Our Current Projects
WAVE’s strategic goals will guide the Committee’s work over the next two years starting in the spring of 2024 until the spring of 2026. WAVE will focus its efforts around Council’s and Administration’s current strategic priorities that align with WAVE’s mandate.
The Policy Sub-Committee
About the Policy Sub-Committee
Strategic Goal 1: Advocate to Edmonton City Council on critical issues affecting women and gender diverse people.
Action item 1: Develop a formal process and framework for WAVE committee members to effectively learn about, advise, and follow up on policy and bylaws relevant to WAVE’s mandate.
Action item 2: Monitor and understand the issues and solutions for women and gender diverse people related to bylaw/policy announcements from Council, with a focus on Council’s Strategic Priorities.
Action item 3: Review and advise on bylaws and policies being contemplated by council that are relevant to the committee’s mandate and Council’s Strategic Priorities.
Ad-hoc Project Teams
Strategic Goal 2: Improve quality of life for women and gender diverse people in Amiskwaciwâskahikan.
Action item 1: Review and learn about the Community Safety and Wellbeing Strategy and identify areas for WAVE to be involved in.
Action item 2: Identify and distribute resources to empower and educate women and gender diverse people in areas such as financial literacy, wage gap, transit safety, housing, poverty.
Action item 3: Develop a feedback mechanism as a pilot to allow community members to identify and inform WAVE on critical issues.
Strategic Goal 3: Empower women and gender diverse people to get involved in different ways with Municipal government.
Action item 1: Help women and gender diverse people learn about how to engage with council on critical issues.
Action item 2: Identify and support groups that help promote gender diversity on council / civic engagement.
Action item 3: Identify areas to reduce burnout with women and gender diverse people on WAVE, City Council and leadership positions.
Action item 4: Identify and advocate for the removal of barriers to civic engagement that could disproportionately affect women and gender diverse people.