 A feminist breakthrough within the struggle for housing rights 
In 1986, following an investigation that revealed the discrimination and harassment faced by women tenants in Montreal, feminist activists established a new organization: Information-Ressources Femmes et Logement (IRFL) (Information/Resources Women and Housing). This initiative brought attention to the issue of “Women and Housing” in Quebec by demonstrating that certain problems faced by women tenants were related to their gender. In 1995, however, the IRFL was abolished, even though women’s groups were gaining momentum on the provincial stage. How can we explain such a short organizational existence ? The literature on “unlikely” mobilizations emphasizes the importance of financial resources and alliances with central stakeholders to explain the possibility of this type of mobilization. Through an analysis of the archives of the organization as well as two main tenants’ rights groups, and interviews with key informants, we show that these two factors have constituted insurmountable obstacles.