Political Podium Power is shifting to women. That’s the good news identified in a column by Donna Dasko in today’s Globe & Mail. theglobeandmail/commentary/why-they-won-the-female-factor/article12596195/#dashboard/follows/ Dasko declares, “It took Canadian political elites a long time to overcome their aversion to female leaders. I am convinced that voters were ready to elect more women well before Ms. Dunderdale in Newfoundland started the recent string of female-led victories in 2011.” Dasko has data to support her view. In an Environics poll conducted during the 2008 federal election, Canadians were asked “Thinking about the current federal election, are you more likely to vote for a party, are you less likely to vote for a party, or does it make no difference to your vote, if the candidate is a woman?” Most voters were gender neutral: 88 per cent said the gender of the candidate made no difference. But a total of 8 per cent said they were more likely to vote for a party if it ran a female candidate, while only 2 per cent said they were less likely to vote for this party. According to Dasko, “This six-point net difference suggests a tantalizing “female advantage” that might be operating in Canadian politics today.” Is this good news for the woman many of us wish had been President of the USA instead of its Secretary of State? Hillary is in town this Thursday and maybe we can ask!!
Posted on: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:57:59 +0000
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