Our mission
Help women
The Foundation’s mission is to support and encourage the professional development and financial independence of local women by providing them with the means to realize their full potential.
The Lise Watier Foundation’s vision is for all women to fulfill their potential and contribute to our economy, creating a richer, more equitable society.
Our purpose
The social issue: the lack of financial independence for local women
Socioeconomic portrait of women in Canada
46%
of working women earn less than $30,000 per year.¹
73%
of women report not having a financial plan to reach their retirement goals.²
80%
is the difference in favor of men in terms of accumulated
wealth at the time of
retirement among
unmarried couples.³
82,3%
In Quebec, women earn the equivalent of 82.3% of men’s salaries each week, across all professions.⁴
6 times
Mothers are 6 times more likely to leave their job than fathers if they do not have access to childcare services in Quebec.⁵
Sources
¹ Statistics Canada (2021). Table 11-10-0240-01 Distribution of employment income of individuals by sex and work activity, Canada, provinces and selected census metropolitan areas
² Beneva, Véro Magazine (2024). Comment prendre le contrôle de notre planification financière ?
³ INRS (2022). Enquête inédite : première étude québécoise sur les inégalités de patrimoine hommes-femmes
⁴ Institut de la statistique du Québec (2022). Écart de rémunération entre les femmes et les hommes : comment la situation a-t-elle évolué depuis 1998 ?
⁵ Conseil du statut de la femme (2022). L’accès au service de garde : un impératif pour les femmes du Québec
According to a 2017 study by KPMG…
- 86 % of women recall being taught to be kind to others when they were young…
- But only 45 % recall being given advice on how to be a good leader
- And only 34 % learned how to express their views.
It says a lot about women’s financial independence!
The values of the Foundation
The following values are at the heart of all our reflections and actions…
