Doing politics differently? : women premiers in Canada's provinces and territories / edited by Sylvia Bashevkin.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bashevkin, Sylvia B., editor.

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Provincial governments.

Women politicians.

Premiers (Canada).

Canada.

Premiers (Canada)--Biography.

Women politicians--Canada--Biography.

Provincial governments--Canada.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

viii, 321 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Vancouver ; Toronto : UBC Press, [2019]

Summary:

"Women have reached the highest levels of public office in Canada's provinces and territories, but what difference - if any - has their rise to the top made? Have they changed the content, tone, and style of politics? What role has gender played in their triumph and defeat? In Doing Politics Differently? leading researchers from across the country assess the track records of eleven premiers, including their impact on policies of particular interest to women and their influence on the tenor of legislative debate and the recruitment of other women as party candidates, cabinet ministers, and senior bureaucrats. Canada stands out for the variety and number of women who have reached the top in sub-national government. By evaluating the performance of women premiers across the country and comparing their records with those of men who preceded and succeeded them, this innovative volume probes how important demographic diversity is to government decision making."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Exploring women's leadership

Part 1. The territories

"Never in my life did I do anything alone": Nellie Cournoyea as Premier of the Northwest territories

Pat Duncan, Yukon's accidental premier

Eva Aariak: Strong Nunavut leader, reluctant politician

Part 2. Atlantic Canada

Striking a balance: Catherine Callbeck as premier of Prince Edward Island

In the wake of male charisma: Kathy Dundeedale and the status of women in Newfoundland and Labrador politics

Part 3. Central Canada

Pauline Marois's paradoxical record as Quebec Premier

Activist outsider becomes partisan insider: Kathleen Wynne as Ontario Premier

Part 4. Western Canada

Rita Johnston and Christy Clark as British Columbia Premiers

Women and politics in Alberta under Alison Redford

Governing as if women mattered: Rachel Notley as Alberta Premier

Part 5. Drawing conclusions

Doing politics differently?

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Doing politics differently?

ISBN:

0774860804

9780774860802

OCLC:

1073104654