Pier Labs

Published purpose

This 27-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Pier Labs will achieve this by establishing a steering committee, conducting research, designing workshops, developing prototypes and disseminating their evaluation and knowledge. At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by increasing a more equitable distribution of authority, voices, and decision making power, enhancing networks and collaboration to accelerate systemic change, and advancing inclusive policies and practices to support women’s equality. Pier Labs and their key partner, the Valley Regional Enterprise Network, aim to develop a better economic infrastructure that integrates care work via supporting local women to design and test conceptual prototypes across the Annapolis Valley Region. This initiative will help advance women’s economic recovery from the current impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. Supplemental funds were provided to allow additional time and resources to complete the full scope of work with a participatory approach.