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How will Canada be a better place when 40% of MPs are women?
How do you answer that question?
Better pensions for homemakers Rehabilitation for young offenders No Poverty Living Wages Improved health care Universal heath care safe Better Quality Education Stronger social net
Problem: Not enough women in parliament
Assumption: If we elect 40% women, they will be able to change policy
Party Discipline
Power is in cabinet
Assumption: If we elect women they will vote in the interests of other women
Women think alike
Women’s Opinions Canadian Elections Study: 2008
41% favour some private hospitals
56% Agree that people who don’t get ahead should blame themselves, not the system
37% Favour the death penalty
41% Agree that people should be able to pay to get medical treatment sooner
45% say that about the same amount should be done for women as now
Best Way to Deal with Violent Young Offenders Tougher Sentences More Rehabilitation 42% 47%
42% Agree that society would be better off if more women stayed home with their children
Men and women are more alike than different
Women do not think alike on social policy issues
So What?
What about PR?
2008 General Election % Popular Vote
Projected Female MPs By Party
Why?
Education & Household Income Gender 19% 3.6%
Electing more women may not lead to social change
How?
Reframe the Problem
It’s not what you say, it’s what they hear
Change your “P” Ness
References Jacquetta Newman and White, Linda. Women, Politics and Public Policy: the Political Struggles of Canadian Women. Oxford University Press Canada. 2006. Paul Barker and Charlton, Mark (ed). Contemporary Political Issues. (6th ed.) Nelson Education. 2009.  Chip Health and Heath, Dan. Switch: How to change things when change is hard. Random House Canada. 2010.  Canadian Election Study. http://ces-eec.org/pagesE/home.html.  Sourced on March 3, 2010.  Elections Canada. 2008 Election Results. http://www.elections.ca/scripts/OVR2008/default.html.  Sourced on March 5, 2010.  Frank Luntz. Words that Work: It’s not what you say, it’s what people hear. Hyperion. 2007.

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