadian Region for Soroptimist International. SI, like BPW, is an NGO with consultative status in the UN. After a career in community development and organization development, Suzanne was introduced to Soroptimist with the words, “improving the lives of women and girls.” Suzanne began a women’s shelter organization in Ontario and it was there that she “shed my rose-coloured glasses of a privileged upbringing and became an avid feminist. I love the fact that Soroptimist has been at the UN since the beginning, advocating for human rights. I love our Regional projects that strengthen our community and advocate for broad changes. I love to see women empowered to further their education and girls empowered to pursue their dreams, through our clubs' Dream Programs.”
To continue the "DREAM IT - BE IT" Career Support for Girls Program during COVID-19, a Virtual Mentoring Career Library was created. Women who have overcome challenges to live their own dreams talk about how they have achieved their goals. Come learn about the library and see how you can participate in lifting up our next generation.
Reflections on Life as an MP and a Vision Forward - Complimentary Event Sponsored by BPW Bowmanville
Wednesday, February 17, 2021 @ 6:30 PM ET
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Join us for an insightful evening with Celina Caesar-Chavannes as she speaks to BPW Bowmanville members and guests about her 'Reflections on Life as an MP and a Vision Forward'.
Celina Caesar-Chavannes is a business consultant, coach and international speaker. She currently serves as the Sr. Advisor, EDI Initiatives and Adjunct Lecturer at Queen's University. She is the author of a forthcoming book,
"Can You Hear Me Now?' (available Feb. 2, 2020). Celina is the former MP for Whitby, Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Parliamentary Secretary for Int'l Development. During her term, Celina was awarded several distinctions including a feature in the April 2018 edition of O (Oprah Winfrey) Magazine entitled, "What Would You Stand up For?" and named Chatelaine Magazine's Woman of the Year (2019).
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The Reclamation of Indigenous Midwifery as a Cultural Determinant of Health
Free Online Event - Sponsored By BPW Bowmanville
Tuesday, January 26, 2021, at 6:30 PM EST
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Join us to hear Ellen Kanika Tsi Tsa Blais from the Oneida Nation of the Thames speak about 'The Reclamation of Indigenous Midwifery as a Cultural Determinant of Health'.
Ellen Blais is currently Director, Indigenous Midwifery at the Association of Ontario Midwives where her work focuses on the call from Indigenous communities to “Bring Birth Home!” Under her leadership, Ontario now has over 9 Indigenous midwifery programs funded by the Ministry of Health to serve communities, in remote, rural and urban locations with base-funded programming to increase the growth of these programs throughout Indigenous nations.
Ellen is the former National Co-Chair for the National Aboriginal Council of Midwives (NACM) and is currently a member of the core leadership and the Chair of the Government Relations committee of NACM.
She is also the co-founder of Seventh Generation Midwives of Toronto, a midwifery practice with an Indigenous focus, and is a board member of the Toronto Birth Centre.
Ellen is a recipient of the City of Toronto's City Managers Award of Excellence, the highest form of recognition for outstanding achievement by the Toronto Public Service.
If you would like to hear Ellen speak at this complimentary online event, please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. to register.
Login details will be emailed upon registering.
Equal by 30 launches the 50-30 Challenge and final call for survey input
Over 150 signatories to the Equal by30 campaign have already committed to promoting gender equality and inclusion in the energy sector. Phase two of this campaign will result in a report based on confidential gender-disaggregated data gathered. The report targetted to be issued on March 8th, 2021 (International Women's Day) will help to guide the Energy Sector in accelerating gender equality.
You can participate in the Equalby30 survey up to January 20, 2021
The 50-30 Challenge is complementary to the vision of Equal by 30, by incorporating underrepresented groups – racialized persons, those who identify as LGBTQ2, First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples’, and people living with disabilities – in addition to women.
The 50 – 30 Challenge is an initiative co-created by the Government of Canada, civil society and the private sector that aims to attain gender parity and significant representation (at least 30%) of under-represented groups on boards and senior management positions in order to build a more diverse, inclusive, and vibrant economic future for Canadians. The challenge will allow a variety of organizations to participate across three separate program streams including small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and non-profit organizations, and those without Boards of Directors or senior management teams.
