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Youth-Led Roadmap for Gender Equality: A Plan to Achieve Sustainable Development Goal 5 in Canada

Corporate Author
Plan International CanadaCanadian Teachersโ€™ Federation
Collation
39 p.
Resource Language
English
Year of publication
2019
Topic
Preventing violent extremism and genocideGlobalisation and social justice / International understandingDiversity / Cultural literacy / InclusivenessSustainable development / Sustainability
Resource Type
Conference and programme reportsOther
Level of education
Secondary educationHigher educationNon-formal educationOthers
Region
Europe and North America
Place of publication
Ottawa

The uniquely youth-led Roadmap โ€“ launched at the Women Deliver 2019 Global Conference in Vancouver, on Tuesday, June 4, 2019. It reflects the powerful perspectives of over 300 youth from all over Canada with diverse experiences and backgrounds, such as youth who have experienced homelessness, Indigenous youth, young people of colour, newcomers to Canada and members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community, among others, as well as individuals from remote and rural communities in Canada.


The Roadmap includes 20 recommendations that individual Canadians can take today to achieve gender equality within their homes, communities and beyond. It also includes more than 40 additional recommendations targeted at public institutions, the private sector and governments to help Canada achieve Sustainable Development Goal 5: Gender equality, by the goalsโ€™ end date of 2030.

 

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