Answering the call: Advice for women thinking about running for public office
"'We need more women in politics' has become a louder refrain since the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The data suggest women are taking this mandate to heart – not only in the U.S., where record numbers of women will run in the upcoming midterm elections, but in Canada, where organizations like Equal Voice are holding workshops and leading campaigns to encourage more women to run for elected office.
Claudia Chender is one woman who answered the call. A lawyer and graduate of UVic Law, Chender is the New Democratic Party (NDP) member of the legislative assembly for the Nova Scotia riding of Dartmouth South, where I live. She was elected last spring."
Image by: Magnus Voll Mathiassen (MVM)