There are many benefits to signing on, including:
Supportive resources, as well as connections with partners who specialize in the recruitment of diverse employees
Promotion, marketing, and official achievement recognitions
· Access to government programs, funding and supports
Signing on is easy! All organizations need to do is fill out 50-30 Challenge form.
THE POWER OF WORKING TOGETHER: GENDER EQUALITY IN THE WORKPLACE, MARKETPLACE AND COMMUNITY
Thursday, December 10, 2020
8:00 a.m. -11:30 am ET
UN Women through the WE Empower-G7 Programme for this virtual high-level forum convening G7-EU stakeholders that focus on women’s economic empowerment and responsible business conduct, including WEPs signatories. Members of WE EMPOWER-G7’s advisory groups from Canada, Japan and the U.S. will also be in attendance. The event is intended to celebrate the legacy of the programme by featuring outcomes that contributed to creating momentum towards the transformation we need to achieve gender equality.
The three-hour event will conclude with the 2020 WEPs G7-EU Award ceremony and virtual celebration, the launch of the WEPs reporting feature and the “From Beijing to Generation Equality” documentary piece.
Virtual Communication Tips and Guidance for Connecting with Success - BPW Canada
Tuesday, December 8, 2020
7:00 pm-8:30 EST
BPW Canada recognizes that coming together in traditional ways in 2020 continues to challenge our clubs and members. The spirit of our membership has thrived in finding ways to keep our values, networks, and initiatives strong and at the forefront of everything we do.
BPW Canada has extensive resources to help keep our Club members and communities across Canada involved and engaged! As you plan your next meeting, event or communication, discover how to elevate community outreach and keep in touch with your local Club members by attending BPW Canada’s virtual event Virtual Communication – Tips and Guidance for Connecting with Success.
Join us on Tuesday, December 8th between 7:00 - 8:00 pm EST where Host Laura Noble, Communication Advisor, BPW Canada will walk through a dynamic and comprehensive set of BPW Canada tools and resources available to you, as well as present valuable advice for using social media platforms, email and the BPW Canada website. These robust supports will help to ensure Clubs and members can create and execute effective communications to ensure we remain well-informed and connected. All members are encouraged to attend. Club Presidents and Club Social Media and Website committee members may find this information particularly helpful and are highly encouraged to attend.
From She-cession to She-covery - the impact of COVID 19 on Women around the World
Insights for Governments/Companies/BPW Clubs
Wednesday, December 9, 2020
10:00 am - 11:30 - ET
Join this webinar as moderator Kathryn Munn facilitates panel discussion of the impact of COVID-19 on women around the world. Findings from the BPW International/BPW Canada survey with over 100 countries will provide insight into how pandemic has impacted the advancement of gender equality and women's economic empowerment.
Canada’s long-term growth and resilience will depend on its ability to make transformational and sustainable infrastructure investments across the country. Getting the Infrastructure Spend Right will discuss investment strategies and new technologies focused on building more inclusive, connected and resilient communities.
The Hon. Catherine McKenna, Canada’s Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
Jason Bordoff, Professor of Professional Practice in International and Public Affairs, Advisor to the Obama Administration on energy and climate and Founding Director of the Center on Global Energy Policy
Lay the foundation for a panel discussion that unpacks the nuts and bolts of ensuring infrastructure spend is determined based upon the convergence of the Environment with a Tripple Bottom Line (gender equality and racial, and social inclusion and justice).
THE POWER OF WORKING TOGETHER: GENDER EQUALITY IN THE WORKPLACE, MARKETPLACE AND COMMUNITY
Virtual Women's Empowerment Forum and 2020 WEPSs G&-EU Awards ceremony
Join the WE EMPOWER-G7 Programme team as they host a virtual high-level forum convening G7-EU stakeholder that focus on women’s economic empowerment and responsible business conduct, including WEPs signatories.
Members of WE EMPOWER-G7’s advisory groups from Canada, Japan and the U.S. will also be in attendance. The event is intended to celebrate the legacy of the programme by featuring outcomes that contributed to creating momentum towards the transformation we need to achieve gender equality.
The three hours event will conclude with the 2020 WEPs G7-EU Award ceremony and virtual celebration, the launch of the WEPs reporting feature and “From Beijing to Generation Equality” documentary piece.
