Action Areas and Legacies
The world’s largest conference on the health, rights and wellbeing of women and girls is coming to Canada and Women Deliver 2019 Mobilization Canada is seizing upon the global spotlight and momentum that the Conference provides to improve Canada’s leadership on gender equality.
The Mobilization has identified three key action areas where progress is most needed:
- Gender Responsive Health System and Services
- Gender-Based Violence
- Women’s Economic Empowerment and Equal Opportunity.
For each Action Area, the Mobilization Secretariat has consulted with its Mobilizers to identify the most important legacies we are all working towards.
Legacies We Want to See
Legacies are what we collectively want to see come out of the Women Deliver 2019 Conference.
We see these Legacies as unifying goals and messages that binds us all together. They can be adapted to work alongside Mobilizers existing campaign and advocacy priorities and are not meant to supersede important work already taking place. These Legacies help connect the many organizations who work regularly on these issues as well as those not typically active in the same sector. This way, Mobilizers can share the same vision and can count on one another to make change happen.
Below are the Action Areas identified for the Mobilization and the legacy goals for each area:
GENDER-RESPONSIVE HEALTH SYSTEMS AND SERVICES
Health systems in Canada and around the world need to be gender-responsive and uphold the essential sexual and reproductive health and rights for women, girls, and gender diverse people, ensuring they survive, thrive and realize their right to health, dignity and equality.
GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
All dimensions of gender-based violence (GBV) need to be eradicated globally and domestically. These include sexual harassment, school-related GBV, harmful practices, child, early and forced marriage, female genital mutilation, as well as trafficking of women, girls and other marginalized communities to name a few.
WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
Economic empowerment and financial inclusion for both women and gender diverse peoples are key drivers of change. We must create enabling conditions (e.g. childcare, pay equity, etc.), provide voice and leadership to women, gender diverse people and their organizations and address unequal care responsibilities in the home.
When we refer to women, we are using an intersectional lens to refer to women in all their diversity.
Below are the Mobilizers active in each of our Action Areas. Our hope is that this list will keep growing. Find out how you too can join the Mobilization!
Gender-Responsive Health Systems and Services:
Fédération des femmes du Québec
DisAbled Women’s Network of Canada
Grandmothers Advocacy Network (GRAN)
Ghana Rural Integrated Development
Federation of Medical Women of Canada
French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children
Centre for Affordable Water and Sanitation Technology
The Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN)
UBC Okanagan – School of Nursing
Fondation mères du monde en santé
Federal Medical Centre, Owerri
HealthBridge Foundation of Canada
Canadian Society for International Health
Canadian Coalition for Global Health Research (CCGHR)
Conseil Canadien pour la Santé et Développement International (CCSDI)
The Corporation of the Municipality of Neebing
York University – School of Nursing & School of Gender and Women’s Studies
SickKids Centre for Global Child Health
BC Women’s Hospital Foundation
Centre for International Child Health
BWSS Battered Women’s Support Services
Women’s Health Research Institute
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
Canadian Steering Group on Neglected Tropical Diseases
Canadian Association of Midwives
University of Calgary – Mama na Mtoto
Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Women’s Global Health Innovations
Global Peace Women Young Leader Club (GPWYLC), Nepal
Society of Obstetricians and Gynecologists of Canada
PRE-EMPT Project – University of British Columbia
SOS Children’s Villages Canada
Al-Balqa University – School of Allied Medical Science (Zarka college)
Manitoba Council for International Cooperation
Gender-Based Violence:
DisAbled Women’s Network of Canada
Grandmothers Advocacy Network (GRAN)
Medical Women’s’ International Association
Ontario Council for International Cooperation
Action for Women and Youth Empowerment
ProjectACEi
Manitoba Council for International Cooperation
Athena’s Sexual Assault Counselling & Advocacy Centre
National Youth Authority Ghana
Chanel Grenaway and Associates
Women’s Economic Empowerment & Equal Opportunity:
DisAbled Women’s Network of Canada
Grandmothers Advocacy Network (GRAN)
Medical Women’s’ International Association
Ontario Council for International Cooperation
Action for Women and Youth Empowerment
Ghana Rural Integrated Development
Federation of Medical Women of Canada
Engineers Without Borders Canada
BC Alliance for Arts + Culture
Prestige Performance Consulting Ltd.
Social Venture Partners Vancouver
River East Transcona School Division
Greater Vancouver Board of Trade
Alberta Council for Global Cooperation
International Conference Services
Initiative des femmes entrepreneurs demunies pour le developpement (IFEDD)
Community Foundations of Canada
Check Your Head: the Youth Global Education Network
ITESM
Federation for the Humanities and Social Sciences
Canadian Audit and Accountability Foundation
Toronto Centre for Global Leadership in Financial Supervision
Educating Girls of Rural China
Canada’s National Ballet School
Canadian Council for International Cooperation
Windsor Women Working with Immigrant Women
Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue – Simon Fraser University
University of British Columbia
Women Transforming Cities International Society
British Columbia Council for International Cooperation
Council of Agencies Serving South Asians (CASSA)
Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada
The MATCH International Women’s Fund
African Diasporan Youth Network in North America
BKC Leadership Coaching and Training International, Inc.
Southern Africa Embrace Foundation
African Descent Society British Columbia
PARO Centre for Women’s Enterprise
Manitoba Council for International Cooperation
Immigrant Services Society of BC (ISSofBC)
Informed Opinions, Media Action Media
Canadian Women of Colour Leadership Network
AKIRA – Personal Computer Training
National Youth Authority Ghana
Society for Canadian Women in Science & Technology
Chanel Grenaway and Associates
Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada
