Presence and Purpose in the Canadian House of Commons: The Standing Committee on the Status of Women

• Joan Grace ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Winnipeg

     University of Winnipeg

     Canadá

     
• Localización: Parliamentary affairs: A journal of representative politics, ISSN 0031-2290, Vol. 69, Nº 4, 2016, págs. 830-844
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • In Canada, the Standing Committee on the Status of Women (SCSW) was established in the House of Commons in 2004 to report on relevant issues on the status of women. Adopting a feminist-institutional perspective, this article explores three dimensions of the work of the SCSW over the period 2004–2015: analysis and research, executive scrutiny and the participation of women's groups. The findings suggest that while the Committee contributed a gender presence and feminist voice, its inability to compel the government to act on recommendations rendered it a policy advocate rather than a catalyst for institutional innovation and gender mainstreaming.