About Us
The Women's Economic Equality (WEE) Society was established in 1996. The Society is a registered not-for-profit organization in Nova Scotia. Our goal is to ensure that women of diverse backgrounds are included in Community-based Economic Development (CED) in Nova Scotia. To accomplish this, the Society creates programs and services to support women as they develop new skills, build assets and take their places in the workforce.
Our Mission
To promote the economic well-being of women in Nova Scotia by facilitating programs and services that support women's full participation in the social and economic development of this province.
Our Guiding Principles
Gender Equality: We work to promote gender equality in programs, practices, structures and policies of governments, agencies, educational institutions, employers and community organizations.
Inclusiveness: We promote inclusiveness in our programs and services by supporting the involvement of diverse women.
Capacity Building: We promote community capacity building and the empowerment of women.
Community Partnerships: We work to promote effective partnerships with governments, agencies, educational institutions, employers and community organizations to enable positive and sustainable relationships and development activity.
Collaboration: We promote linkages and collaborative relationships with CED agencies and community organizations.
Flexibility: We promote flexibility in program delivery to support local community priorities.
Social and Economic Development: We believe that social and economic development are equally important to the development of healthy and sustainable communities.