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Are you thinking- what can I do to close the gap for myself and for others? ⏹️Count yourself in for gender equality! Join our community at yescountmein.ca ⏹️Learn about the supports you can access in your area. You can call 211 or visit https://lnkd.in/ecp_bQz6 ⏹️Be there for the women, girls, and gender-diverse people in your life. Can you share referrals to free services, non-judgemental support for abuse survivors? Visit signalforhelp.ca to learn more. PS for yourself, and for others: Remember to have compassion and empathy, not judgement. Remember that care takes time, money, resources, access and safety.

Root causes of the gender gap of self-care have to be rectified. We need to address gender pay gaps, gendered poverty, gender-based violence, and more – the things that amount to gender inequality and block women, girls, and gender-diverse people from adequate self-care and health and wellness. Learn the facts: https://lnkd.in/gxa3m2A

Tomorrow is International Day of Self-Care. Pursuing self-care can be useful for an individual’s wellbeing. But it has gendered complications. 🕜 Caring for yourself takes time. 💲 Caring for yourself takes money. 🧠 Caring for yourself takes mental health support access. 💞 Caring for yourself takes resources and the care of others. 🏠 Caring for yourself takes safety to pursue that care. What can you do right now to close this gender gap in your own life and for others? 

Women and gender-diverse patients are so often under-supported due to gender gaps in medical research and care. Bringing attention to voices unveiling and closing gender gaps is one of many ways we can all be a part of the change. This year's medical podcast episodes covered: 1. Women’s Heart and Brain Health With Carissa Gravelle, Heart & Stroke 2. Big Data on Women’s Healthy With Liza Vityuk, McKinsey & Company 3. Dementia and Gender With Dr. Saskia Sivananthan 4. Endometriosis and Misogyny With Tracey Lindeman Listen now: https://ow.ly/Iere50SGgYT

On #IWD2024, we were so pleased to announce the 3 winners of the inaugural Feminist Creator Prize: 🌟 Hillary LeBlanc 🌟 Madelyn Chung, RP 🌟 Coalition of Muslim Women of KW The Feminist Creator Prize, the only award of its kind in Canada, acknowledges, encourages, and supports diverse feminist creators who bolster feminist voices and challenge pervasive gendered digital hate and abuse. Presented in honour of award-winning journalist, activist, and feminist Michele Landsberg, each winner will receive a prize of $5,000. Winners were selected by a judging panel of well-known creators: Sasha Exeter, Kyne Santos, and Hannah Sung. Learn more about the prize and the winners at https://lnkd.in/e6J6Wv6U

Sign up and take the #CountMeIn changemaker quiz: https://ow.ly/zNN150SCnry You'll find out if you're more of a challenger, creator, collaborator or connector. And you'll get tools, resources and opportunities to make a difference.

This #SocialMediaGivingDay, make a donation: https://ow.ly/9Mxi50SAwVK What are you supporting when you donate today? Here are just 5 of the many initiatives you're uplifting: 1. The Feminist Creator Prize: supporting diverse creators promoting critical conversations about gender justice. 2. The Signal for Help: supporting people experiencing violence to find safety today and into the future. 3. The Alright, Now What? podcast: exploring systemic roots and strategies for change that will move us closer to the goal of gender justice. 4. The Gendered Digital Hate project: helping women and gender-diverse people to be safe and free from harm online. 5. The Count Me In campaign: growing the movement for gender equality throughout Canada. Stay tuned this week to learn more about these cool projects! Thank you for counting yourself in for gender equality and justice >> https://ow.ly/9Mxi50SAwVK

Nonbinary people face discrimination on a daily basis, particularly nonbinary people who are Black, racialized, First Nations, Métis, Inuit, or living with a disability. The movement for gender equality includes justice, safety, rights, and care for nonbinary people and all 2SLGBTQIA people. Do you know what each colour of the nonbinary flag represents? • Yellow: people whose gender exists beyond the binary model • White: people who identify with a multitude of genders • Lavender: people who identify their gender as in-between or a mix of the binary • Black: people who identify with no gender #NonBinaryDay #NonBinaryPride💛🤍💜🖤

"It’s feminist social enterprises that employ those who are underemployed, under-supported, and underseen." Read the newest article by our Vice President of Public Engagement, Andrea Gunraj, published by The Philanthropist Journal >> https://ow.ly/BrSI50SzC2E

Gender Equality: Here’s The Reality: Six in 10 women say they sometimes find it difficult to picture themselves as leaders. It did take me a while to break the glass ceiling and reach a leadership position, and it is a constant struggle to prove your worth. I am proud to be an ally of the Canadian Women's Foundation through my job at Rickis. Ricki's has enjoyed a relationship with the The Canadian Women's Foundation for over 15 years. In those 15 years we have been able to donate over 1.9 million dollars. Last year alone through the hard work of our field teams we were able to donate $100,000. For more information on the outstanding work the Canadian Women’s Foundation does in our communities please visit www.canadianwomen.org