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Rural Women's Leadership in Atlantic Canada

Author : Louise Irene Carbert
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 0802091253
Total Pages : 201 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (2 download)

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Book Synopsis Rural Women's Leadership in Atlantic Canada by : Louise Irene Carbert

Download or read book Rural Women's Leadership in Atlantic Canada written by Louise Irene Carbert and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people are aware of the large and persistent gender imbalance in elected office at all levels of government in Canada, but few appreciate the far greater imbalance that occurs outside of large cities. This deficit arises not from rural voter bias, but from low numbers of female candidates running for winnable seats. The question of why there are so few female candidates has been difficult to answer, largely because we know so little about the pool of potential candidates. Rural Women's Leadership in Atlantic Canada presents results from a regional field-based study, which confronted this challenge directly for the first time. Louise Carbert gathered together small groups of rural community leaders (126 women in all) throughout the four Atlantic provinces, and interviewed them about their experiences and perceptions of leadership, public life, and running for elected office. Their answers paint a vivid picture of politics in rural communities, illustrating how it intersects with family life, work, and the overall local economy. Through discussion of their own reasoned aversion to holding elected office, and of resistance encountered by those who have put their names forward, the interviewees shed much-needed light on the pervasive barriers to the election of women. Carbert not only contextualizes the results in terms of economic and demographic structures of rural Atlantic Canada, but also considers points of comparison and contrast with other parts of the country.

Gender and Women's Leadership

Author : Karen O'Connor
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1452266352
Total Pages : 1105 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book Gender and Women's Leadership written by Karen O'Connor and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2010-08-18 with total page 1105 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work within The SAGE Reference Series on Leadership provides undergraduate students with an authoritative reference resource on leadership issues specific to women and gender. Although covering historical and contemporary barriers to women's leadership and issues of gender bias and discrimination, this two-volume set focuses as well on positive aspects and opportunities for leadership in various domains and is centered on the 101 most important topics, issues, questions, and debates specific to women and gender. Entries provide students with more detailed information and depth of discussion than typically found in an encyclopedia entry, but lack the jargon, detail, and density of a journal article. Key Features Includes contributions from a variety of renowned experts Focuses on women and public leadership in the American context, women's global leadership, women as leaders in the business sector, the nonprofit and social service sector, religion, academia, public policy advocacy, the media, sports, and the arts Addresses both the history of leadership within the realm of women and gender, with examples from the lives of pivotal figures, and the institutional settings and processes that lead to both opportunities and constraints unique to that realm Offers an approachable, clear writing style directed at student researchers Features more depth than encyclopedia entries, with most chapters ranging between 6,000 and 8,000 words, while avoiding the jargon and density often found in journal articles or research handbooks Provides a list of further readings and references after each entry, as well as a detailed index and an online version of the work to maximize accessibility for today's student audience

Stalled

Author : Linda Trimble
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774825235
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)

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Download or read book Stalled written by Linda Trimble and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following significant increases in women's electoral representation in the 1980s and '90s, progress has stalled. Today, there are only a few more women in Canada's parliament and legislatures than a decade ago. What has happened to the representational gains for women and why does gender parity remain so elusive? To answer these questions, Stalled provides a detailed road map of women's political representation as candidates, office-holders, cabinet ministers, party leaders, and as representatives of the Crown at all levels of government across Canada. Comprehensive and accessible, this volume makes clear that women are far from achieving equality in sites of formal political power.

Women and Representation in Local Government

Author : Barbara Pini
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136815236
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (368 download)

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Download or read book Women and Representation in Local Government written by Barbara Pini and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-03 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume brings together international experts to examine and compare women in local government and features case studies on the US, UK, France, Germany, Spain, Finland, Australia and New Zealand.

