ALL WOMEN Project
PRUDE Inc.'s goal with this project is to provide women of all ages, races, ethnicities, religions, sexual orientations, and disabilities a venue to share their voices and their personal experiences of obstacles.
Program's Mission
PRUDE Inc. proposes to use the power of storytelling as the venue through which women can share their personal experiences and stories of barriers they face in their communities that impact their socio-economic prosperity.
Storytelling helps to illuminate the past, present, and future. It lights up a pathway to inform decision makers of where policy changes are needed, in order to create a more inclusive, equitable, and diverse society.
Based on these findings, a multidisciplinary committee will disseminate an action plan and formulate recommendations to advance the social and economic prosperity of women and girls in the greater Saint John area. PRUDE Inc. will collaborate with municipalities to implement the recommendations.
We will visit different communities and invite women to participate in this project.
Harnessing The Power Of Storytelling
The stories gathered from women on their experiences with systemic barriers will go into a report to a committee. The committee meets monthly and it goes through every story to identify what specific barriers blocked each woman’s advancement.
From there, they will make a list of recommendations on how the Greater Saint John municipalities and communities can do better to prevent the same story from happening again in the future.
These recommendations will form the backbone of the committee’s action plan, which will focus on removing the systemic barriers that hinder the social and economic prosperity of women in the Greater Saint John area.
Our Two-Year Impact
The Committee
The stories gathered from women on their experiences with systemic barriers will go into a report to a committee. The committee meets monthly and it goes through every story to identify what specific barriers blocked each woman’s advancement.
From there, they will make a list of recommendations on how the Greater Saint John municipalities and communities can do better to prevent the same story from happening again in the future.
These recommendations will form the backbone of the committee’s action plan, which will focus on removing the systemic barriers that hinder the social and economic prosperity of women in the Greater Saint John area.
The Board Advisors
Kateri Hibbert
Executive Assistant to Mayor & Council, City of Saint John
Keith R. Brunt, PhD
Associate Professor UNB
Julia Woodhall-Melnik
Associate Professor UNB and Co-Director & Founder of HOME-RL
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About Program Coordinator
Brenda Diaz
Brenda studied security and defence in Washington DC, with military and police officer colleagues. She succeeded in the traditional male bastions of operations, security and risk assessment, working both in the public and private sector, managing multiple projects at once. Brenda arrived from Mexico City directly to Saint John with her family, and truly believes it is the perfect place to raise her children. She appreciates the compassion and determination of Saint Johners.
Brenda is committed to PRUDE Inc., admiring its multicultural staff and its programs as important to Canadian society. As the ALL WOMEN project coordinator, Brenda trusts in the capacity of organizations to mobilize local systems to support social outcomes and make a positive impact for girls and women.
All Women Project Report
Testimonials
The first barrier I faced in New Brunswick was the health system. I used to live in another province, where I got my Medicare in a few days. But here, just to submit my application I went three times to the office of Service New Brunswick and convinced the employers about my case. I find this health system in NB very bureaucratic.
Anonymous
PRUDE, for me, has been what everyone expects from Canada. The lovely and warm side of Canadian life… Thanks for being the light in my darkest days.
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