She dared to succeed / Fred Langan, Marie-Paule Charette-Poulin, and John P. Manley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Langan, Fred, 1945- author.

Charette-Poulin, Marie-P., author.

Manley, John P., author.

Series:

Biography and Memoirs Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Legislators--Canada--Biography.

Legislators.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (288 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Ottawa, Ontario : University of Ottawa Press, [2023]

Summary:

"The relationship between achievement and service is complicated. This is particularly true for women because they are generally--not always--recognized for what they do for others as mother, wife, nurse, and teacher, but recognition for the many contributions they make in other roles, as lawyer, doctor, scientist, musician, businessperson, artist, politician, academic and so on is acknowledged far less frequently. Indeed, women who accomplish great things are often stigmatized for their success. Marie-Paule Charrette is a woman of tremendous achievement. She has served as a social worker, a pioneering radio programmer, a media executive, the president of the Liberal Party of Canada, a lawyer, and as a parliamentarian in the Senate of Canada. She has sat on the boards of several corporations, organizations, and not-for-profits. In all these roles, she accomplished something truly extraordinary: inspirational personal achievement through public service. It was not easy, though. As a single mother, in the early 1970s, she was shunned and as a working woman she encountered gender discrimination, sexual harassment, mockery, shaming, and intimidation. As a senator she faced the painful public trial of a politically motivated investigation. Through all this, she persevered, and her legacy of actions and initiatives continues to benefit many."-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Table of Contents

List of Figures

Prologue

Foreword

1 Deep Roots

2 Growing Up in Sudbury

3 University Life: A Tale in Three Parts

4 A Single Mother Returns to Canada

5 Radio-Canada: Reclaiming Life

6 Bernard and Family Life

7 CBON (C’EST BON): The Birth of Public French Radio in Northern Ontario

8 Going Home

9 The NABET Strike

10 Head Office

11 Vice-President, Human Resources and Industrial

12 Life after Radio-Canada

13 Called to the Senate

14 Work and Life in the Senate

15 A Franco-Ontarian Fights for Canada

16 The Law

17 President of the Party

18 The Senate Expenses Scandal

19 Enter the Auditor General

20 The Aftermath of the Inquiry

21 Elaine and Valérie

22 A Busy Post-Senate Life

List of Interviewees

Biography and Memoirs

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780776637990

0776637991

OCLC:

1345244941