The Ashgate Research Companion to Political Leadership

Author : Mikhail A. Molchanov
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317042123
Total Pages : 645 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis The Ashgate Research Companion to Political Leadership by : Mikhail A. Molchanov

Download or read book The Ashgate Research Companion to Political Leadership written by Mikhail A. Molchanov and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-23 with total page 645 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discussing the major theories of political leadership with a focus on contemporary challenges that political leaders face worldwide, this research companion provides a comprehensive and up-to-date resource for an international readership. The editors combine empirical and normative approaches to emphasize the centrality of political culture, as well as the limits of culture and the universal demands of innovative adaptation. The volume examines: ¢

The Trajectories of Rural Life

Author : University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center
Publisher : University of Regina Press
ISBN 13 : 9780889771529
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (715 download)

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Download or read book The Trajectories of Rural Life written by University of Regina. Canadian Plains Research Center and published by University of Regina Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Cultivating Community

Author : Jodey Nurse
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0228010004
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (28 download)

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Book Synopsis Cultivating Community by : Jodey Nurse

Download or read book Cultivating Community written by Jodey Nurse and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2022-02-22 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For close to two hundred years, families and individuals across Ontario have travelled down country roads and gathered to enjoy seasonal agricultural fairs. Though some features of township and county fairs have endured for generations, these community events have also undergone significant transformations since 1850, especially in terms of women’s participation. Cultivating Community tells the story of how women’s involvement became critical to agricultural fairs’ growth and prosperity. By examining women’s diverse roles as agricultural society members, fair exhibitors, performers, volunteers, and fairgoers, Jodey Nurse shows that women used fairs’ manifold nature to present different versions of rural womanhood. Although traditional domestic skills and handicrafts, such as baking, needlework, and flower arrangement, remained the domain of women throughout this period, women steadily enlarged their sphere of influence on the fairgrounds. By the mid-twentieth century they had staked out a place in venues previously closed to them, including the livestock show ring, the athletic field, and the boardroom. Through a wealth of fascinating stories and colourful detail, Cultivating Communities adds a new dimension to the social and cultural history of rural women, placing their activities at the centre of the agricultural fair.

Big Worlds

Author : Jared J. Wesley
Publisher : University of Toronto Press
ISBN 13 : 1442603925
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (426 download)

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Download or read book Big Worlds written by Jared J. Wesley and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

We Shall Persist

Author : Heidi MacDonald
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 077486320X
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)

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Download or read book We Shall Persist written by Heidi MacDonald and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2023-04-15 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women in Atlantic Canada won the right to vote and to run for office only after long, vigorous, and exhausting campaigns for the Great Cause. We Shall Persist explores the distinctive political contexts and common problems characterizing these efforts. Despite uneven progress – and class and racial inequities within the movement itself – most nonindigenous women achieved enfranchisement following the First World War. This victory curbed the most blatant political misogyny and prepared the way for other rights, such as improved social assistance and access to birth control, marking a crucial step in the still-unfinished march toward full gender, race, and class equality.

Should We Change How We Vote?

Author : Andrew Potter
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
ISBN 13 : 0773550836
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (735 download)

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Download or read book Should We Change How We Vote? written by Andrew Potter and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 2017-04-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the 2015 federal election, the Liberal Party pledged that, if elected, they would end the “first past the post” electoral system, where whichever candidate receives the most votes wins a riding even if they have not received a majority of all votes cast. In early 2017, the Liberals reneged on their campaign promise, declaring that there was a lack of public consensus about how to reform the system. Despite the broken promise – and because of the public outcry – discussions about electoral reform will continue around the country. Challenging the idea that first past the post is obsolete, Should We Change How We Vote? urges Canadians to make sure they understand their electoral system before making drastic changes to it. The contributors to this volume assert that there is perhaps no institution more misunderstood and misrepresented than the Canadian electoral system – praised by some for ensuring broad regional representation in Ottawa, but criticized by others for allowing political parties with less than half the popular vote to assume more than half the seats in Parliament. They consider not only how the system works, but also its flaws and its advantages, and whether or not electoral reform is legitimate without a referendum. An essential guide to the crucial and ongoing debate about the country’s future, Should We Change How We Vote? asks if there are alternative reforms that would be easier to implement than a complete overhaul of the electoral system.

Opening Doors Wider

Author : Sylvia Bashevkin
Publisher : UBC Press
ISBN 13 : 0774858710
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (748 download)

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Download or read book Opening Doors Wider written by Sylvia Bashevkin and published by UBC Press. This book was released on 2010-01-01 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the days of the fur trade through the contemporary period, women have played important roles in the public life of Canada. Until the 1970s, however, these contributions were generally overlooked. This book focuses on two questions: are the doors to participation presently open wider than they were in the past? How can these doors be opened wider, both in terms of real-world participation and our scholarly understanding of public engagement? These tightly argued essays shed new light on the public involvement of women. Sophisticated discussions of both solutions and problems make this book an indispensable resource for students and practitioners of politics at all levels.

