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IIBD publishes reports and working papers examining the data systems, financing structures, and public decisions that determine who is counted, who is served, and who accumulates wealth. Reports are formally published and citable; working papers are released in series and circulated for use, comment, and revision.

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Published report · 2024

Exploring the Intersectional Experiences of Black Women Staff at York University

Equity, diversity, and inclusion in higher education.

A nuanced examination of the dynamics shaping the working lives of Black women staff in a large Canadian university — how race and gender intersect in hiring, advancement, recognition, and day-to-day institutional experience.

The paper contributes to the discourse on equity, diversity, and inclusion in higher education and offers practical, evidence-based recommendations for dismantling systemic barriers and supporting the professional growth and well-being of Black women in academia — at York University and comparable institutions.

Racial equityGender equityInstitutional practiceMeasurement

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PublisherIIBD

PublishedSept 2024

SettingYork University

FocusHigher education

CoverageCanada

Published report · 2024

Unseen and Unsafe

Intimate partner violence and intersectionality in Canada.

An intersectional examination of the systemic barriers facing 2SLGBTQI+ survivors of intimate partner violence. The report combines disaggregated data, survivor narratives, and structural analysis to document how race, gender identity, socioeconomic status, and immigration status compound risk — and how shelters, healthcare, and legal systems continue to exclude the people most exposed.

It sets out where geographic and cultural-competence gaps leave survivors unsupported, and recommends gender-neutral and affirming shelter practice, expanded resources in rural and northern regions, and intersectionality-informed training for service providers.

Gender equityRacial equityService accessMeasurement

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PublisherIIBD

Year2024

ISBN978-1-0692206-0-8

Length59 pages

MethodMixed methods

CoverageCanada

Published report · 2026

Strengthening LGBTIQ+ Inclusion Across the Federation

A regional assessment of organizational capacity, service delivery, partnerships, and opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean.

This report examines organizational capacity, health-service delivery, programming, partnerships, communications, and opportunities for strengthening LGBTIQ+ inclusion across the IPPF Americas and Caribbean Regional Office Federation.

Building on a 2024 assessment through document review and consultations with Member Associations, Collaborative Partners, and regional teams, this revised and expanded edition deepens the analysis of organizational and service-delivery barriers and presents practical, tailored recommendations.

LGBTIQ+ inclusionService accessInstitutional practiceGender equity

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PublisherIPPF ACRO

PublishedJuly 2026

SettingIPPF Federation

FocusLGBTIQ+ inclusion

CoverageLatin America & Caribbean

Published report · 2026

When the Storm Reaches the Clinic

Sexual and reproductive health, climate justice and institutional readiness in the Caribbean.

This regional desk review examines the intersection of sexual and reproductive health and rights, climate justice, and institutional readiness across Jamaica, Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Suriname, Aruba, Cuba, and Saint Lucia.

Using climate justice, reproductive justice, and intersectional frameworks, it traces how climate hazards disrupt health systems and presents a Climate–SRHR Institutional Readiness Framework with evidence-based recommendations for governments, civil society, health systems, and funders.

Climate justiceSRHRInstitutional readinessGender equity

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PublisherIIBD

PublishedJuly 2026

SettingRegional desk review

FocusSRHR & climate justice

CoverageCaribbean

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Series 01 · Active

Community Wealth Infrastructure Series

Thirteen papers tracing how ownership is allocated in Canada — from the design of public investment and procurement to financing, measurement, and the digital economy — and what it would take to build infrastructure that holds wealth in communities.

Part of our Applied Systems Research program

PapersWP1 – WP13

Volume2026

StatusActive

FormatWorking paper

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WP13Latest

Who Owns The Digital Value

Data, platforms, and automated systems generate value from communities that hold no stake in what they produce.

Digital valueCommunity ownership

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WP122026

Contracts Are Capital

Procurement is one of the largest transfers of public money to private balance sheets — and one of the least examined.

Public investmentRacial equity

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WP112026

Where Wealth Lands

Tracing where the gains from public spending settle, and which neighbourhoods they consistently pass over.

Racial equityMeasurement

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WP102026

Ownership Is Not The End

Holding an asset is not the same as holding power over it. What governance and control must accompany title.

Community ownershipMeasurement

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WP92026

Measuring What Communities Own

Existing indicators count activity and spending. They rarely count what a community ends up holding.

MeasurementCommunity ownership

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WP82026

Who Gets To Own

Eligibility rules, credit assessment, and asset tests decide who can hold equity — and who is filtered out early.

Racial equityGender equityCommunity ownership

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WP72026

From Public Investment To Community Ownership

The mechanisms that convert a one-time public expenditure into a durable community-held asset.

Public investmentCommunity ownership

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WP62026

Financing Ownership

Capital structures determine who can acquire assets. Most were not designed with community or women-led ownership in view.

Community ownershipGender equityPublic investment

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WP52026

Building Community Wealth Infrastructure

What the connecting institutions, vehicles, and agreements would need to look like to hold wealth locally.

Community ownershipPublic investment

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WP42026

How Public Decisions Become Ownership Decisions

Neutrality is an allocation. Routine administrative choices quietly determine who ends up holding the asset.

Public investmentCommunity ownership

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WP32026

The Black Wealth Gap

Documenting the ownership dimension of the gap — assets held, not only income earned.

Racial equityCommunity ownership

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WP22026

Wealth Is Designed

Distribution is not an accident of markets. It follows from rules, instruments, and defaults that can be redesigned.

Public investmentMeasurement

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WP12026

Canada Has An Ownership Problem

The opening paper: why ownership, not income alone, is the decisive measure of economic inclusion.

Community ownershipPublic investment

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