2022 WOMEN'S ECONOMIC RESILIENCE SUMMIT

Women and gender-expansive people have rich histories of resilience in the face of oppression and exclusion.

We’ve seen these communities — particularly women of colour, queer, trans, and non-binary people, disabled women, and Indigenous women — have to pull from wells of resilience throughout the pandemic.

What if they didn’t have to? How might policymakers and social purpose organizations build economic systems that work for women and gender-expansive people?

The Future of Good Women’s Economic Resilience summit, sponsored by Scotiabank, will convene changemakers and speakers working to advance gender equity and economic empowerment from across Canada and around the world. We’ll dive into feminist philanthropy, feminist movements, feminist public policy, entrepreneurship, care, leadership, and a whole lot more.

Hosted by Future of Good’s editorial fellow on women’s economic resilience, Sherlyn Assam, we’ll ask tough questions about whether the social purpose sector offers decent work for its 80 per cent women workforce. We’ll ask, too, about whether social policy development in this country is feminist and inclusive; how teams and organizations are driving gender equity; how funders might reckon with the trauma many women experience with money; and more. 

We’ll also spotlight solutions led by women and non-binary people — from feminist activists on the frontlines of movements globally to women’s traditions of community care to the entrepreneurs, investors, and philanthropists building a better future for their communities every day.

 

During the Women’s Economic Resilience Summit, we’re collaborating with The Teeny Tinys to provide virtual entertainment for little ones of parents who’d like to attend. 

We’ve been covering gender equity through the pandemic, and know the toll it’s taken on working parents — especially women, who continue to bear a disproportionate responsibility for childcare. That’s why we’re committed to equity and to working toward a barrier-free summit experience for all. 

We believe this kind of accommodation will — and should — soon become the new normal for working parents. 

The Teeny Tinys is a children’s music initiative committed to positive messaging and creative self-expression. As a summit attendee, you’ll get access to recordings of four virtual, musical classes to play for your little ones while you’re enjoying the summit. Aria Zeuna, lead facilitator at The Teeny Tinys, will use imaginative play classes to keep your tiny ones learning and engaged. The classes will focus on counting, movement, storytime, and sparking imagination through song. 

All conference attendees will be provided a private link via email on June 7th, 2022 where they can access the four classes over the span of the summit.