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Interview with Anita Vandenbeld, Canadian MP and former iKNOW Politics Coordinator

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Interview with Anita Vandenbeld, Canadian MP and former iKNOW Politics Coordinator

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Ms. Anita Vandenbeld, Canadian politician and currently Member of Parliament in Canada, who was also coordinator of iKNOW Politics, has been recently interviewed in the Canadian newspaper Ottawa Citizen. Thus, Ms. Vandenbeld answered questions related to the activities developed at the House of Commons, Canadian politics and the importance of women’s political empowerment. Regarding this latter topic, when asked about the relevance of Canada having a gender-equal cabinet, she replied: ‘It’s phenomenally important. In all my work with the United Nations, and other (related) work, I have found that when people are at the table, the issues get addressed, and it’s not so much that women are different but we do bring different life experiences, and I think that’s even more important about the cabinet. It’s not even just that it’s 50-50 women and men; it’s that you have people from completely different backgrounds. It’s not all middle-aged lawyers; it’s people who have been refugees. Our industry minister was a bus driver. You’ve got people who come from perspectives that haven’t always been heard’. Read the full interview following this link.

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Ms. Anita Vandenbeld, Canadian politician and currently Member of Parliament in Canada, who was also coordinator of iKNOW Politics, has been recently interviewed in the Canadian newspaper Ottawa Citizen. Thus, Ms. Vandenbeld answered questions related to the activities developed at the House of Commons, Canadian politics and the importance of women’s political empowerment. Regarding this latter topic, when asked about the relevance of Canada having a gender-equal cabinet, she replied: ‘It’s phenomenally important. In all my work with the United Nations, and other (related) work, I have found that when people are at the table, the issues get addressed, and it’s not so much that women are different but we do bring different life experiences, and I think that’s even more important about the cabinet. It’s not even just that it’s 50-50 women and men; it’s that you have people from completely different backgrounds. It’s not all middle-aged lawyers; it’s people who have been refugees. Our industry minister was a bus driver. You’ve got people who come from perspectives that haven’t always been heard’. Read the full interview following this link.

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