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The Regional Network of
Women Mayors and Councillors (Montérégie E. Qc)
RÉMME Québec - English



 
  • Founded in 1997 and registered as a non-profit organisation in 2004
  • Board of directors entirely composed of women mayors and councillors; 3 posts reserved for former women municipal politicians.
  • Services :
    • Phone support 514.268.0614
      • Discreet inquiries to find answers to legal questions by contacting the proper resources
      • Proposed strategies concerning a multitude of subjects relating to politics, administration, and the challenges of being a woman politician.
    • Women’s network elected municipal officials concentrated within the East Montérégie territory, but also extending outside its territory. We offer organize activities: formation courses, workshops, etc. which allow women, politicians and other women who promote equality, the opportunity to exchange ideas and strategies.
    • Website www.eluesmonteregie.qc.ca includes six self-help guides.
    • Reports and statistics on women and municipal politics.
    • Support offered to Women who participate or have questions concerning the various city committees.
    • On-line workshops available:
      • Guide to Women and the City committee.
      • Gender equal municipalities.
      • Women and municipal politics.
      • Municipal politics: six power-point presentations available to demystify municipal politics.
      • Women and Sustainable Development.
      • Guide to build a women politician’s network.
  • The REMME holds workshops with:
    • The main municipal associations:
      • Union des municipalités du Québec (UMQ) (large and middle-size cities).
      • Québec’s federation of municipalities (FMQ) (small towns and groups of cities).
      • Canadian Federation of municipalities.
  • Since 2000, the RÉMME holds an annual conference on subjects such as sustainable development, public-private partnerships, gender equality, ethics, local and regional projects including social and economic development and women’s empowerment.
The RÉMME is very proud of its results:
  • Many of the RÉMME’s board members are now head of the main municipal associations.
  • The RÉMME collaborates with the UMQ and FCM for international networking, example with Sénégal and Bolivia.
  • There is a close collaboration between the RÉMME and the regional authorities (CRÉ Montérégie Est).
  • Gender Equality is one of six Montérégie Est’s core values.
We are rebuilding our web site. English documents will soon be available.