The number of women running for public office should get closer to 50 per cent, says the P.E.I. Advisory Council on the Status of Women.
The council has produced a new municipal election guide for the 2012 elections called "Women Care for Communities."
Women currently make up about 30 per cent of the municipal politicians on Prince Edward Island, a much higher percentage than in provincial and federal politics, but still well short of their proportion of the population.
"I think that we want governments at all levels that represent and that reflect the communities that we live in," said council executive director Jane Ledwell.
Read more at CBC News, published 22 October 2012.
The number of women running for public office should get closer to 50 per cent, says the P.E.I. Advisory Council on the Status of Women.
The council has produced a new municipal election guide for the 2012 elections called "Women Care for Communities."
Women currently make up about 30 per cent of the municipal politicians on Prince Edward Island, a much higher percentage than in provincial and federal politics, but still well short of their proportion of the population.
"I think that we want governments at all levels that represent and that reflect the communities that we live in," said council executive director Jane Ledwell.
Read more at CBC News, published 22 October 2012.