1 Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents v
3. Figures and Tables vii
4. Abbreviations ix
5. Introduction 3
6. Community and Women’s Group Participation
7. Women and Community Leadership: Changing Politics or Changed by Politics? 19
8. Rebuilding the House of Canadian Feminism: NAC and the Racial Politics of Participation 33
9. Winning Legislative Seats
10. Women in the Quebec National Assembly: Why So Many? 51
11. Are Cities More Congenial? Tracking the Rural Deficit of Women in the House of Commons 70
12. Cabinet and Party Leadership Experiences
13. Making a Difference When the Doors Are Open: Women in the Ontario NDP Cabinet, 1990-95 93
14. “Stage” versus “Actor” Barriers to Women’s Federal Party Leadership 108
15. One Is Not Like the Others: Allison Brewer’s Leadership of the New Brunswick NDP 127
16. Media and Public Images
17. Crafting a Public Image: Women MPs and the Dynamics of Media Coverage 147
18. Do Voters Stereotype Female Party Leaders? Evidence from Canada and New Zealand 167
19. Remedies and Prescriptions
20. Opening Doors to Women’s Participation 197
21. Acknowledgments 205
22. Contributors 206
23. Index 207