Chloe Halpenny

Researcher, Social Research & Demonstration Corporation

gender equality, gender justice, social policy, basic income, income security, social justice, employment and skills, youth engagement

Media

Hughes Unlocked - Chloe

As part of our #HughesUnlocked Campaign we introduce you to Chloe Halpenny. Without philanthropy we would not be able to support the ambitions of brilliant students like Chloe. Listen to how her scholarship has opened doors to new opportunities and kindled curiosity.

CBC All in a Day, October 22, 2019Radio/Podcast

URL: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-92-all-in-a-day/clip/15742566-addressing-climate-change-post-election

One key issue for many voters -- was addressing climate change. But does the outcome of the election bode well for those efforts? The head of Ecology Ottawa will give us his take.

CBC All in a Day, September 30, 2019Radio/Podcast

URL: https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-92-all-in-a-day/clip/15738844-election-panel-young-voters-uncertain-who-to-lend-their-vote-to

The number of young people who cast a ballot in the last federal election was the highest it's been in over a decade. Yet, Canada's youngest voters continue to have the lowest turnout among any other age group. We invited a special panel of young voters to find out why.

Youth voices are needed in the basic income debate

Ottawa’s Women’s March focused on bodily autonomy

A “State” of Possibility? Reconfiguring basic income’s feminist potential through the lens of the state

by Chloe Halpenny

Published by Basic Income Earth Network (Conference Presentation)

January 1, 2020

Biography

Chloe Halpenny (she/her) is a feminist, researcher, volunteer, and storyteller committed to a more equitable world. As a researcher with the Social Research and Demonstration Corporation, she leverages research and evaluation to inform evidence-based social policy and programming. After spending a year interviewing participants in the Ontario Basic Income Pilot for her Master’s research, she serves as one of the founding members and Vice-Chair of the Basic Income Canada Youth Network and sits on the Basic Income Taskforce for Senator Marilou McPhedran’s Youth Advisory, advocating for a basic income on behalf of youth across Canada. Halpenny also serves as the Co-Chair of Women's March Ottawa, a member of the Ottawa Youth Engagement Committee, and a volunteer with Dress for Success Ottawa.

Expertise

  • gender equality
  • gender justice
  • social policy
  • basic income
  • income security
  • social justice
  • employment and skills

Education/Éducation

  • University of Cambridge
    Multi-disciplinary Gender Studies
    MPhil, 2020
  • London School of Economics
    Social Policy & Development
    MSc, 2018
  • Carleton University
    Public Affairs and Policy Management
    Bachelor's, 2017