Status of Women committee  As a matter of fact, mayors have told us that they have asked women to run for office, but that they do not want to go through the election process. We are there to change that kind of thinking and to convince them to run. We also want to talk to women. We have to find ways to en

Status of Women committee  In 2016, we received funds from the Secrétariat à la Condition féminine. We carried out the survey and did the interviews. With that, we uncovered the nine elements that can potentially determine the climate that prevails in municipal councils. For the moment, we are indeed work

Status of Women committee  We have a reeve who is a woman, and the RCM must first put forward a resolution. The reeves are hard enough to convince, even if we tell them that we're going to help them develop the resolution and that we are subsidized by Status of Women Canada.

Status of Women committee  What can we do to attract more female candidates? We believe that young women should be encouraged while still in school by including presentations, testimonies, mentorship possibilities and even tours of town councils in CEGEP and university courses. In order to accomplish this,