Linda Trimble: 2 books
Ms. Prime Minister
Gender, Media, and Leadership
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2018
Ms. Prime Minister offers both solace and words of caution for women politicians. After closely analyzing the media coverage of former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell; two former Prime Ministers of New Zealand, Jenny Shipley and Helen Clark; and Australia’s 27th Prime Minister, Julia Gillard,...
Still Counting
Women in Politics Across Canada
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2003
Still Counting explains why scholars and activists continue to count the number of women elected to Canada's legislatures, and demonstrates that, by any measure, women are only halfway to equal. The authors assert that an "electoral glass ceiling" is keeping women at or below the 25 per...