Writing An Effective Equity-Themed Catalyst Grant

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Writing An Effective Equity-Themed Catalyst Grant Proposal Sherri Klassen Assistant Director, Centre for Global Social Policy General Goals of the Proposal Thematic Program in Inequity "this theme encourages the generation of evidence (data and inference) and tools that enhance our understanding of inequity while supporting equitable social change. " AXES of Inequity Example Mapping Home Care Deserts in Canada: using data from job ads to see where in Canada there are more or less home care workers in Canada. Geographic Inequity: if some places have more access than others to care services Gender Inequity: If women bear the brunt of a shortage of care services Economic Inequity Outcomes Health Inequity Outcomes Elements of the Catalyst Proposal Abstract - Sample Mapping Home Care Deserts in Canada Care is a basic human right. While some forms of care are usually provided by family and loved ones, and others are provided by specialized health care workers, much of Canada’s care infrastructure consists of paid home care workers, many operating in an informal economy. The availability of these workers, however, is not evenly spread across the country. Shortages of care workers in some regions results in inequitable access to care. This project seeks to identify Canada’s home care deserts – the geographical regions in which a lack of care workers results in a lack of care equity. To be inclusive of both certified personal support workers and unregulated individuals who provide care services, the study will mine data from online advertisements for care workers, using the number of advertisements and the length of time before positions are filled, in combination with Statistics Canada demographic and labour market data, to map the shortages of care workers across Canada. The project benefits from the expertise of Dr. F. Nightingale, who is a Professor of Industrial Relations and an expert in care human resources, and Dr. A. Lovelace whose computational skills and expertise in ARC-GIS will assure success of the webscraping and data mapping. Abstract – Mapping Home Care Deserts Care is a basic human right. While some forms of care are usually provided by family and loved ones, and others are provided by specialized health care workers, much of Canada’s care infrastructure consists of paid home care workers, many operating in an informal economy. The availability of these workers, however, is not evenly spread across the country. Shortages of care workers in some regions results in