Despite decades of efforts to achieve gender equity in political life, women remain under-represented in nearly all levels of government. In this paper, we explore the experiences offered by women who have been elected to local government in the province of British Columbia, Canada, to illustrate the persistence of gendered discourses and patriarchal practices within political systems. Drawing upon Bashevkin's (2009) recent discussion of how women's political roles are undermined through the discomfort equation, we consider how feminist, adult education offers the potential for creating critical spaces that will support women's greater inclusion in local government. Keywords: feminist adult education, political learning, ...
Increasing numbers of women have gained entry into the arena of representative politics in recent ti...
The purpose of this paper is to explore the ideological diversity among feminist women in electoral ...
The paper looks at political leadership by women and the implications for women in the Anglophone Ca...
How can we establish equitable gender representation in Canadian politics and parliament? What obsta...
This paper examines the barriers to participation that women face when attempting to enter municipal...
The relationship between gender and politics has unfolded in the context of male domination. Questio...
In this paper I argue that gender and class formation within local states involve processes of confl...
Women, Power and Municipal Policies in the Quebec Metropolitan Area. The participation of women in...
This paper explores ways that Canadian municipal governments can increase the number of women who ru...
This article assesses the impact of gender mainstreaming on Canadian women's movements' relationship...
This study examines the impact of elected women in Canada on patterns and processes of parliamentary...
Three major questions are asked in this research regarding women\u27s representation in municipal go...
Only recently have women been recruited to serve in Canadian cabinets, and their presence in these b...
Female and male politicians tend to be treated differently by the media; these differences are both ...
This is a qualitative study of the career perspectives of early female leaders in Canada whose caree...
Increasing numbers of women have gained entry into the arena of representative politics in recent ti...
The purpose of this paper is to explore the ideological diversity among feminist women in electoral ...
The paper looks at political leadership by women and the implications for women in the Anglophone Ca...
How can we establish equitable gender representation in Canadian politics and parliament? What obsta...
This paper examines the barriers to participation that women face when attempting to enter municipal...
The relationship between gender and politics has unfolded in the context of male domination. Questio...
In this paper I argue that gender and class formation within local states involve processes of confl...
Women, Power and Municipal Policies in the Quebec Metropolitan Area. The participation of women in...
This paper explores ways that Canadian municipal governments can increase the number of women who ru...
This article assesses the impact of gender mainstreaming on Canadian women's movements' relationship...
This study examines the impact of elected women in Canada on patterns and processes of parliamentary...
Three major questions are asked in this research regarding women\u27s representation in municipal go...
Only recently have women been recruited to serve in Canadian cabinets, and their presence in these b...
Female and male politicians tend to be treated differently by the media; these differences are both ...
This is a qualitative study of the career perspectives of early female leaders in Canada whose caree...
Increasing numbers of women have gained entry into the arena of representative politics in recent ti...
The purpose of this paper is to explore the ideological diversity among feminist women in electoral ...
The paper looks at political leadership by women and the implications for women in the Anglophone Ca...