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Sylvia Bashevkin (Ed.) - Opening Doors Wider: Women´s Political Engagement in Canada - 9780774815642 - V9780774815642
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Opening Doors Wider: Women´s Political Engagement in Canada

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Description for Opening Doors Wider: Women´s Political Engagement in Canada paperback. This book asks whether the doors to women's participation in Canadian public life are more open than in the past and probes how they can be opened further. Editor(s): Bashevkin, Sylvia Beth. Num Pages: 236 pages, 12 charts & 11 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBC; JFSJ1; JPH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 13. Weight in Grams: 318.

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. Opening Doors Wider looks at the progress made in the last forty years to raise the profile of women’s involvement in public life.

The contributors focus on two questions with reference to community activism, the politics of feminist organizing, parties and elections, and the communications environment in which politicians operate. First, are the doors to participation presently open wider than they were in the past? Second, how can these doors ... Read more

These tightly argued essays shed new light on the quality of public involvement of women in one of the world’s most stable democracies. The nuanced discussion of solutions as well as problems makes it an indispensable resource for students and practitioners of politics at all levels.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774815642
SKU
V9780774815642
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Sylvia Bashevkin (Ed.)
Sylvia Bashevkin is a professor of political science and Principal of University College at the University of Toronto. She is the author most recently of Tales of Two Cities: Women and Municipal Restructuring in London and Toronto (2006). Contributors: Caroline Andrew, Susan Banducci, Sylvia Bashevkin, Lesley Byrne, Michael Camp, Louise Carbert, Joanna Everitt, Elisabeth Gidengil, Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant, Stephanie Mullen, ... Read more

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