If Calgary’s upcoming election is any indication, a gender gap still persists in the race for city council seats.
Of 72 nominated council candidates this year, only 28 per cent (20) are women, along with three of nine mayoral candidates.
This is slightly more representation than in Calgary’s 2021 election, which also saw disproportionately more male candidates than female candidates. Of the 100 Calgarians who ran for council four years ago, 27 were women, with male candidates outnumbering female candidates in every ward.
The mayoral race in 2021 was even more skewed, with only four women among 27 candidates.
