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Contribution: Women's Program

Theatre Direct Canada

$699,700.00

Balancing Act: a pan-Canadian project advancing employment opportunities for women caregivers in the performing arts

EF 2021-22 · 2021-11-01

Résumé
This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Theatre Direct Canada will achieve this through the implementation of Balancing Act, a focused program designed to address discriminatory legislation, policies, and practices that prevent women with caregiving responsibilities from fully participating in social, political, and economic spheres in the performing arts. Through this initiative the organization will design and implement policies and practices to increase labour market participation and opportunities for artists and arts workers with caregiving responsibilities. The organization will develop and implement community-based approaches to address intersectional barriers to equality for diverse women and build relationships between equality seeking organizations and other stakeholders to collaborate across sectors to advance gender equality. At the end of the project, Balancing Act will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers facing women with caregiving responsibilities by recruiting arts organizations across the country to identify barriers and adapt systems, strategies and budgets that include emergency fund programs, childcare stipends, flexible working practices, and infrastructure that reduce economic barriers for women artists with caregiving responsibilities. Theatre Direct Canada will empower arts organizations across the country to share resources, disseminate best practices, and advocate in support of women with caregiving responsibilities through collaborative mentorship.
Programme
Women's Program
Bénéficiaire
Emplacement
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Type de bénéficiaire
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

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Agreement End Date
2024-03-31
Agreement Number
NA21753
Agreement Start Date
2021-11-01
Agreement Title
Balancing Act: a pan-Canadian project advancing employment opportunities for women caregivers in the performing arts
Agreement Title (French)
Balancing Act : un projet pancanadien favorisant les possibilités d’emploi pour les femmes aidantes naturelles dans les arts de la scène
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$699,700.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Theatre Direct Canada will achieve this through the implementation of Balancing Act, a focused program designed to address discriminatory legislation, policies, and practices that prevent women with caregiving responsibilities from fully participating in social, political, and economic spheres in the performing arts. Through this initiative the organization will design and implement policies and practices to increase labour market participation and opportunities for artists and arts workers with caregiving responsibilities. The organization will develop and implement community-based approaches to address intersectional barriers to equality for diverse women and build relationships between equality seeking organizations and other stakeholders to collaborate across sectors to advance gender equality. At the end of the project, Balancing Act will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers facing women with caregiving responsibilities by recruiting arts organizations across the country to identify barriers and adapt systems, strategies and budgets that include emergency fund programs, childcare stipends, flexible working practices, and infrastructure that reduce economic barriers for women artists with caregiving responsibilities. Theatre Direct Canada will empower arts organizations across the country to share resources, disseminate best practices, and advocate in support of women with caregiving responsibilities through collaborative mentorship.
Description (French)
Ce projet d’une durée de 29 mois soutiendra une réponse et une relance féministes, à la suite des répercussions actuelles de la COVID-19, grâce à un changement systémique. Theatre Direct Canada y parviendra grâce à la mise en œuvre de Balancing Act, un programme ciblé conçu pour lutter contre les lois, les politiques et les pratiques discriminatoires qui empêchent les femmes ayant des responsabilités en matière de soins de participer pleinement aux sphères sociales, politiques et économiques des arts de la scène. Grâce à cette initiative, l’organisme concevra et mettra en œuvre des politiques et des pratiques visant à accroître la participation au marché du travail et les possibilités pour les artistes et les travailleuses des arts qui assument des responsabilités en matière de soins. L’organisme élaborera et mettra en œuvre des approches communautaires pour éliminer les obstacles intersectionnels à l’égalité des femmes diverses et établir des relations entre les organismes en quête d’égalité et d’autres parties prenantes aux fins d’une collaboration intersectorielle visant à faire progresser l’égalité des genres. À la fin du projet, le programme Balancing Act aura contribué à éliminer les obstacles systémiques auxquels font face les femmes assumant des responsabilités en matière de soins, en recrutant des organismes d’arts partout au pays pour repérer les obstacles et adapter les systèmes, les stratégies et les budgets qui incluent des programmes de fonds d’urgence, des allocations de garde d’enfants, des pratiques de travail souples et des infrastructures qui réduisent les obstacles économiques pour les femmes artistes assumant des responsabilités en matière de soins. Théâtre Direct Canada permettra aux organismes d’arts de tout le pays de mettre les ressources en commun, de diffuser des pratiques exemplaires et de plaider en faveur des femmes assumant des responsabilités en matière de soins grâce à un mentorat collaboratif.
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
Toronto
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
Theatre Direct Canada
Recipient Postal Code
M6N 2V7
Recipient Province or Territory
ON
Recipient Type
N
Reference Number
001-2021-2022-Q3-00090