Bangladeshi-Canadian Community Services (BCS)

Published purpose

Through this 23-month systemic change project, Bangladeshi-Canadian Community Services (BCS) will help advance women’s economic security through systemic change. Specifically, the project will address systemic barriers affecting the employability of racialized newcomer and immigrant women. The project will achieve this by 1) training and mentoring racialized newcomer/immigrant women to become Feminist Leaders; 2) mobilizing racialized newcomer and immigrant women and their allies to identify barriers to employment and develop strategies to address employment inequalities; 3) developing a social media campaign to raise public awareness; and 4) facilitating dialogue with Members of Parliament, Members of Provincial Government and employers to advocate for policy changes that enhance economic security for racialized newcomer and immigrant women. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.