Polling also shows fewer than half of women in Canada believe the opportunity to run a major corporation is attainable
A few days ago, the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health announced it was launching a study on women’s health. The Committee includes a chair, two vice-chairs and nine other members. Criticism towards the composition of the committee grew quickly. It was obvious to many that a study on women’s health in Canada should directly involve more female members of the House of Commons. Still, we are nowhere near achieving gender equality in Parliament.
Across the country, sizable majorities of Canadians think women generally have the same opportunities as men to get a university degree and be financially independent . The proportions are lower on two other items tested: Women becoming elected politicians and women becoming CEOs of private companies or corporations .
When we asked Canadians about their general reaction to women running for political office, more than seven in 10 claim this fact has no influence in their vote. Fifteen per cent say they are “more likely” to cast a ballot for a woman, and six per cent say they are “less likely” to do so. One way to deal with the current gender imbalance is to estalish quotas so that a minimum mandatory number of women occupy seats in the House of Commons and the Senate. This idea is supported by 50 per cent of Canadians and opposed by 38 per cent. Support for gender quotas in federal legislatures reaches 58 per cent among women, but falls to 43 per cent among men.
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