Are women in Quebec politics no more than 'potted plants'?
Source: The Gazette
Women are leaving Quebec politics not because of sexism or double standards or a lack of work-family balance, but because they feel underused in the process of government, according to a survey of 21 women who served in public life.
The study, titled Pourquoi les femmes quittent-elles la politique? (Why do women leave politics?) was conducted by author and historian Alexandre Dumas for the women’s committee of the Cercle des ex-parlementaires de l’Assemblée nationale after a wave of departures of women from politics in 2022.
The most common message conveyed by the interviews was that women feel they are no more than “potted plants” (plante verte) in the political process, a description that echoes a complaint made by former CAQ-turned-Conservative MNA Claire Samson.
In her final press conference in June 2022, Samson raised eyebrows when she said MNAs were no more than “potted plants” and she had worked harder when she was a 17-year-old waitress at the Da Giovanni restaurant.
Read here the full article published by The Gazette on 11 October 2024.
Image credits: The Gazette
Women are leaving Quebec politics not because of sexism or double standards or a lack of work-family balance, but because they feel underused in the process of government, according to a survey of 21 women who served in public life.
The study, titled Pourquoi les femmes quittent-elles la politique? (Why do women leave politics?) was conducted by author and historian Alexandre Dumas for the women’s committee of the Cercle des ex-parlementaires de l’Assemblée nationale after a wave of departures of women from politics in 2022.
The most common message conveyed by the interviews was that women feel they are no more than “potted plants” (plante verte) in the political process, a description that echoes a complaint made by former CAQ-turned-Conservative MNA Claire Samson.
In her final press conference in June 2022, Samson raised eyebrows when she said MNAs were no more than “potted plants” and she had worked harder when she was a 17-year-old waitress at the Da Giovanni restaurant.
Read here the full article published by The Gazette on 11 October 2024.
Image credits: The Gazette