Women's Network Inc.

Published purpose

Through this 34-month systemic change project, Women’s Network PEI will scale “Paths to Prosperity” to advance women’s economic security and prosperity. It will scale to re-examine the gendered experiences of poverty in the province of Prince Edward Island (PEI) by investigating how Covid-19, inflation, and the recent affordability crisis has impacted women and people from marginalized communities in PEI. This project will address inequalities related to gender, workforce, and the economy and will explore the gendered experiences in poverty across the province. To do so, it will bring together feminist and social justice organizations for a conference to explore Gender and Basic Income Guarantee in PEI while also mobilizing stakeholders to form a National Coalition of Feminists for Basic Income Guarantee. With the Supplemental funds and extension provided in early 2026, Women’s Network Inc. will expand the National Feminist Coalition (NFC) to support a GBV-informed Basic Income Guarantee (BIG). The organization will engage in community consultations and training on the BIG Action-Oriented Toolkit for engaging private-sector partners. Support to NFC partners in setting up private sector Community Roundtables on the connection between BIG and GBV will take place as well as a Lobby Day in Ottawa focusing on the economy of healing. A media campaign and webinar series to share the beneficial impacts that a Basic Income Guarantee would have for GBV survivors and their families will take place. Through this they will further advance Gender Equality.