Status of Women Council of the NWT

Published purpose

This 31-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. The Status of Women Council of the NWT will achieve this by promoting change in government internal policies and procedures, developing community awareness sessions, creating tools to address and escalate responses to economic abuse, and disseminating resources to government and non-government organizations. At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, encouraging more equitable and effective sharing of resources, increasing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, supporting positive distribution of authority, voices, and decision-making power, and addressing persistent harmful gender norms and attitudes to support women’s equality. This project will build and enhance partnerships with financial services, social services and private industry partners by developing and sharing knowledge and resources on how to systematically address economic abuse by empowering women in the Northwest Territories to regain control of their financial livelihood and security.