Dec 10, 2020 08:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Is Entrepreneurship for you? - Sponsored by WE EMPOWER - G7 Programme and WomenWill, a Grow with Google Programme.
Wednesday, Dec 2nd, 2020 @ 12:00 - 1:00 pm EST
This session will highlight relevant skills for women interested in becoming an entrepreneur. Participants will look at skills that serve women well, learn about the greatest quality of an entrepreneur, two types of pitching and how to find investors.
Shefali Bhatnagar, the YouTube for Action Lead at Google Germany, will be the trainer for this learning session.
The event will showcase the potential offered by gender-responsive procurement in times of COVID-19, and strategies and practices which the public and private sector can adopt to undertake this approach.
Canada 2020 - Crisis to RESILIENCE Series - Canada's Energy Transformation
Thursday, November 26, 2020, 10:30 - 12:15 pm ET
Join Canada's Minister of Natural Resources, the Hon. Seamus O'Regan and other speakers in this live event to explore the shifting global energy market, Canada’s place within it and how different stakeholders across the sector are meeting the challenge.
From small modular reactors, blue hydrogen, renewables, and more, Canada's energy transformation is in full swing. Join us this Thursday as we discuss the opportunities driving Canada's energy and natural resource sector out of this moment of crisis.
Business For Gender Equality - A forum to fast-forward progress in the Canadian private sector
December 1, 2020 - Virtual Forum from 12:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Join Un Global Compact Network Canada
This virtual event will feature several keynote remarks and eight high-level panels covering diverse aspects of workplace gender equality and inclusion such as gender equality and COVID-19, talent management, goal-setting and tracking progress, gender wage gaps, men’s role in accelerating action, reporting for progress, and more.
One of the panels, Gender Equality Leadership during and after COVID-19 – Embedding gender equality into the business core, will discuss the challenges to gender equality progress posed by COVID-19 and the benefits of prioritizing workplace inclusion during periods of crisis or disruption. The virtual forum is designed to showcase outstanding action being taken to break barriers and fast-forward gender equality progress in the Canadian private sector. The goal of the forum is to map the opportunities, challenges, and practical steps that will help shape the future of gender equality in Canada. Additionally, the event will feature the exclusive launch of GCNC’s Blueprint for Gender Equality Leadership in the Canadian Private Sector, a Maturity Model self-assessment questionnaire, and a resource database.
The forum will feature high-level panels with corporate leaders, gender equality allies and advocates, and diversity and inclusion experts who will be discussing topics that directly and indirectly influence the corporate environment. Michael Ward, CEO and Chief Sustainability Officer, IKEA Canada, Theresa Jang, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Stantec and Sandra Odendahl, VP of Social Impact and Sustainability, Scotiabank, among other speakers, will be sharing their experiences with and approaches to equality, diversity, and inclusion within the Canadian private sector.
Global Entrepreneurship Week - Celebrate Women Entrepreneurs through Film.
November 18, 2020 - live 10-11:00 am EST See link to the recorded session below.
The session includes the Exclusive Preview - Short film Screening of 5 Women Entrepreneurs, 5 women from 5 countries.
View these powerful 5 premier short videos of inspirational women and hear a panel discuss how important it is to support and promote women's entrepreneurship in the post covid world.
Many Canadian power sector organizations are taking a proactive approach to hire and developing talent more reflective of the diverse communities they serve. In an increasingly globalized, digitized, and interconnected world, the power sector will need to draw upon skills and expertise from diverse sources, particularly as the world strives to meet the challenge of delivering clean, reliable energy in the years ahead.
Expanding diversity is key, but there is much more work to do.
Join Gowling WLG's Neena Gupta and three Canadian power industry thought leaders as we take a look at the challenges and opportunities presented in this landmark shift. We'll examine what the future looks like, where things need to go and what lessons the power sector has learned from the social and cultural shifts which occurred during the past year.
Guest speakers
EMILY THORN CORTHAY, Chair of the Board of Directors, StepUp
FARAH ALEXIS, Vice President - Talent Management, Hydro One Networks Inc.
ANNETTE HOLLAS, Manager - International Engagement, Equal by 30
Enhance your Skills to Pivot your Career in the COVID-19 Response and Recovery
Presented by WE EMPOWER - G7 Programme and WomenWill Programme.
