Contribution: Women's Program
Mount Saint Vincent University
$399,906.00
Pandemic Response: A feminist Economic Recovery Plan for Women Business Owners in Nova Scotia
FY 2021-22 · 2021-09-20
Summary
This 30-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) will achieve this by developing a feminist economic recovery plan for all women business owners (WBOs) in Nova Scotia, including under-represented groups. The establishment will conduct ongoing interviews with WBOs from across sectors, analyze and monitor current policies and procedures put in place to assist WBOs during the pandemic, and seek action from government and key stakeholders through recommendations following assessments and findings.
At the end of the project, MSVU will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices and increase networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change to support women’s equality.
Partners involved are specialized in the field of business and will offer their expertise at all stages of the project, particularly the Centre for Women in Business and the Department of Business and Tourism of Mount Saint Vincent University who will act as lead. Results will include allowing the Centre for Women in Business to design and implement policies and practices to build targeted programs that increase women’s labor market participation and opportunities, specifically for underrepresented women including Indigenous, Black, immigrant, and LGBTQ community members.
Department
Program
Women's Program
Recipient
Location
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Agreement End Date
2024-03-31
Agreement Number
NS21491
Agreement Start Date
2021-09-20
Agreement Title
Pandemic Response: A feminist Economic Recovery Plan for Women Business Owners in Nova Scotia
Agreement Title (French)
Intervention en cas de pandémie : Un plan de relance économique féministe pour les femmes propriétaires d'entreprises en Nouvelle-Écosse
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$399,906.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
This 30-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) will achieve this by developing a feminist economic recovery plan for all women business owners (WBOs) in Nova Scotia, including under-represented groups. The establishment will conduct ongoing interviews with WBOs from across sectors, analyze and monitor current policies and procedures put in place to assist WBOs during the pandemic, and seek action from government and key stakeholders through recommendations following assessments and findings.
At the end of the project, MSVU will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices and increase networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change to support women’s equality.
Partners involved are specialized in the field of business and will offer their expertise at all stages of the project, particularly the Centre for Women in Business and the Department of Business and Tourism of Mount Saint Vincent University who will act as lead. Results will include allowing the Centre for Women in Business to design and implement policies and practices to build targeted programs that increase women’s labor market participation and opportunities, specifically for underrepresented women including Indigenous, Black, immigrant, and LGBTQ community members.
Description (French)
Ce projet, d’une durée de 30 mois, soutiendra une réponse et une relance féministes pour contrer les répercussions actuelles de la COVID-19, au moyen d’un changement systémique. L’Université Mount Saint Vincent (MSVU) y parviendra en élaborant un plan de relance économique féministe pour toutes les femmes propriétaires d’entreprises (FPE) en Nouvelle-Écosse, y compris les groupes sous-représentés. L’établissement mènera des entretiens continus avec des FPE de tous les secteurs, analysera et contrôlera les politiques et les procédures actuelles mises en place pour aider les FPE pendant la pandémie, et demandera au gouvernement et aux principales parties prenantes d’agir par l’intermédiaire de recommandations formulées à la suite d’évaluations et de conclusions.
À la fin du projet, la MSVU aura contribué à lever les obstacles systémiques en faisant progresser les politiques et les pratiques inclusives et à accroître les réseaux et la collaboration afin d’accélérer le changement systémique pour soutenir l’égalité des femmes.
Les partenaires participants sont spécialisés dans le domaine des affaires et offriront leur expertise à toutes les étapes du projet, en particulier le Centre for Women in Business et la Faculté des affaires et du tourisme de l’Université Mount Saint Vincent qui agiront en tant que responsable du projet. Les résultats permettront notamment au Centre for Women in Business de concevoir et de mettre en œuvre des politiques et des pratiques visant à créer des programmes ciblés qui augmentent la participation des femmes au marché du travail et les possibilités qui leur sont offertes, en particulier pour les femmes sous-représentées, notamment les femmes autochtones, noires, immigrantes et membres des communautés LGBTQ.
Expected Results
Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.
Expected Results (French)
Les femmes et les parties prenantes peuvent obtenir de l’aide pour traiter des enjeux liés à l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes.
Organization Code
wage
Organization
Women and Gender Equality Canada | Femmes et Égalité des genres Canada
Program Name
Women's Program
Program Name (French)
Programme de promotions de la femme
Program Purpose
The purpose of the Women’s Program is to advance equality for women in Canada by working to address or remove systemic barriers impeding women’s progress and advancement. The WP supports the Government of Canada’s goal of advancing gender equality in Canada. It is consistent with Government of Canada priorities related to economic prosperity, and supports Canada’s international commitments related to gender equality.
Program Purpose (French)
Le Programme de promotion de la femme a pour but de promouvoir l’égalité entre les sexes au Canada et il travaille pour ce faire à réduire ou éliminer les obstacles systémiques qui freinent le progrès des femmes. Le Programme soutient la visée du gouvernement du Canada de promouvoir l’égalité entre les sexes au Canada. Il cadre avec les priorités du gouvernement du Canada en matière de prospérité économique et ses engagements internationaux en matière d’égalité entre les sexes.
Recipient City
Halifax
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Mount Saint Vincent University
Recipient Postal Code
B3M 2J6
Recipient Province or Territory
NS
Recipient Type
S
Reference Number
001-2021-2022-Q2-00026