Woman Abuse Council of Toronto (WomanACT)

Published purpose

Through this 29-month systemic change project, Woman Abuse Council of Toronto will help advance women’s economic security and prosperity through systemic change. The project will address systemic barriers faced by diverse women in the STEM sector in Ontario by mitigating harassment and discrimination, challenging gender stereotypes, elevating women leadership roles, and advocating for required policy changes. Specifically, the organization will engage community agencies and STEM partners, including women working in STEM, to lead a needs assessment. They will then, develop an action plan including policy recommendations, and tools and resources for STEM corporate organizations and women in that sector. Following, the tools and resources developed will be disseminated through webinars, campaigns, and media in collaboration with STEM organizations. An external evaluator will measure and assess the impact of the systemic change project.