Information Sheets

Women-Centred CED:
Community Economic Development (CED) is local development that focuses on people, employment, self-employment, inclusion and sustainability. Its local goal is to provide meaningful work for all, at a level of income that provides a secure livelihood, in jobs that are environmentally, socially and economically sustainable.
Women-centred CED adapts the framework to accomplish changes for women. It starts with women’s lives and challenges deeper and more systemic levels of economic and social equality in a practical way … Read more

Gender Based Analysis:
The trend in Canadian public policy and program grant-making to take a ‘gender-neutral’ approach is disturbing. Policy and program decisions that appear gender neutral may have differential impact on women and men, even when the effect was neither intended nor envisioned, Read more