Bev Esslinger wants to look for ways of attracting more women to civic politics after becoming Edmonton’s only female councillor.
“Certainly, it shows we as a city need to work on getting more women involved in politics,” the Ward 2 councillor-elect said Tuesday.
As Ontario's first female and first lesbian premier, Kathleen Wynne was an obvious choice for keynote speaker at the Leadership Summit for Women.
For the fourth year, a campaign school to encourage women to consider a role in municipal politics will be run in Brantford.
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.
Premier Kathleen Wynne says it’s time to “blow up the myths” that hinder the progress of women in politics.
It may not have occurred to you, but 85 per cent of Canadians now have a woman as premier. Only five smaller provinces -- the three Maritimes plus Manitoba and Saskatchewan -- don't.
For the first time in Habitat Toronto history, over 35 female politicians, from all levels of government, will set aside their political differences and come together to help build six Habitat homes in support of the 2013 Women Build.
Across Canada, just one-quarter of our Members of Parliament are women. In many ridings, they’re seen as “sacrificial lambs” running for a party that’s unlikely to win.
Once upon a time, all a woman had to do to stand out in the crowd of Canadian premiers was to sport a red jacket or a skirt.