POLI 379 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Antifeminism, Party System, Justin Trudeau
10 Apr 2019
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10/16 women"s representation in canada and party politics in canada. Part i: women"s representation in politics: women remain vastly underrepresented in canadian politics across all levels of government. Margaret thatcher, sometimes regarded as anti-feminist: what kinds of women end up being leaders in canada, research has shown women"s participation in cabinet positions seem to more generally benefit women and families, across democracies across the world. General trends in canada: higher rates of female senators (appointed) than mps (elected, steady rise of women"s representation since 1993, slight uptick in 2011 notable, because it"s a conservative majority parliament, but also. Ndp comes in as official opposition: again in 2015, generally, stalled at about 25% (27% currently) Federal cabinets: overwhelmingly male, gender dimension to the type of cabinet position, only two women justice ministers; never finance ministers, these cabinet positions generally considered to be feeder" positions if you hold a prominent. Cabinet position, your prospects of becoming a future party leader increase.