Thursday, November 12, 2020, @ 7:00 am EST
In this session, we will explore practical avenues for you to pivot your career, based on the skills you already have in your career toolkit to move forward professionally.
Collaboration and Remote Work - Tips for Business, Government and Non-Proffit Organizations
Collaboration and Remote Work is a powerful webinar that reinforces the importance of effectively connecting in the virtual world. Collaboration thrives on the creation of a shared space in which we can come together as a group of people. It is the glue that holds us together, enabling us to stimulate, create, and innovate.
Whether you work in the gig economy, have a portfolio career, are a specialist freelancer, are conventionally employed, or work at a non-profit organization you are being challenged to find new ways to remain engaged and productive.
Ontario's Response to the Pandemic - What we have learned and What the future might hold
Date: Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 Time: 10:30-10:50 AM (ET)
Subscribeto the Canada2020 Youtube Channel to watch live or tune in via Zoom.
Join the Hon. Christine Elliott, Deputy Premier of Ontario and Ontario Minister of Health, for a wide-ranging discussion on Ontario’s response to the pandemic, what we've learnt, and what the future might look like.
This 1st podcast event is part of a new Canada 2020 virtual series called Crisis to Resilience. This series willexplore how we can build a more resilient future for all Canadians through improved connectivity, robust infrastructure spending, resilient trade and supply chains, environmental sustainability, and support for the most vulnerable.
Live Links: Youtube Live. Click the bell on the top right-hand corner to get notified when we go live. You can also tune in via Zoom.
Read Dusk to Dawn Survey Results: Tracking Canadians Attitudes through the COVID-19 Pandemic
To review key results or to download the complete data set click here
Mentoring to Advance Women's Professional Development
Wednesday: October 28, 2020 @ 9:00 AM EST
Mentoring is an effective and increasingly popular way for private sector companies to advance Principle 4 to “Promote women’s training and professional development”. Well-designed and managed mentoring programmes can have a dramatic impact on the corporate culture while engaging talent.
Companies establish mentoring programmes to provide women employees with an informal opportunity to learn and acquire leadership and management skills. Mentoring tends to lead to higher financial compensation, a greater number of promotions and career success. By improving employee satisfaction and engagement, mentoring can also improve a company’s performance.
This webinar showcase how WEPs signatories can develop their own mentoring programmes. The event will explore promising practices in mentoring programme design and delivery, and highlight lessons learned of other WEPs signatories.
Investing in Gender Responsive Companies - Webinar
Monday, October 19, 2020 - 11:00 am EDT
The business community has a stake in, and a responsibility for, gender equality and women’s empowerment in the workplace, marketplace and community. Investors, business partners, customers and current and potential talent are increasingly investing in, partnering with, buying from and seeking employment in companies that are responsible corporate citizens. The financial sector – stock exchanges, central banks, investment firms, pension funds and insurance companies and regulators among others – play an influential role in leveraging the power of capital markets to steer improvements in corporate culture and business environments that work for everyone, ultimately contributing to gender equality.
The Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) are a set of Principles offering actionable guidance to businesses and other organizations on how to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in the workplace, marketplace, and community.
The event will be an information session on how signatories of the WEPs can develop their own strategies to promote gender equality based on internationally recognized best practices.
Business and Professional Women Explore how the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can improve their community.
Business and Professional members are invited to join this virtual district meeting hosted by the South-Western Ontario and the Golden Horshoe-Halton/Peel districts. This meeting will explore the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and consider how empowered women can empower their communities to end poverty, fight inequities, and tackle climate change.
Note: BPW Members must register to receive a link to join this event.
The Women’s Empowerment Principles – A Framework to Empower Women in the Workplace, Marketplace and Community
Join this Online Webinar to learn about different strategies and tools to support women in the workplace, marketplace and community.
The event will showcase how different organizations are driving change for gender equality and how the Women’s Empowerment Principles provide a strong framework for women's empowerment. Join us to learn about different strategies and tools to support women in the workplace, marketplace and community.
