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Join CRIAW-ICREF’s 50th Anniversary Celebration on October 8 and help us honour the past while envisioning the future of feminist research and action.

Applying Intersectionality in Policy & Advocacy Webinar

Join us on September 16 to explore how intersectional feminist analysis has shaped CRIAW-ICREF over 50 years

Intersectionality has been central to CRIAW-ICREF’s feminist research, advocacy, and policy engagement over the past five decades. This webinar will explore how intersectional feminist analysis has shaped CRIAW-ICREF’s work, highlighting examples from key initiatives and reflecting on how intersectionality continues to inform research, collaboration, and action for social change. 

Explore our special 50th anniversary page!

We invite you to celebrate the women and the work that have shaped CRIAW-ICREF!

Since our inception in 1976, we have been unapologetic in highlighting and fostering the research and lived experience of diverse women.

Explore our special 50th anniversary page to learn more about the moments, people and accomplishments that have been pivotal to our history, and to stay updated on upcoming events and celebrations!

Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women

CRIAW-ICREF is the only national bilingual feminist organization in Canada dedicated to research. Since 1976, CRIAW-ICREF has been researching and documenting the economic and social situation of women in Canada, using feminist, intersectional frameworks in our research and analysis.

CRIAW-ICREF is a not-for-profit member-based organization and depends on the support of its members and donors from across Canada.

Countering the Rise of Anti-Feminism

CRIAW-ICREF’s Latest Research Project

Regressive and anti-feminist movements – who aim to stall or roll back women’s and human rights gains – are growing and becoming more organized and mainstreamed in Canada and around the world. Countering regressive movements can only be done effectively when we work together. This project uses a feminist intersectional lens to provide tools to analyze the impacts and complexity of these movements, and to strengthen collective actions for women’s equality and social justice.

CRIAW-ICREF on Budget 2025

The latest: CRIAW-ICREF’s Initial Reaction to Budget 2025

What’s the deal with Budget 2025? Federal budgets serve as the blueprint for government spending and other economic activity for the year. Government spending is not neutral. Decisions about which sectors of the economy are most important and deserve government support have gendered and intersectional consequences.