Stalled
The Representation of Women in Canadian Governments
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&, Political Science, International
| Author: | ISBN: | 9780774825238 | |
| Publisher: | UBC Press | Publication: | May 31, 2013 |
| Imprint: | UBC Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9780774825238 |
| Publisher: | UBC Press |
| Publication: | May 31, 2013 |
| Imprint: | UBC Press |
| Language: | English |
Following significant increases in women’s electoral representation in the 1980s and '90s, progress has stalled. Today, there are only a few more women in Canada’s parliament and legislatures than a decade ago. What has happened to the representational gains for women and why does gender parity remain so elusive? To answer these questions, Stalled provides a detailed roadmap of women’s political representation as candidates, office-holders, cabinet ministers, party leaders, and as representatives of the Crown at all levels of government across Canada. Comprehensive and accessible, this volume makes clear that women are far from achieving equality in sites of formal political power.
Following significant increases in women’s electoral representation in the 1980s and '90s, progress has stalled. Today, there are only a few more women in Canada’s parliament and legislatures than a decade ago. What has happened to the representational gains for women and why does gender parity remain so elusive? To answer these questions, Stalled provides a detailed roadmap of women’s political representation as candidates, office-holders, cabinet ministers, party leaders, and as representatives of the Crown at all levels of government across Canada. Comprehensive and accessible, this volume makes clear that women are far from achieving equality in sites of formal political power.
