Doing Politics Differently?: Women Premiers in Canada's Provinces and Territories - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0774860812 ISBN 13: 9780774860819

Publisher: UBC Press, 2019

Synopsis

Women have reached the highest levels of political office in Canada's provinces and territories, but what difference has their rise to the top made? In Doing Politics Differently? leading researchers from across the country assess the track records of eleven premiers, including their impact on policies of particular interest to women and their influence on the tenor of legislative debate and the recruitment of other women as party candidates, cabinet ministers, and senior bureaucrats. By comparing the performance of women leaders and then contrasting it with the men who preceded and succeeded them, this innovative volume probes the importance of demographic diversity in top public office using a variety of powerful analytic lenses.

About this title

About the Author:

Sylvia Bashevkin is professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Toronto. Contributors: Clark Banack, Sylvia Bashevkin, Philippe Bernier Arcand, Amanda Bittner, Drew Brown, Don Desserud, Maura Forrest, Sheena Kennedy Dalseg, Elizabeth GoodyearGrant, Tracy Summerville, Robin Sutherland, Melanee Thomas, and Graham White

Review:

Women have reached the highest levels of political office in Canada’s provinces and territories, but what difference – if any – has their rise to the top made? Have they changed the content, tone, or style of political debate? What role has gender played in their triumph and defeat?

In Doing Politics Differently? leading researchers from across the country assess the track records of eleven premiers, including their impact on policies of particular interest to women and their influence on the tenor of legislative debate and the recruitment of other women as party candidates, cabinet ministers, and senior bureaucrats.

From Catherine Callbeck in Prince Edward Island to Christy Clark in British Columbia to Eva Aariak in Nunavut, Canada stands out for the variety and number of women who have reached the top. By comparing the performance of women premiers across the country and by evaluating their records in light of the men who preceded and succeeded them, this innovative volume asks how important demographic diversity is to government decision making.

About this edition

• Publisher: UBC Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0774860812
• ISBN 13: 9780774860819
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304
• Editor: Bashevkin Sylvia