This book is a must-read for people interested in Canadian history, gender, and electoral politics in Canada. I cannot say enough about <em>Stalled: The Representation of Women in Canadian Govenrments,</em> which includes chapters written by well-known scholars, features a strong cross-section of expertise in Canadian political science, covers virtually every province and territory, and contains the different constituent groups within a Canadian context ... Well written and appropriate for lay and academic audiences, <em>Stalled</em> is the perfect addition to classes in gender and politics, to upperdivision courses in comparative politics focused on the status of 'women and politics, and to Canadian history courses.

- Janni Aragon, BC Studies, Spring 2015

Following significant increases in women’s electoral representation in the 1980s and '90s, progress has stalled. Despite some high-profile successes at the provincial level, there are now 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 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. Prospects for gender parity in political office are assessed in each jurisdiction and institution. Explanations are re-examined and analyzed using data from across the country.The representation of women in elected and appointed offices is an important indicator of both gender equality and the overall health of democratic governance. By this measure Canada continues to fall short.
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This book analyzes the representation of women in elected and appointed office in Canada to explain why gender parity remains elusive.
Foreword – Women, Power, Politics: Surveying the Canadian Landscape / Sylvia BashevkinIntroduction: The Road to Gender Parity / Manon Tremblay, Jane Arscott, and Linda Trimble1 Truly More Accessible to Women than the Legislature? Women in Municipal Politics / Manon Tremblay and Anne Mévellec2 The Alberta Advantage? Women in Alberta Politics / Brenda O’Neill3 When Numerical Gains Are Not Enough: Women in British Columbia Politics / Jocelyne Praud4 Complacency and Gender Silence: Women in Manitoba Politics / Shannon Sampert5 A Province at the Back of the Pack: Women in New Brunswick Politics / Joanna Everitt6 A Laggard No More? Women in Newfoundland and Labrador Politics / Amanda Bittner and Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant7 Electoral Breakthrough: Women in Nova Scotia Politics / Louise Carbert and Naomi Black8 Breaking the Holding Pattern? Women in Ontario Politics / Tracey Raney9 Getting Women’s Names on the Ballot: Women in Prince  Edward Island Politics / John Crossley10 Hitting a Glass Ceiling? Women in Quebec Politics / Manon Tremblay11 A Prairie Plateau: Women in Saskatchewan Politics / Loleen Berdahl12 In the Presence of Northern Aboriginal Women? Women in Territorial Politics / Graham White13 Slow to Change: Women in the House of Commons / Lisa Young14 “Way Past That Era Now?” Women in the Canadian Senate / Stephanie Mullen, with the collaboration of Manon Tremblay and Linda TrimbleConclusion: A Few More Women / Linda Trimble, Manon Tremblay, and Jane ArscottIndex 
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Comprehensive analysis of why gender parity for women in political office has been stalled.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780774825214
Publisert
2014-01-01
Utgiver
Vendor
University of British Columbia Press
Vekt
540 gr
Høyde
229 mm
Bredde
152 mm
Aldersnivå
P, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
360

Biographical note

Linda Trimble is a professor in the Political Science Department at the University of Alberta. Jane Arscott is an associate professor in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences at Athabasca University. Manon Tremblay is a professor in the School of Political Studies at the University of Ottawa.

Contributors: Sylvia Bashevkin, Loleen Berdahl, Amanda Bittner, Naomi Black, Louise Carbert, John Crossley, Joanna Everitt, Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, Anne Mévellec, Stephanie Mullen, Brenda O’Neill, Jocelyne Praud, Tracey Raney, Shannon Sampert, Graham White, Lisa Young