British Columbia Reaches a New Benchmark for Women's Representation

• Autores: Linda Reid
• Localización: Canadian parliamentary review, ISSN 0229-2548, Vol. 37, Nº. 2, 2014, págs. 18-19
• Idioma: inglés
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  • With 36 per cent of its MLAs now women, British Columbia currently has the highest proportion of women parliamentarians in Canada. Moreover, women hold key decision-making positions in the province as Lieutenant Governor, Premier and Speaker. While celebrating these milestones, in this article, B.C. Speaker Linda Reid warns against complacency and urges parliamentarians across Canada and the Commonwealth to continue implementing changes designed to facilitate a level playing field for women interested in political life. She provides several examples of innovations which have contributed to the province�s success at bolstering the number of women representatives and improving the quality of their work life in politics.