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Introduction to GBA Plus

Building a framework to support GBA Plus in your organization

Test your knowledge

Question 1 (Select all that apply.)

As an individual, your responsibilities for GBA Plus include:

 

Hint

All federal officials and organizations have a role to play to ensure that GBA Plus leads to better results for Canadians. We do not, however, all have the same roles.

Individuals:

  • Challenge assumptions and ask probing questions;
  • Seek out relevant data and information about diverse groups of women, men and non-binary people and how they may affected by your work;
  • Include GBA Plus considerations in recommendations to managers and executives; and
  • Document the GBA Plus process, including materials to support recommended options and to provide evidence of due process.

To review additional information related to roles and responsibilities, select ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES from the menu.


Question 2 (Select the best answer.)

A GBA Plus Responsibility Centre should:

 

Hint

The role of a GBA Plus Responsibility Centre is to lead, support, and monitor implementation of a GBA Plus framework, and to provide oversight, direction, and promotion of GBA Plus across your organization. To ensure access and application in various parts of your organization, it is recommended that the Responsibility Centre be identified in a unit with a broad reach .

To review information on identifying a responsibility centre, choose Building a framework to support GBA Plus in your organization in the menu.


Question 3 (Select all that apply.)

A Pilot Initiative is an important component of a GBA Plus framework because:

 

Hint

A pilot initiative is intended to inform the use of GBA Plus throughout your organization. It should focus on a policy, program or legislative initiative that will impact the broader organization, to enhance visibility and relevance.

To review information on the elements of a GBA Plus framework, choose Building a framework to support GBA Plus in your organization from the menu.


Question 4 (True or false.)

A GBA Plus policy statement or statement of intent should include the following:

  • A commitment to use gender and diversity analysis across the organization
  • A mandate to enable supporting structures for the sustainable use of GBA Plus
  • Senior management endorsement
 

Hint

A GBA Plus policy statement, or statement of intent, is a clearly articulated commitment to GBA Plus, with senior management endorsement, that provides a mandate to proceed with building supporting structures, policies, and activities.

To review information on developing a Policy Statement, choose Building a framework to fupport GBA Plus in your organization from the menu.


Question 5 (Select the best answer.)

Which organization plays the role of a centre of excellence for GBA Plus?

 

Hint

All federal officials and institutions have a role to play to ensure that GBA Plus leads to better results for Canadians. We do not, however, all have the same roles.

To review GBA Plus roles and responsibilities for the federal government, choose ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES in the menu.

Summary

Everyone has a role to play in supporting the sustainable use of GBA Plus.

Through the use of GBA Plus, everyone at all levels can improve their work by being more responsive to specific needs and circumstances.

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