omccarthy[at]equitas.org
(514) 954-0382, poste 234
666 Sherbrooke West – Suite 1100
Montreal, Quebec, H3A 1E7
Equitas acknowledges that its office is located on unceded Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) land.
Odette McCarthy (she/her) promotes human rights and gender equality in all projects she undertakes. As the Executive Director of Equitas since 2020, Odette cumulates nearly 30 years of experience in the international cooperation sector for a range of organizations such as Crossroads International, CECI and WUSC. She has served on the boards of several non-profit organizations, including Cooperation Canada. She is an active member of the Feminist Working Group on Foreign Policy, and of the Anti-Racism Advisory Committee for Canada’s international cooperation sector. She was a member of Canada’s Indo-Pacific Advisory Committee in 2022.
In February 2024, Odette McCarthy received the Karen Takacs Award. This award is bestowed by Cooperation Canada to an individual who, through collaboration, considerably improved the lives of women in the world and promoted equality between women and men. For Odette, this was a priviledged moment to put in emphasis the strength of the collective work for gender equality. For more than 30 years, she has been working with people of various horizons and degrees of influence to advance gender equality by and for others.