Leadership féminin Prescott-Russell (LFPR)

Published purpose

This 30-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Leadership féminin Prescott-Russell (LFPR) will achieve this by (1) aiming for parity in politics; (2) increasing the number of women on the Boards of Directors of Prescott-Russell's public organizations; (3) increasing the presence of girls and young women in the public space; (4) drawing a portrait of the status of women in Prescott-Russell through a round table and an intersectoral study; and (5) developing and implementing a communication strategy for all of the project activities. At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices; 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. Within the framework of this project, Prescott-Russell municipalities, school boards and partner organizations will be involved in order to collaborate in the realization of the intersectoral study, to provide regional statistical data and to offer their expertise in relation to the systemic barriers observed with regard to gender equality in their respective sectors. Finally, partners will be called upon to take action to address systemic inequalities and advance gender equality.