Canada

A battle of the sexes erupted at the Ontario legislature Tuesday after an editorial photo illustration, deemed by many to be derogatory to women, was discovered on the website of Liberal strategist Warren Kinsella.
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Opposition parties decried the demise of a leading women's group today, calling the Conservative government "Neanderthal" and "misogynist" for cutting off federal support for advocacy and research on women's issues.
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An Edmonton woman is this year's winner of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' (FCM) Canadian Women in Municipal Government scholarship. Claire Dub won the scholarship for her research into why more women do not run for political office.
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Although there have been great strides in equality among men and women in Canada since Agnes MacPhail became the first woman elected in the House of Commons in 1921, we have a long way to go before we achieve equality in political expression.
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Young and senior women in the Québec City area will have a chance to gain critical skills thanks to an investment by theGovernment of Canada in two projects. One of the projects project will bring female students together to learn about the importance of equitable representation of women in politics.
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Women account for more than 50 per cent of Nova Scotia’s population, but represent 21 per cent of municipal councils, according to the Union of Municipalities Women in Local Government Committee. Hoping to encourage women to participate in municipal politics, the committee is hosting Campaign Schools for Women in Local Government.
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Fact is, women aren’t well represented in politics, including at the municipal level. About 20 per cent of the representatives of Nova Scotia’s 55 municipalities are women, despite women making up a little more than half of the population.
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Equal Voice is pleased to launch a new campaign entitled “Take our Girls to Vote”. Along with partners from The Dominion Institute, Girl Guides of Canada, TakingITGlobal, Student Vote, and YWCA Canada, this campaign asks Canadians to consider taking a young girl in their life to the polls with them on Election Day. The purpose is to address the issue of voter apathy in youth and nurture political interest in young girls.
For more information and to support the campaign, please visit the Equal Voice's Website.