Still Counting : : Women in Politics Across Canada /

Still Counting : : Women in Politics Across Canada / / Linda Trimble, Jane Arscott.

Still Counting explains why scholars and activists continue to count the number of women elected to Canada's legislatures, and demonstrates that, by any measure, women are only halfway to equal. The authors assert that an "electoral glass ceiling" is keeping women at or below the 25 p...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
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Trimble, Linda,
Arscott, Jane,
Place / Publishing House:Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]
©2003
Year of Publication:2019
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (208 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgements
  • Preface: Why Are We Still Counting?
  • CHAPTER 1. Introduction: Still Counting
  • CHAPTER 2. Counting Matters: The Numbers Game and Women's Political Power
  • CHAPTER 3. The Electoral Glass Ceiling
  • CHAPTER 4. It's a Drag: Where Have All the Women Leaders Gone?
  • CHAPTER 5. Spice Girls and Old Spice Boys: Getting There is Only Half the Battle
  • CHAPTER 6. Counting for Something: Women in Politics Can Make A Difference
  • CHAPTER 7. Conclusion: Halfway to Equal?
  • APPENDIX I: Women Legislators and Senators, 1916-1969
  • APPENDIX II: Women Legislators and Senators, 1970-1985
  • Glossary
  • Endnotes
  • Website Information and Web Links
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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