Rural Women in Leadership

Author : Lori Ann McVay
Publisher : CABI
ISBN 13 : 1780641605
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (86 download)

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Download or read book Rural Women in Leadership written by Lori Ann McVay and published by CABI. This book was released on 2013-09-18 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rural women and leadership have, in recent years, come to be the focus of development initiatives in many countries. To date, however, much of the writing on this topic has focused heavily on obstacles rather than facilitative factors in women?s attainment of leadership positions. Citing examples from a case study in Northern Ireland, this book gives voice to the many vital, positive elements in rural women?s leadership development.

Cahiers de la Femme

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Cahiers de la Femme written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Acadiensis

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Acadiensis written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Women, Power, Politics

Author : Sylvia B. Bashevkin
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 204 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Women, Power, Politics written by Sylvia B. Bashevkin and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2009 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women's participation in politics matters very much. Yet in Canada, women MPs have been stuck at a level of roughly one-fifth since 1993, and Stephen Harper has fewer women in his government than did Brian Mulroney. Although we may believe women are making progress, their representation in politics seems decidedly stalled. So it comes as no surprise that we hear little about issues of particular interest to women--breast cancer, violence against women, or the poverty of single mothers. In this engaging, no-nonsense, and witty book, Sylvia Bashevkin argues that Canadians have a profound unease with women in positions of political authority--what she calls the "women plus power equals discomfort" equation. She explores the specific reasons why this discomfort is particularly severe in Canada. Bashevkin also evaluates a range of barriers faced by women who enter politics, including the media's role in assessing the leadership styles, personal appearances, and private lives of female politicians. In clear, accessible terms, Bashevkin explains concepts such as "gender schemas" and "media framing" in terms of key examples, such as Belinda Stronach and Hillary Clinton. Finally, Bashevkin outlines some compelling solutions to address the stalemate facing women in Canadian politics.

The Democratic Dilemma

Author : Jennifer Smith
Publisher : School of Policy Studies Queen's University
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Democratic Dilemma written by Jennifer Smith and published by School of Policy Studies Queen's University. This book was released on 2009 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2006 Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative government introduced two bills to reform the Senate: one to establish limited terms for senators, replacing the existing system of appointment until age 75 and the other to establish consultative elections for the Senate with the prime minister nominating the winners of the election. Both bills have been heard in the House of Commons and the Senate but neither bill has been enacted into law. The government's initiatives are proving controversial for two reasons. One is the contents of the bills. The other is procedural and concerns the federal government's strategy of treating Senate reform as a matter for Parliament alone to determine - a matter of federal legislation rather than an amendment of the constitution. Contributors examine all angles of the debate on Senate reform. They address the constitutionality of the proposals and bring to light features of the bills that have not yet been analyzed, assessing their significance for the conduct of a reformed chamber. They consider whether the objectives of the reformers are likely to be met by these proposals or whether the result will have unintended consequences. They demonstrate how complicated Senate reform is, full of unexpected twists and turns, and show that successful reform requires a deep understanding of the country's parliamentary system and culture and a delicate approach to institutional change.Contributorsinclude Jane Ajzenstat (McMaster University), Peter Aucoin (Dalhousie University), Louise Carbert (Dalhousie University), Don Desserud (University of New Brunswick in Saint John), Andrew Heard (Simon Fraser University), Tom Kent (Institute for Research on Public Policy and Queen's University), Stephen Michael MacLean (independent scholar), Lorna Marsden (York University), Vincent Pouliot (lawyer and entrepreneur, Quebec), Hugh Segal (Senate of Canada), David Smith (University of Regina), Nadia Verrelli (Queen's University), Ron Watts (Queen's University), and John Whyte (University of Saskatchewan).

A Compilation of Research on Rural Girls' and Young Women's Issues

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780986812859
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (128 download)

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Download or read book A Compilation of Research on Rural Girls' and Young Women's Issues written by and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This review is part of a larger project, which shines light on the potential of rural girls and young women to contribute to community development. The project engages youth and rural organizations to advance the leadership and community involvement of rural young women. Project activities include a partnership with four rural organizations to deliver leadership programs with female youth; regional meetings of girls program practitioners in the Atlantic and Prairie regions; webinars on topics related to rural young women's empowerment; and another publication gathering successful practices and perspectives of rural communities working for girls and young women's well-being and empowerment across Canada.