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    Catherine McKenna’s video showed emotion—so what?

    Prajakta Dhopade: Some people found McKenna’s tearful ode to her children ‘uncomfortable.’ I believe it showed strength.

    The 2019 election revealed that sexism is status quo

    Anne Kingston: Misogynistic slurs, masculinity contests and lack of discussion of issues affecting all women serve as a blaring wake-up call

    Women to watch as female candidates seek to tip the U.S. midterms

    A record number are running, and some are fighting the elections’ most pivotal and dramatic battles

    Surprise result from Doug Ford’s win: There are now more women in Queen’s Park

    Not as surprising, given the new PC majority: A lot of them are conservatives

    Was Kathleen Wynne’s concession a power move or a desperate act?

    Three political analysts weigh in on the Ontario premier’s decision to concede defeat early — a move that Wynne herself admits was “unusual”

    These women left politics because of harassment. Here’s how they’re fighting it now

    The co-founders of the Young Women’s Leadership Network have created a resource for political parties on how to navigate claims of harassment and assault

    Rona Ambrose’s advice for Canadian women considering politics

    The Conservative Party of Canada’s former interim leader on why she ran for office—and why more Canadian women should run, too

    Women in politics: We’re not as equal as we think we are

    ‘Because it’s 2015?’ Maybe not: Recent appointments paint an overly rosy picture of women in Canadian politics

    Can a party for women, and by women, make it in Britain?

    How a ‘crazy idea’ to grease the wheels of social progress has launched the Women’s Equality Party and a rising political star

    Maclean’s panel: Frank talk about women in politics

    Proportional representation? Mentoring? Kids in the House? A conversation with the Conservatives, Liberals and the NDP about women and political engagement

    Maclean’s Live: Women and #cdnpoli

    Anne Kingston in conversation with Anne McGrath, Katie Telford and Michele Austin

    #SamaraChat: What will it take to get Canadian women into politics?

    For the record, the transcript via Twitter from Sarama’s one-hour Twitter conversation on women and political engagement