Grants and Contributions:

Together for women's equality

QC21471

$250,105.00

Oct 29, 2021 - Mar 31, 2024

Through systemic change, this 30-month project will foster a feminist response to and feminist recovery from the current effects of COVID-19. To achieve this objective, Mères avec pouvoir (MAP) Montréal plans to: reduce the cycle of family poverty and alleviate the stigma facing single mothers by raising awareness among real estate developers about the importance of earmarking more units for this population in real estate projects; with a woman university researcher, identify best practices in co-parenting intervention, including programs for vulnerable fathers; promote social housing resources with community intervention for single mothers to reduce domestic and spousal violence in an approach geared to women’s autonomy and safety; develop a profile of single mothers and socio-professional intervention services offered in the province by collecting and analyzing community data to learn from them and by disseminating best practices in an effort to hasten systemic change.

Women and Gender Equality Canada

Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.

Montréal, Quebec, CA H3N 1R4

001-2021-2022-Q3-00148

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Grants and Contributions

Not-for-profit organization or charity

Mères avec pouvoir (MAP) Montréal

Women's Program

The purpose of the Women’s Program is to advance equality for women in Canada by working to address or remove systemic barriers impeding women’s progress and advancement. The WP supports the Government of Canada’s goal of advancing gender equality in Canada. It is consistent with Government of Canada priorities related to economic prosperity, and supports Canada’s international commitments related to gender equality.