Future Work: 5th Business Continuity through the lens of Sustainability
Tue, October 6, 2020 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (EDT)
How do we reimagine the future of work in a post-COVID19 era and how do we ensure that business revitalization in the digital age is both eco-centric and human-centric?
COVID-19 could reverse the limited progress that has been made on gender equality and women’s rights. Immediate actions are needed in addressing the negative effects, – women’s leadership and contributions must be at the heart of resilience and recovery.
Women, however, are not a homogenous group. Instead, women come from diverse backgrounds with differing identities and abilities that shape their experiences in the workforce. The negative impacts of COVID-19 have exacerbated existing employment-related inequalities for women of diverse backgrounds. Across the U.S., for example, the unemployment rate for women rose from 3.1 percent in February 2020 to about 15 percent as of April 2020. These same statistics highlight that for Black and Hispanic women, the unemployment rate sits at 16.4 percent and 20.2 percent respectively, illustrating that the negative impacts of the pandemic have not been felt equally for all women. To address this, it is recommended to apply an intersectional lens to support the economic needs of all women during the pandemic, as well as the development of policies and strategies to ensure that all women are included in recovery efforts.
During this learning session, you will find out what are the key challenges to address and overcome true advancement in the workplace. The trainer will address the aspect of intersectionality and will speak in particular about the challenges encountered by women of colour in the workplace.
Women's Leadership for Gender Equality
Oct 9, 2020 09:00 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
The event will highlight the importance of women’s leadership and decision-making in society and the positive impact of gender parity on boards send a strong signal that a company is progressive, recognizes merit, and provides equal opportunities for women’s career advancement.
Laura Didyk, Vice President and National Lead Women Entrepreneurs, Business Development Bank of Canada will facilitate this session.
In this role, she leads the bank’s national strategy to support Canadian women entrepreneurs and ensures that strategy is integrated across the entire bank.
Laura has always been passionate about entrepreneurship. Since 1994, Laura has held progressively senior roles at Business Development Canada (BDC) across many divisions of the bank. From consulting and finance to branch support and subordinate financing, Laura has worked with all types of entrepreneurs, at all stages of their business, helping them access the advice and capital needed to grow and succeed. Through this experience, she consistently saw one gap: a lack of women.
The session will explore the following:
This webinar will equip you with the basic financial knowledge and skills you need to manage your business’s finances and make sound decisions to guide your company’s growth. We will cover:
Cash flow management and why it’s important
Financial reports and how they give you a full picture of your financial situation
Analyzing and improving your company’s profits
How to effectively speak to your banker to get what you want
The Women's Empowerment Principles: A Transformational Framework to Support Women's Entrepreneurship in the Post COVID world
BPW International Clubs - Business and Professional Women from across the globe are invited to join this session.
You will hear the UN Women WEPs Team share important news about the rebranding of the WEPs. During the webinar, BPW Clubs will learn how they can now join the WEPS initiative and leverage the new tools and resources to maintain momentum as leaders in their community supporting women's entrepreneurship and economic empowerment.
This will be an interactive session, BPW Affiliates are welcome to share their experience with WEPs to date and plans for the future. When you register please indicate that you would like to take advantage of sharing your experiences and you will be allotted up to 2 minutes in the program.
As in all crises, women’s civil society organizations have been at the front line of response to the COVID-19 pandemic, promoting life-saving information and public health messaging, building institutional trust and community resilience, and helping inform and engage marginalized communities. Hearing their perspectives is critical to informing effective response and recovery. Young women are particularly impacted – from education to job opportunities. They have also been those at the forefront of calling for a recovery that is more inclusive, equal, climate just, and resilient. Owing to the cancellation of the Commission on the Status of Women earlier this year, the Secretary-General’s annual consultation with women’s civil society was postponed. The virtual townhall will provide an opportunity in this moment for women’s civil society organization to engage with the Secretary-General on the issue of the COVID-19 crisis, sharing their experiences of the impact of the pandemic and their recommendations to the UN in addressing the crisis and rebuilding a more sustainable and inclusive future, as well as its role in protecting and promoting women’s rights and agency within this new context.
