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Monday, September 11, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Ex-cabinet minister Begin remembered as 'trailblazer' for female politicians
Toronto Sun
Mournful tributes are pouring in after the death of Monique Begin, a former cabinet minister and academic who died Friday at the age of 87. In a statement Saturday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Begin a “trailblazer for Canadian women.” Her...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Canada: The next election will be a battle of the sexes
Canada's National Observer
If you want to know why Pierre Poilievre ditched his trademark suit and glasses for a more Miami Vice-inspired vibe, look no further than his dismal polling numbers with Canadian women. Yes, he enjoys a commanding lead over Justin Trudeau’s...
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Tuesday, July 04, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Canada: Alberta, BC and women in politics
The Tyee
What lessons did Alberta’s election deliver to the rest of Canada about representative democracy? The outcome is a good news, bad news story. Women’s share of the seats increased from 32 to 38 per cent. But the governing caucus actually lost women;...
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Monday, July 03, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Canada: The Toronto we want: we can all win when immigrant women lead
The Toronto Star
More than 500,000 votes. That’s how many ballots were cast for the top two candidates in Monday’s mayoral byelection. Together, mayor-elect Olivia Chow and runner-up Ana Bailão represented the dreams of close to 70 per cent of residents who voted in...
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Thursday, June 29, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
'Add women, change politics': Waterloo Mayor McCabe says of Toronto's now mayor-elect Chow
City News
It wasn’t the landslide win some had predicted but it’s a seismic shift in Toronto politics all the same with Olivia Chow elected to lead Canada’s largest city on Monday, marking a political comeback nearly a decade in the making. The one-time...
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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Canada: Status of Women Council announces new president, executive director
Cabin Radio
The Status of Women Council of the NWT, leaderless for almost a year, says it now has a new president and a fresh executive director. The council, an arm’s-length creation of the NWT government, has a mandate to advocate on behalf of women and...
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Friday, May 26, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Canada: Time to speed up the glacial pace of gender parity in federal politics
Quoi Media
The Alberta election has come and gone. Two powerful women engaged in a closely fought battle, guaranteeing a woman premier no matter which party triumphed. Still, all-women contests in provincial elections are the exception, not the norm. Canada...
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Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth Marci Ien rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa in October 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
Academic Paper / Article
Women in politics: To run or not to run?
The Conversation
Despite progress towards gender equality, women’s representation in Canadian politics continues to fall short. With only 30 per cent of seats in the House of Commons held by women, there is still a long way to go for Parliament to capture the...
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New Zealand Gov. Gen. Cindy Kiro, left, and Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern are seen in 2021. The country ranks sixth for women’s participation in national parliaments. NICK PERRY / AP FILE PHOTO
Monday, September 19, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Canadians want parties and governments to act on gender parity in politics
Toronto Star
Canadians want parties and governments to act on gender parity in politics. What do Iceland, Mexico and New Zealand have in common? On at least one fundamental measure, they’re more democratic than Canada. That’s because in recent years they’ve...
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Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured here in Toronto in June 2022, had insults hurled at her during an encounter in Grande Prairie, Alta. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press)
Monday, August 29, 2022
Chrystia Freeland latest target of public threats, intimidation against women in Canadian politics
CBC
Some journalists have been sharing emails detailing disturbing threats. Public instances of threats and intimidation of women in public life have intensified in recent weeks, with significant examples of abuse targeted toward politicians — most...
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A conversation with… Iqra Khalid, MP, Canada (IPU)
Friday, August 12, 2022
Multimedia
A conversation with… Iqra Khalid, MP, Canada
Inter-Parliamentary Union
As part of the IPU series called 'A conversation with...', we interview parliamentarians from all over the world to find out who they represent and what motivates them. In this edition, we discover Iqra Khalid, a parliamentarian from Canada. The...
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Canada: The barriers facing women candidates (Municipal Campaign School Youtube)
Thursday, August 11, 2022
Interviews
Canada: The barriers facing women candidates
Municipal Campaign School
A conversation between Curt (Wellington) and Diane Ballantyne, councillor for Wellington County about the barriers female candidates face. Click here to access the video.
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Anita Anand, Chrystia Freeland, Justin Trudeau and Melanie Joly listen (Justin Tang / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILES)
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Creating space for women pays off
Winnipeg Free Press
Three powerful women in charge of finance, defence and foreign affairs frame the Canadian Prime Minister during press conferences. It’s the first time in our history that these three top cabinet jobs have been held simultaneously by women. And in...
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Municipal elections in Canada: A guide for women candidates (FCM)
Tuesday, August 09, 2022
Guide / Training Material
Municipal elections in Canada: A guide for women candidates
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
In order to promote women’s role in municipal politics, FCM has created a Standing Committee on Increasing Women’s Participation in Municipal Government. One of the tools this Committee has created to encourage and support more women in municipal...
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Canada: Toward parity knowledge hub (Picture: Federation of Canadian Municipalities)
Tuesday, August 09, 2022
Website / Database
Canada: Toward parity knowledge hub
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
This compilation of resources from across Canada and around the world are some of the many tools, best practices, projects, research and ideas which have been pulled together with the hopes of promoting and achieving parity in municipal...
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Toward parity: Inventory of strategies (FCM)
Monday, August 08, 2022
Guide / Training Material
Toward parity: Inventory of strategies
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
A compendium of ideas to reach gender parity in municipal politics How can we begin to overcome the countless obstacles that are preventing women from fully participating in municipal politics?  The suggestions in this Inventory were compiled...
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How to run for office webinars (Picture PoliticsNOW)
Friday, August 05, 2022
How to run for office webinars
Join PoliticsNOW as they dive into their upcoming webinar series. TOPICS INCLUDE: Connecting With Voters Crafting Your Message Canvassing Getting Out the Vote Self-Care on the Campaign Trail Campaign Finances: Fundraising & Reporting All...
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Combatting sexual harassment in Canada’s legislative assemblies (Picture: Equal Voices)
Thursday, August 04, 2022
Report / White Paper
Combatting sexual harassment in Canada’s legislative assemblies
Equal Voices
This report highlights the key findings from research conducted by Equal Voice on sexual harassment in Canada’s legislative Assemblies. Click here to access the report.
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