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Book SynopsisThis book analyzes the representation of women in elected and appointed office in Canada to explain why gender parity remains elusive.
Trade ReviewThis book is a must-read for people interested in Canadian history, gender, and electoral politics in Canada. I cannot say enough about
Stalled: The Representation of Women in Canadian Govenrments, 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,
Stalled 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 *
Table of ContentsForeword – Women, Power, Politics: Surveying the Canadian Landscape / Sylvia Bashevkin
Introduction: The Road to Gender Parity / Manon Tremblay, Jane Arscott, and Linda Trimble
1 Truly More Accessible to Women than the Legislature? Women in Municipal Politics / Manon Tremblay and Anne Mévellec
2 The Alberta Advantage? Women in Alberta Politics / Brenda O’Neill
3 When Numerical Gains Are Not Enough: Women in British Columbia Politics / Jocelyne Praud
4 Complacency and Gender Silence: Women in Manitoba Politics / Shannon Sampert
5 A Province at the Back of the Pack: Women in New Brunswick Politics / Joanna Everitt
6 A Laggard No More? Women in Newfoundland and Labrador Politics / Amanda Bittner and Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant
7 Electoral Breakthrough: Women in Nova Scotia Politics / Louise Carbert and Naomi Black
8 Breaking the Holding Pattern? Women in Ontario Politics / Tracey Raney
9 Getting Women’s Names on the Ballot: Women in Prince Edward Island Politics / John Crossley
10 Hitting a Glass Ceiling? Women in Quebec Politics / Manon Tremblay
11 A Prairie Plateau: Women in Saskatchewan Politics / Loleen Berdahl
12 In the Presence of Northern Aboriginal Women? Women in Territorial Politics / Graham White
13 Slow to Change: Women in the House of Commons / Lisa Young
14 “Way Past That Era Now?” Women in the Canadian Senate / Stephanie Mullen, with the collaboration of Manon Tremblay and Linda Trimble
Conclusion: A Few More Women / Linda Trimble, Manon Tremblay, and Jane Arscott
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