Webinar: What Really Matters to be Successful at Work and as a Young Entrepreneur
Due to the Covid-19 pandemic the world is becoming increasingly digital and digital skills are now more critical than ever as we build a new normal that is more digital, more sustainable, and more innovative in setting up systems that advance gender equality in the workplace, marketplace, and community. The private sector is a key actor in the discussion. Young people are more willing to work for companies or build businesses that care and support the Sustainable Development Goals, the Women’s Empowerment Principles, respect human rights, gender equality, and have a reach diversity and inclusion policy.
To view the recording of the August 27, 2020, Webinar - Click Here
Webinar: Insights from Global Affairs Canada and Export Development Canada
Supporting Sustainable Development Recovery Series Session #4
Join us on August 31 from 2 PM – 3 PM for the fourth session of the Global Compact Network Canada (GCNC} Webinar Series: Business Continuity Through the Lens of Sustainability where we will speak Global Affairs Canada and Export Development Canada about their response to COVID-19 and supporting a sustainable recovery.
This is one of a multi-part webinar series that focuses on the Canadian response to COVID-19 and shares the insights, priorities, and inspirations of top business leaders, government representatives, and sustainability experts.
What does leadership from the top look like in a time of crisis and how does this vary across multinationals and SMEs? How can governments and civil society combine efforts with the private sector to catalyze the recovery process and limit further disruptions? How do we reimagine the future of work in a post-COVID era and how do we ensure that business revitalization in the digital age is both eco-centric and human-centric?
To Register for the August 31, 2020 session - Click Here
Webinar: Empowering Women Entrepreneurs to Drive Economic Growth – Presenting the Advocacy Tool
The G7 and European Union will share insights on how to strengthen support for women’s entrepreneurship in the context of COVID-19. The WE EMPOWER team has been gathering good practices to build an advocacy tool that will help identify how the public sector, private sector, and civil society can better support women, entrepreneurs, to drive economic growth and lead in COVID-19 recovery efforts.
Join us for this exciting webinar as we present the Advocacy tool to our community.
COVID -19 Response and Recovery - How Each of Us Can Play our Part
CALL TO ACTION FOR G7 STAKEHOLDERS - High-Level Round Table Recommendations
This pandemic has become a magnifier of inequalities, particularly those based on gender and race. This poses a serious threat to women’s employment and livelihoods as it deepens pre-existing inequalities, exposes cracks in social, political, and economic systems, and brings to light the collective reliance on universal and comprehensive social protection systems in a time of crisis. COVID-19 also threatens to be a conflict multiplier that will precipitate new threats and challenges to women’s security, while also creating new opportunities and demands for women participation in peacemaking and peacebuilding.
COVID-19 is an opportunity for G7 leaders to take bold, decisive, and inclusive action to build a more resilient and more equitable future. It will not be the last pandemic or crisis we face globally, including future climate-related challenges. The G7 is a global leader and how its members respond to COVID-19 with respect to tackling inequalities and discrimination will have implications for the global community. Partnerships are critical to ensure that we do not reverse the progress we have made on gender equality and women’s rights. Along with governments, representatives from the private sector, workers’ organizations, and civil society play a key role in establishing an equitable and gender-transformative labour market, now increasingly reliant on digital technology.
Accelerate YOUR Companies WEPs Journey - As you re-imagine your company post-COVID-19
If you are not already a WEPs Signatory check out the benefits to being an inclusive equal opportunity business that values diversity.
The webinar will feature resources and tools that put the WEPs signatory onto an effective journey of implementation and showcasing the promising practices implemented by the signatories since their engagement with the WEPs at the different stages. The WEPs Journey represents five stages of a company’s engagement with the WEPs: Sign, Action, Capture, Engage, and Report. UN Women provides technical guidance that puts the WEPs signatory onto an effective WEPs journey of implementation, driven by accountability and transparency. Several tools and resources are available to kick start companies’ journeys and build their capacities at different stages of their journey.
Preparing for the Second Wave: Insights from Former Health Ministers
Canada is bracing for a second wave of COVID-19 infection. It is no longer a question of if, but when. As Canada begins to reopen, are our healthcare systems strong enough to sustain a second wave?
Join us on June 30th from 1:00-2:00 PM ET for a panel discussion featuring former Health Ministers Philippe Couillard, Deb Matthews, Terry Lake, and Stephen Mandel who will share their insights on Canada’s pandemic response, and how we can best prepare for the public health challenges to come.
