Table de concertation de Laval en condition féminine (TCLCF)

Published purpose

This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery to address the current impacts of COVID-19 through systemic change. To achieve this, the Table de concertation de Laval en condition féminine plans to engage and provide women in Laval with the tools to participate actively in political life and implement changes to promote their inclusion in decision-making areas. The project provides training and guidance to empower women and support agencies in strengthening women’s leadership and maximizing the impact of their interventions with decision-making bodies. The organization will work with various political parties in the region and create innovation labs to support them in creating and strengthening inclusive practices, and deconstructing unconscious bias. Through mentoring and simulations of political spaces, women will be prepared for public interventions. The project will address the concerns of underrepresented women by promoting their candidacy and active participation in political spaces, and by raising awareness within the population of their needs. By the end of the project, the organization will have helped address systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices, and by supporting a positive distribution of authority, voices, and decision-making power in support of women’s equality.