Women and Political Representation in Canada
- Publisher
- University of Ottawa Press
- Initial publish date
- Feb 1998
- Category
- Gender & the Law
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9780776617442
- Publish Date
- Feb 1998
- List Price
- $16.99
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780776604510
- Publish Date
- Feb 1998
- List Price
- $31.00
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Description
This collection of essays explores the often antagonistic relationship between women and political life in Canada. While women make up little over half of the total population in Canada, they are in many ways conspicuous by their absence from the Canadian political scene.
About the authors
Manon Tremblay is professor of political science at the University of Ottawa.
Caroline Andrew is professor at the School of Political Studies and director of the Centre on Governance at the University of Ottawa. She co-edited Accounting for Culture: Thinking Through Cultural Citizenship (University of Ottawa Press, 2005).