• Canadian group launches project to address employment barriers for Muslim women
• The project develops tools to increase Muslim women’s advancement

Advocating for Muslim women in all aspects of their lives, a Canadian Muslim group has launched a new project to address employment barriers for them in the labor market.

The new “Addressing Barriers to Employment for Muslim Women” multi-year project was launched by the Canadian Council of Muslim Women (CCMW), Muslim Link reported.

It aims to address barriers to employment for Muslim women, by focusing on developing tools and strategies to increase Muslim women’s recruitment, retention and advancement in non-traditional and/or growing economic sectors in Canada.

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“CCMW is honored to receive a multi-year grant from WAGE to better understand employment barriers that Canadian Muslim women face and to develop key strategies and tools in order to address these barriers and inform employment-related policies and practices; thereby improving employment access and equity,” says Nuzhat Jafri, Executive Director of CCMW.

“We look forward to working with key partners and stakeholders in the employment sector, as well as diverse Canadian Muslim women to make this happen,” adds Jafri.

Founded in 1982, CCMW is dedicated to the empowerment, equality and equity of all Muslim women in Canada.

Its mission is to affirm the identities of Canadian Muslim women and promote their lived experiences through community engagement, public policy, stakeholder engagement and amplified awareness of the social injustices that Muslim women and girls endure in Canada.