WHEN’S INTERSECTIONAL APPROACH TO LAW AND POLICY REFORM
WHEN’s law and policy reform work is informed by the gender-based analysis plus methodology, which requires consideration of how people may experience government initiatives differently due to their intersecting identity factors (such as sex, gender, race, and socioeconomic status). In the context of toxic substance management, one’s identity factors can increase their exposure to toxic substances and/or their susceptibility to adverse health effects from such exposures, and WHEN advocates for the government to regulate toxic substances with these considerations in mind. To mainstream an intersectional approach to all of WHEN’s work, our staff and volunteers are certified in GBA+.
Learn more:
WHEN’s brief to the Senate Committee on Energy, the Environment and Natural Resources highlighting the limitations of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (CEPA) in addressing the health inequities faced by women, Indigenous communities and other vulnerable populations, with recommendations on how to strengthen CEPA (read full report here and watch Kanisha’s testimony before the Senate Committee here).
WHEN’s brief to the Standing Committee on Environment and Sustainable Development regarding WHEN’s recommendations for strengthening CEPA.
Case study: the mismanagement of talc under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act