GBA Plus Assessments

Our experts deliver GBA Plus assessments to uncover gender-based impacts in your policies, programs, and workplace culture. Using a proven five-step process and an intersectional lens, we turn real-world data into practical recommendations that drive equity and inclusion.

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Real-World GBA Plus Assessment Projects

Our GBA Plus assessments use an intersectional analysis to understand how policies, programs, and services impact diverse groups.

By examining intersecting identity factors such as gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and economic status, this analytical process goes beyond biological sex to consider lived experience. Drawing on methods used in Women and Gender Equality Canada initiatives, we gather disaggregated data to identify potential negative impacts and create strategies that work for everyone.

Examples of GBA Plus projects:


• Workplace culture assessment
• Recruitment, retention and advancement policies
• Return to Office and Hybrid Workplace plans
• Customer service delivery processes
• The design and building of a multi-use recreational facility
• Coast Guard ships and vessels
• Fisheries & Oceans environmental policies
• Mental health & wellness in the workplace
• Grants and Contributions programming
• Transit safety
• Effectiveness of service delivery and programming to newcomers
• Effectiveness of violence prevention programming
• Community and public consultation design, implementation and evaluation

Intersectional

Our approach to GBA Plus is always intersectional. People are complex, and in order to fully understand this complexity and to problem-solve, we employ an intersectional and systems-based approach.

Evidence-Based

GBA Plus is a data-driven methodology that removes subjectivity and bias as much as possible. Our approach includes surveying, qualitative interviews or focus groups, & other innovative methods to gather the necessary diversity data.

Measurable

Everything we do is data-driven and measurable. We share our customized GBA Plus evaluation tools tailored to your organization as well as a final report outlining every step, finding and its impact.

Capacity-Building

We help organizations strengthen their internal GBA Plus capacity by creating the infrastructure, tools, and training needed for long-term success, following best practices from the Government of Canada model. This gender-based analysis plus approach is an analytical process that examines sex and gender, as well as the impacts on diverse groups, including Indigenous communities.

Needs Assessment

We begin by assessing the current level of GBA Plus maturity in your organization through a consultative and policy review process.

Policy & Roadmap

We then co-create a meaningful GBA Plus Statement of Commitment, Policy and Roadmap to embed GBA Plus into your organization’s work.

Pilot & Roll-out

We will create customized training, tools and an evaluation framework to pilot GBA Plus across several projects to inform the strategy and roll-out plan for the entire organization.

GBA Plus Conference

We host annual GBA Plus conferences and online symposiums to share best practices, tools and tips. We strive to develop a thriving GBA Plus community network to generate support, jointly problem-solve and accelerate impact.

GBA Plus Training

We design and facilitate customized in-person, live online or online on-demand GBA Plus training for your organization and the type of work that you do.

Our Impact

10,000+

people trained

500+

workplaces transformed

50+

communities impacted