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Share this article OTTAWA, ON, July 29, 2021 /CNW/ - Advancing gender equality is a key priority for the Government of Canada. The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified systemic and longstanding inequalities, with women and girls disproportionately impacted by the crisis. Women have faced job losses and reduced work hours, shouldered the majority of the additional unpaid care responsibilities at home, and continue to be on the front lines of the pandemic. As Canada moves towards an inclusive recovery, meaningful progress to advance gender equality is needed now more than ever to ensure no one is left behind.
To further support critical recovery efforts led by the women s and equality-seeking movement, today the Honourable Maryam Monsef, Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Rural Economic Development, announced 237 projects to receive funding under the $100 million Feminist Response and Recovery Fund call for proposals.
Indigenous women s groups call on parties to commit to long-term funding
Ann Maje Raider, the executive director of the Liard Aboriginal Women s Society, says her organization needs more resources to support Indigenous women and girls.
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‘The Yukon government has to step up to the plate and put money where their mouth is’
Posted: Apr 11, 2021 5:00 AM CT | Last Updated: April 11
Ann Maje Raider, the executive director of the Liard Aboriginal Women’s Society, said the next government needs to provide more resources to Indigenous women s organizations.(Liard Aboriginal Women’s Society)
The next government, regardless of political stripe, needs to dedicate long-term funding to support Indigenous women and girls in vulnerable situations, according to the heads of Indigenous women s groups.
Thursday was a historic day for the Yukon, as it became the first jurisdiction in Canada to unveil a strategy to deal with the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls and Two-spirit+ crisis.
The Yukon Advisory Committee (YAC), the group responsible for the report, spent the morning celebrating the strategy, from the lighting of a sacred fire in Whitehorse to a celebratory signing that involved nearly every community leader in the territory, along with federal officials.
It was only fitting the Yukon was the first spot in Canada to act on the recommendations of the national panel, since it hosted the first sittings of the inquiry.