e-2014 (Women's rights)

Petition to the Government of Canada

• Feminist women’s organizations have been struggling for decades to keep the lights on and doors open due to a lack of federal core operations funding;
• Feminist women’s organizations are the most underfunded in Canada’s non-profit sector, yet they are the single most effective means to building better lives for women;
• Feminist women’s organizations need reliable, long-term, stable operational funding and direct investment to help women;
• The Government of Canada’s program funding is insecure, competitive, and takes workers’ time away from helping more women;
• Direct federal funding to women’s organizations represents less than 0.01% of total federal program spending; only about $1 for every woman in Canada; and
• The Government of Canada needs to dedicate the political and financial support, resources, and funding to meet Canada’s long-standing international and constitutional commitments on women’s equality;