WE FOR SHE is proud to present our new priorities for 2019. These are based on five years of research and input from over 5,000 people from the BC business community who have attended WE FOR SHE events.
We encourage you to find your own role in this collective movement by sharing the 2019 WE FOR SHE Action Plan Priorities with your network. Also, visit weforshe.ca to find tools and resources to help you!
View the 2019 Action Plan
“Stepping it up for Gender Equality: 2018 Call to Action” reports on our collective progress toward gender equality so far, summarizes the input from the table discussions and polls at WE FOR SHE 2017, and outlines what you can do next. It includes the 2018 WE FOR SHE BC Action Plan, which prioritizes five key strategies that can create the strongest impact in our province.
Download the 2018 Call to Action
This Call to Action was created from the voices that were heard at the WE FOR SHE forum. It is an urgent call to change based on a world that will take over 200 years to achieve gender parity based on the current pace. Together, we can create gender equality for the next generation.
The WE FOR SHE TIP SHEET shares some ideas and strategies for what each of us can do to facilitate change, made by speakers, panels and attendees at the event.
Download WE FOR SHE Tip Sheet
More than 1,500 business leaders and young women in grades 10-12 came together in Vancouver in October 2016 for WE FOR SHE: Championing the Next Generation, a day-long conference hosted by the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade (GVBOT), the WEB Alliance of Women’s Business Networks and the Province of BC. Their focus: how to support women in the workplace and inspire young women to be bold in their careers.
The WE FOR SHE 2016 Event Summary shares some key points made by speakers, panels and attendees at the event.
Download the 2016 Event Summary
The WEB Alliance is a proud organizing partner of the BC Economic Forum and supporter of the Catalyst for Growth project.
This report shares the journey and outlines the progress made between October 2014 and October 2015 to grow women leaders in BC – in business, on boards and in growing industries. It includes key recommendations and actions generated from the regional dialogues and the 2015 BC Economic Forum: Women as a Catalyst for Growth.
Download the Progress Report
Throughout the day, Yolanda Liman of Drawing It Out created these murals to capture the highlights of conversation. Click on the images below to view in full size.
The WEB Alliance is pleased to announce the release of the report “Women as a Catalyst for Economic Growth: A BC Action Plan,” which identifies key barriers and solutions to increasing the economic impact of women in British Columbia.
View the Summary Report: Women as a Catalyst for Economic Growth: A BC Action Plan
View the full report: Women as a Catalyst for Economic Growth: A BC Action Plan
Catalyst for Growth: Regional Consultations in BC (May 2015)
Women's Enterprise Centre, with funding from Status of Women Canada, conducted four regional consultations to build on the outcomes of this Action Plan and to ensure the rural voice was included. Consultations took place in the Okanagan, Vancouver Island, Northern BC and the Northwest to inform the development of regional action strategies. Learn more and view the regional summary reports at CatalystforGrowth.ca
2015 Catalyst for Growth Regional Dialogues Pre-read Document
Thinking Big: How to Accelerate the Growth of Women-Owned Companies
Discussion Paper: Women Entrepreneurs – Financing and Growth
BMO Poll: One Third of Women Interested in Becoming Business Owners Within the Next Decade
RBC Economics: Female Entrepreneurs Remain a Relatively Untapped Resource for Economic Growth
