Dr. Jackie Steele is thrilled to announce that she has been invited to speak at the upcoming Canadian GBA+ Conference in May and looks forward to sharing her expertise on Gender-Based Analysis Plus (GBA+).
enjoi GBA+
enjoi leverages the art and (political) science of people’s happiness to support local to national Japanese policymakers with Canadian-inspired DEI best practices and public policy strategies that integrate Gender Based Analysis Plus (GBA+). GBA+ drives diversity and equity for innovation, happiness and vibrant growth in cities. We help policy leaders and public officials to innovate for their communities and diverse populations with rigorous diversity data analytics, evidence based interventions, and tailored consulting journeys designed to shift meta-thinking, leadership mindset, and the policies and systems sustaining and building the equitable cultures you need to thrive over the long-game.
At the GBA+ Conference this May 8-9, Dr. Steele is joined by the following accomplished speakers: Yolanda Muñoz, Academic and Advocate for the Rights of People with Disabilities, Angie Rajani, Digital Accessibility Program Advisor at the Canadian Human Rights Commission, Lori A. Chambers, Core Partner, 7.10 Stories; Producer, Because She Cares Project, Richard Sharpe, Director of the Black Equity Branch, Treasury Board Secretariat in the Ontario Public Service, Abel Koka, Co-Lead of the Education in Emergency (EiE) working group at Transform Education, Ben Abbasipour, Marketing and Communications Leader, ACEC-BC, Marcie Cochrane, Project Leader, ACEC-BC, Lionel Migrino, Community Leader and Inclusion Facilitator, Denise Gareau, Director, Gender-based Analysis Plus (GBA Plus) Unit, Women and Gender Equality (WAGE) Canada; among others. She looks forward to gaining new insights and perspectives from her fellow presenters and attendees.
The Conference aims to help participants:
- · Learn the ins and outs of the powerful intersectional equity tool GBA Plus and how it can be integrated into your work
- · Explore leading intersectional quantitative and qualitative data gathering practices and trauma-informed methods
- · Unpack successful GBA Plus case studies and lessons learned to enhance buy-in and ensure sustainability
- Learn tangible and actionable tools and strategies in completing a successful analysis of GBA Plus while adapting the tool to meet one’s priorities of anti-racism, de-colonization, or indigenization
This event is a great build upon Dr. Steele’s recent appearance at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo where she presented a full seminar in Japanese on GBA+ policy-making for Japanese government staff at an International Women’s Day Event. As a Canadaphile and Japanophile team, we wish to bridge these gaps and strengthen both countries in allyship and this is another wonderful opportunity to build bridges.
The Conference will be held (Online) Monday and Tuesday, May 8-9th, 2023 with an optional GBA Plus Primer Workshop on Friday, May 5th, 2023. We encourage as many of you as possible to join Dr.Steele and the other speakers and other Government, Academic, Non-Profit and Business leaders to examine GBA Plus and learn how to advance and accelerate diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in your work.You can purchase tickets here. Dr. Steele will be joined by other experts in the field – you can see the full list on the website.