Conseil du statut de la femme

What Conseil du statut de la femme does

The Conseil du statut de la femme (CSF) is a Quebec government advisory body established by law in 1973, headquartered at 800 place D'Youville in Quebec City, with 33 employees. Its statutory mandate is to advise the Government of Quebec on all matters related to equality between women and men, respect for rights, and women's status, with the objective of social justice, and to inform and sensitize the Quebec population on these issues. The organization is governed by a president (currently Me Louise Cordeau), a vice-president (Nadine Raymond, appointed 2018), and an assembly of members appointed by the Council of Ministers, with no private shareholders or ownership interests.

CSF's core product is publications — research reports, statistical portraits, opinions, briefs, and studies on gender equality in Quebec — distributed through its official website (csf.gouv.qc.ca). This is supplemented by a portfolio of media products: the Gazette des femmes magazine (published since 1979), podcasts (balados), video capsules, youth comics (including "Cap Égalité"), an interactive timeline of women's history in Quebec, and the documentary "Les héritières" (broadcast on Télé-Québec in 2024). The underlying technology is a standard government web platform using HTML 5, compatible with screen readers (Jaws v15) and progressively conforming to Quebec's web accessibility standards (SGQRI 008-01/02/03).

The business model is entirely non-commercial: CSF is funded through Quebec government appropriations as a public organism, provides all advice, publications, and educational materials to the public at no charge, and generates no licensing, subscription, or service revenue. Its primary customer is the Government of Quebec itself (as recipient of advice and policy recommendations), and its secondary audience is Quebec citizens and women's organizations reached through digital channels (website, Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, YouTube), the Gazette des femmes magazine, and email newsletters.

Name

Conseil du statut de la femme

Legal name

Conseil du statut de la femme

Website

https://csf.gouv.qc.ca

Company type

Private

Founded year

1973

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Conseil du statut de la femme is a Quebec government advisory body, established in 1973, that advises the Government of Quebec and informs citizens on gender equality and women's status through research publications, the Gazette des femmes magazine, and multimedia educational content.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Policy Advisory Services

NAICS

Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Gender Equality & Women’s Rights Advocacy (BPAGAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

LGBTQ+ Rights & Advocacy Organizations (BPAGAFAE), Human Rights & Anti-Discrimination Organizations (BPAGAFAB), Health, Safety & Environmental (HSE/EHS) Publishing (MPAJACAF)

Keywords

• Gender equality advisory
• Government policy advisory
• Women's rights research
• Public policy research
• Gender equity advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Québec

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a public government organism (organisme public) of the Québec government, the organization is funded through public budgets and does not generate commercial revenue.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Conseil du statut de la femme is a Quebec government advisory body that produces research publications (statistical portraits, policy opinions, briefs and studies on gender equality) and educational content for the Government of Quebec and the general public. Its offerings include the Gazette des femmes magazine, podcasts, video capsules, documentaries, youth comics and interactive tools, all aimed at advancing equality between women and men in Quebec.

Product overview

The Conseil du statut de la femme is a Quebec government advisory body that produces publications (research reports, opinions, briefs, statistical portraits), manages the Gazette des femmes magazine, creates multimedia content (podcasts, video capsules, documentaries, youth comics), and offers interactive tools (questionnaires). The organization's offerings are organized around its mission to advise the Quebec government and inform the population on gender equality issues, with publications serving as the core product supplemented by various media formats for public education and awareness.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Gazette des femmes: Magazine published by the Conseil du statut de la femme, a privileged witness to the evolution of feminism in Quebec since 1979.

Products and services

• Publications (statistical portraits, policy opinions, briefs, studies, annual reports)

Quantifiable outcome

• 52 women elected to the Assemblée nationale in 2018, reaching parity zone for the first time
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Citoyenneté jeunessecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003Partnership for regional data collection on the presence of women and youth in decision-making and consultative bodies in Québec since 2003, enabling tracking of the situation evolution over the years for each region and for all of Québec.
• Réseau francophone pour l'égalité et les droits des femmes (RFEDF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe RFEDF is an international space for consultation on francophone equality and women's rights. The CSF participates in this international network.
• Ministère de la Cybersécurité et du Numérique (MCN)minorOthersGovernment partnership for payroll production (SAGIP system) and financial accounting and payment of expenses under service agreements.
• Ministère de l'Éducation du Québec (MEQ)minorOthersGovernment partnership for processing staff files and accounting of expenses under portfolio service agreements. Also handles complaints regarding public contract adjudication for the CSF.
• Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST)minorOthersGovernment partnership for processing staff health and safety at work files, under the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) - Centre Urbanisation Culture Société: Québec public research institution conducting gender-related research, including demographic and social-policy studies. Comparable as a public research producer informing gender-equality policy, though broader than the CSF's specific women's rights mandate.
• Femmes et Égalité des genres Canada (legacy Programs): Programs under the federal Women and Gender Equality Canada portfolio that fund women's organizations and gender-based projects nationally. Comparable through funding-channel and gender-equality mandate, broader than CSF's provincial advisory scope.

Regional players

• Réseau des femmes d'ici et d'ailleurs / Réseau des groupes de femmes de la région 03: Regional women's groups in Québec coordinating local feminist organizations and advocacy. Comparable in their support for women's rights causes and grassroots engagement, operating at a sub-provincial scale versus the CSF's province-wide mandate.

Direct peers

• Canadian Women's Foundation: Canada's only national public foundation dedicated to gender equity, funding programs and producing research on violence against women, economic empowerment, and gender-based issues. Comparable mission around gender equality advancement through research and advocacy.
• Réseau francophone pour l'égalité et les droits des femmes (RFEDF): International francophone network of which CSF is a member, coordinating consultation on women's equality and rights across francophone countries. Comparable network function for gender-equality advocacy, framing the CSF within an international coalition.
• Fédération des femmes du Québec: Québec-based feminist advocacy organization that conducts research, publishes policy positions, and lobbies government on women's rights. Comparable to CSF in domain focus (gender equality in Québec) though structured as an independent NGO rather than a government advisory body.
• Secrétariat à la condition féminine (Quebec): Québec government body responsible for coordinating the government's gender-equality policy actions and implementing the Politique gouvernementale pour l'égalité entre les femmes et les hommes. Complementary role to the CSF: whereas CSF provides external independent advice, the Secrétariat drives the internal government agenda.
• Native Women's Association of Canada: Canadian advocacy organization advancing Indigenous women's rights, providing policy advice to federal and provincial governments and producing research publications. Comparable to CSF in advocacy, research, and advisory function, though focused on Indigenous women.
• Women and Gender Equality Canada (Status of Women Canada): Federal Canadian counterpart to the CSF with a parallel statutory mandate to advance gender equality, advise the federal government, and conduct research/policy analysis. Direct peer due to overlapping mission, advisory function, and gender-equality policy domain.

Others

• Centre de recherche en sciences sociales et humaines (CRESC) / Centre d'études et de recherches internationales (CERIUM): Quebec/Canadian academic research centers producing social-science research including gender studies. Comparable as research producers informing public discourse, though academically rather than government-advisory oriented.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/csf_femmes
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/gazettefemmes
• Facebookfacebook.com/csf.quebec
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/conseil-du-statut-de-la-femme
• Instagraminstagram.com/csfquebec

Compliance4 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

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