Today, and every day, we celebrate all the incredible women across our organization and in our communities.

Credit unions have a long history of empowering women through mentorship, development opportunities, business financing, program resourcing, and community investment initiatives. They are known for many firsts, including being the first financial institutions to lend money to women in their name.

Conexus has taken an innovative approach to advancing and empowering women; including:

• Signing the Saskatchewan Women Entrepreneurship Charter, an initiative launched by Women Entrepreneurs Saskatchewan (WESK) to address the entrepreneurship gap in our province

• Supporting female founders via Cultivator powered By Conexus, which has incubated 29 female-founded tech startups right here in Saskatchewan.

• By financing female startups via Conexus Venture Capital Inc., which has invested in six companies with a female founder; each of which is performing with an 80-90% IRR.

• Establishing and maintaining gender equality on its Board of Directors and its Executive Leadership Team

• Contributing funding to women-focused community partners such as Amakon Women Empowerment, Dress for Success Regina + Saskatoon, SOFIA House, YWCA Regina’s Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Initiative, and more.

• Sponsoring the WESK Gala & Summit, University of Regina’s Inspiring Leadership Forum, and YWCA Women of Distinction Awards

While we’ve started to move the needle towards a more gender equal province, there's still more work to be done, and we're committed to continuing to lead this change for future generations.

Visit the links below to learn more about how you can support women in our community:

• Contribute to SK women-focused non-profit organizations

• Support local female-owned businesses

• Learn more about International Women’s Day and how you can support women year-round