Zach LarkinsWOMEN IN POLITICS
Just a quick question. Do we need more women in politics? Our Liberals want to keep men out of the race for seats, the NDP wants a quota or proportional representation system and the Conservatives are saying let the best candidate win. Any thoughts?
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Anyway a quota is interesting, and i can see it's potential. However it really depends on the countries situation. A quota only works to combat a specific problem, so if it looks like a genuine solution, then all for it.
Also, i find as a general rule, ladies are less inclined to blow stuff up, so kudos to them.
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I think it would be great to have more women in Canadian politics....had high hopes for Belinda for a while there, til she 'jumped ship', that is. I even admired Alexa McDonough's leadership skills even though I don't like the NDP.
Having a largely male-dominated government is not a true representation of our great nation, which is comprised of both outstanding men and outstanding women.
I, as a female, would feel more included, valued and represented if there was more of a female presence helping to govern and guide us.
The million dollar question would be: why aren't there more ladies willing to run?
Quite possibly they feel they would be scrutinized to death about what their hair looks like and what type of dress she's wearing today (as if that matters!) instead of her actions / achievements.
Women are also very protective of their children and would be unwilling to have their kids' suffer from media harassment or any type of negativity brought on by mom being in politics, for that matter.
I don't think a quota would be the answer, not sure what is. Maybe having parents and teachers encourage / support young girls to think about politics as a possible future career.
By the way, what did you think of that recent show "Canada's Next Great Prime Minister"?
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P.S. I'm from Alberta so take a wild guess as to where my political loyalties lie. ha ha.
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Don, you're right, there have been good women leaders, but also there have been some duds. Maggie and Golda certainly did their countries proud.
Katyzzz, I have to agree that a woman, just because she is a woman, is not the way to go. That's what the Liberals are promoting.
Brenton, our Libs want seats for the next election, but they put up a proviso that men wouldn't be accepted for nomination in some ridings. They had a sure winner in one woman (sorry, I forget the riding off hand) but parachuted a man in to take the spot. He has more experience (he used to be Premier of Ontario) won the seat and she said it was okay with her. If voters hadn't trusted him, how would he have gotten the experience? The woman should have had the same opportunity.
Peg, I think you nailed it when you asked why more women don't run. But I have to think that women are the power behind the throne anyway. If I was PM or Prez, I'd still have to listen to my wife at the end of the day, and she'd set me straight. I watched that show and was disappointed with the showing of the guy from Windsor, but overall, I think the final choice was the right one.
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As it stands there are more men in politics than women. That's a fact.
Do you think politics would benefit from having more women in it?
If the answer is yes, then the next question is, why aren't there more women in politics than there currently is?
If the answer is no, then there's no discussion necessary.
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