Opening doors wider : women's political engagement in Canada / edited by Sylvia Bashevkin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bashevkin, Sylvia B.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in public life--Canada.

Women in public life.

Women--Political activity--Canada.

Women.

Women legislators--Canada.

Women legislators.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Vancouver : UBC Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From the days of the fur trade through the contemporary period, women have played important roles in the public life of Canada. Until the 1970s, however, these contributions were generally overlooked. Opening Doors Wider looks at the progress made in the last forty years to raise the profile of women's involvement in public life. The contributors focus on two questions with reference to community activism, the politics of feminist organizing, parties and elections, and the communications environment in which politicians operate. First, are the doors to participation presently open wider than they were in the past? Second, how can these doors be opened wider, both in terms of real-world participation and our scholarly understanding of public engagement? These tightly argued essays shed new light on the quality of public involvement of women in one of the world's most stable democracies. The nuanced discussion of solutions as well as problems makes it an indispensable resource for students and practitioners of politics at all levels.

Contents:

1. Introduction / Sylvia Bashevkin

Women and community leadership : changing politics or changed by politics? / Caroline Andrew

3. Rebuilding the house of Canadian feminism : NAC and the racial politics of participation / Mary-Jo Nadeau

4. Women in the Quebec National Assembly : why so many? / Manon Tremblay and Stephanie Mullen

5. Are cities more congenial? : tracking the rural deficit of women in the House of Commons / Louise Carbert

6. Making a difference when the doors are open : women in the Ontario NDP Cabinet, 1990-95 / Lesley Byrne

7. "Stage" versus "actor" barriers to women's federal party leadership / Sylvia Bashevkin

8. One is not like the others : Allison Brewer's leadership of the New Brunswick NDP / Joanna Everitt and Michael Camp

9. Crafting a public image : women's MPs and the dynamics of media coverage / Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant

10. Do voters stereotype female party leaders? : evidence from Canada and New Zealand / Elisabeth Gidengil, Joanna Everitt and Susan Banducci

11. Opening doors to women's participation / Sylvia Bashevkin.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-74046-6

9786612740466

0-7748-1565-5

OCLC:

652566080