{"id":5777,"date":"2024-09-10T10:49:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-10T14:49:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/?post_type=cu_people&#038;p=5777"},"modified":"2026-04-13T16:08:23","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T20:08:23","slug":"maryam-monsef","status":"publish","type":"cu_people","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/politicalmanagement\/people\/maryam-monsef\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryam Monsef"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 pb-5 after:w-10 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n                    \n             \n                \n            <\/h1>\n\n    \n    <\/header>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From 2015-2021, The Honourable Maryam Monsef served as Canada\u2019s Minister for Democratic Institutions, Minister for the Status of Women, Minister of International Development, and<br>\nMinister of Rural Economic Development. She also established Canada\u2019s first full department for Women and Gender Equality. Today, as the founder and CEO of ONWARD, Monsef<br>\ncontinues to advance her vision for a world where women and their families are thriving. She is a globally recognized feminist, leader, and changemaker who equips audiences with effective DEI strategies while sharing hard-earned lessons on leadership and resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For two consecutive years, Monsef was recognized by Apolitical, as well as Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Michelle Obama, and Malala, as one of the \u201cTop 20 Global Influencers on Gender<br>\nEquality\u201d. After leaving politics, she founded ONWARD to build a community that empowers, connects, and supports women. It also acts as a resource for professional women feeling stuck at a difficult point in their lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An Afghan Canadian, Monsef came to Canada as a refugee. In 2015, she was elected as a Member of Parliament for Peterborough-Kawartha and joined Prime Minister Justin Trudeau\u2019s<br>\nCabinet. She was tasked with driving social and economic justice files for the Government of Canada, both at home and abroad. Under her stewardship, Canada was recognized as a world<br>\nleader in sexual and reproductive health and rights, for its investments in domestic and international grassroots women\u2019s organizations, and for its intersectional response to COVID-19.<br>\nMonsef currently chairs the Women United Campaign with the United Way Peterborough and District, is involved with the Trent University community, and works closely with Afghan<br>\nwomen human rights defenders and other high-impact teams locally, nationally, and globally. 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