Territorial MP Michael McLeod and Caroline Cochrane, MLA for Range Lake and Minister for Women and Gender Equality, announced over $1 million in federal funding that will be used towards the empowerment of women and girls in the North.

The announcement was made Aug. 8 in the Great Hall of the legislative assembly.

The Government of the Northwest Territories will receive $525,000 from the federal government, which in addition to their own contribution of $125,000, will fund a public information campaign and an updated curriculum for the Status of Women Council of the NWT's campaign school initiative.

The Government of Nunavut will receive $600,000 to create a Women and Girls Leadership and Governance Forum to develop leadership skills for women and girls.

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In 2015 members of the NWT Legislative Assembly came together to develop a mandate in the GNWT to support initiatives designed to increase the participation of women in politics.

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Multiple non-profit and non-governmental organizations were consulted to create the GNWT's campaign school for women, which offers resources and guidance for women who are looking to run for political office.

The new funding will help support the expansion of the campaign school.

Currently only two out of 19 seats in the legislative assembly are held by women, Cochrane and Julie Green, MLA for Yellowknife Centre.

However, during the last round of municipal elections, Hay River, Fort Smith, Inuvik and Yellowknife all elected female mayors.

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