Join our experts in this free live webinar. BDC Chief Economist Pierre Cléroux will provide an economic update and talk about the importance of adopting digital tools. Experts will offer practical advice on how to execute tech investments that will help make your operations more efficient, agile, and profitable.
Enabling Resilience: A Spotlight on SME's
Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) are the backbone of the Canadian economy. It is impossible to plan for a sustainable economic recovery from this pandemic without involving the SMEs meaningfully.
Impact of COVID-19 on SMEs and sustainable procurement
Examples of corporate leaders providing support to the SMEs
Key considerations to prepare for the changing landscape of doing business
Transformation Through Inter-connectedness
Sponsored by NGO CSW/NY Virtual Conversations - facilitated by Mallika Dutt
Renew and explore how to create interconnected leadership that aligns self, community, and movements for sustained positive change. Together we can co-create a new inclusive paradigm based on care and well-being for all.
Presence and Connection
The first session focused on practical tools for mindfulness and centering to create a grounded presence to navigate our uncertain and volatile times. More than 170 people joined the session. You can watch the session here
Deep listening and creative collaboration
This session will focus on how we can listen deeply to ourselves, one another, and the broader environment. As the world changes radically, learning to listen in more embodied and holistic ways can create opportunities for collaboration and new possibilities. You can watch the session here
Generative conflict
This session will explore how our differences and multiple points of view can be shared to generate more possibilities and build deeper connections across our diverse identities. Practices will explore moving beyond fight/flight/freeze responses to conflict and listening for differences with curiosity and engagement to build deeper relationships across movements. You can watch the session here.
Building a culture of care and well-being for people and the planet
This session will focus on the shifts that we can make at the individual and organizational level to build a culture of care that addresses shocks around health, resources, and safety and security issues. We will also explore how self-awareness and organizational change can incorporate planetary well-being as a critical part of our emergence into an interconnected paradigm. You can watch the session here.
"Leveraging Inclusive Procurement amid COVID-19".
This webinar will showcase the public and private sectors' role in following the gender-responsive procurement practices in times of COVID-19. The panelists will speak about practical policies, practices, and services that companies could develop, implement, and practice to help in the procurement responses.
Personal relationships are tricky at the best of times. Workplace relationships are trickier given power imbalances, close daily proximity, office politics, shifting norms, and the evolution of legal rules. Join veteran arbitrator Paula Knopf (moderator), along with arbitrator Eli Gedalof and counsel Nini Jones and Steven Wilson, for a dinner and panel exploring "relationships in the workplace in the #metoo era."
Join the discussion to hear insights from and meet women entrepreneurs across the G7
February 25, 2020, Ottawa, Ontario
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CCEW Joins WE Empower Canada and BPW Canada to #FlexForEmpowerment
About the #FlexForEmpowerment Campaign.
The BPW Canada network of clubs and members across Canada are being provided the opportunity to participate in a series of #FlexForEmpowerment Coaching Webinars hosted by the WE Empower Canada and the CCEW/BPW team. Final #Flex Webinar - January 14, 2020 - 2:00 PM EST
During the webinar participates will be provided an overview of how their club and community can benefit by leveraging the tools, resources and supports being made available through a customized BPW community engagement campaign.
All members are invited to attend, and all club presidents are encouraged to ensure your Club can fully take advantage of this opportunity
Employer Education Series on Gender and Sexuality - January 16, 2020
Creating a workplace culture that values inclusive diversity and promotes gender equality is a win-win scenario. Take this opportunity to learn more and meet champions building bridges through understanding. (online or in-person event)
Small and Medium-sized businesses account for 99% of all businesses in Canada and support millions of jobs across Canada.
The CanadianSME 2019 Business awards are designed to recognize and applaud the contribution that small business owners provide for Canada’s economy.
Congratulations to all nominees and business taking part in the 2020 event,
Women in Motion Conference - January 25, 2020, Woodstock, ON
The purpose of this conference is to teach and inspire businesswomen, from startups to established companies, how to thrive in business while maintaining a healthy work/life balance.
This full-day conference includes presentations and hands-on workshops by local and regional businesswomen, national keynote speaker Carole Bertuzzi "The Moodivator", as well as refreshments and lunch.
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