As the first full day of municipal election campaigning begins in Edmonton, political observers are starting to consider a city council with far fewer women on it.
While the number of candidates running for elected office — 119 — is the highest since the 1970s, the proportion of women running for city council seats is lower than it has been in a decade.
Thirteen of 73 candidates running for ward councillor — 21 percent — are women. In the previous three elections, it was around 25 percent, according to historical data analyzed by CBC News.
We invite our users to read the full article published September 24 2013
As the first full day of municipal election campaigning begins in Edmonton, political observers are starting to consider a city council with far fewer women on it.
While the number of candidates running for elected office — 119 — is the highest since the 1970s, the proportion of women running for city council seats is lower than it has been in a decade.
Thirteen of 73 candidates running for ward councillor — 21 percent — are women. In the previous three elections, it was around 25 percent, according to historical data analyzed by CBC News.
We invite our users to read the full article published September 24 2013