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Status of Women committee  I think that the fathers who are ready and willing to participate, should. However, in a group of a dozen young girls, there might be two fathers who are present. The other young girls do not have a spouse. In any event, I would include the fathers who want to participate in a co

May 16th, 2012Committee meeting

Ellen Dubé

Status of Women committee  Today, in Montreal, in 2012, I would say it has to do with a conservative mindset, the fear of the unknown. Recently one of the young girls who decided to become a letter carrier unfortunately failed the courses that would allow her to access that training program. She will have

May 16th, 2012Committee meeting

Ellen Dubé

Status of Women committee  I believe that, when you have a child, it is easier to achieve financial health as a couple. I am in favour of inviting the partner whenever possible, as long as the mother agrees, obviously. There are many reasons why the mother may or may not wish for her partner to be present.

May 16th, 2012Committee meeting

Ellen Dubé

Status of Women committee  We would have to start from scratch because we do not have any trainers who use that kind of approach. There would need to be funding to train people, implement a program, create evaluation methods, conduct a pilot project and then implement this training.

May 16th, 2012Committee meeting

Ellen Dubé

Status of Women committee  When you say partners, who do you mean?

May 16th, 2012Committee meeting

Ellen Dubé

Status of Women committee  Of course, all the hassles that go along with school, a lack of income, and trying to raise a child at 14 years old when they have no idea how to go about it prevent young girls from positioning themselves in society, determining their real worth and finding a job that correspond

May 16th, 2012Committee meeting

Ellen Dubé

Status of Women committee  Spouses who are still in a relationship with our students are always invited to the workshops we offer from time to time on parenting skills, for example. Very few attend because very few are present in the lives of these young girls. The few who are still around, work and theref

May 16th, 2012Committee meeting

Ellen Dubé

Status of Women committee  You are talking about mentorship programs. I get the impression this is somewhat related to the relationship that a student has with an adult throughout her personal and educational journey. When I talk about training in the field of finance, I am thinking specifically about peop

May 16th, 2012Committee meeting

Ellen Dubé

Status of Women committee  Are you talking about trying to improve the financial prospects for the girls?

May 16th, 2012Committee meeting

Ellen Dubé

Status of Women committee  Hello. I want to thank you for inviting us. I want to talk about improving economic opportunities for girls in Canada from the perspective of the École Rosalie-Jetté, a secondary school in Montreal for pregnant girls and young mothers between 12 and 18. I will address our point

May 16th, 2012Committee meeting

Ellen Dubé