{"id":95269,"date":"2026-05-08T14:27:38","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informedperspectives.org\/?post_type=research&#038;p=95269"},"modified":"2026-05-08T14:35:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T18:35:46","slug":"women-in-politics-to-run-or-not-to-run","status":"publish","type":"research","link":"https:\/\/informedperspectives.org\/fr\/research\/women-in-politics-to-run-or-not-to-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Women in politics: To run or not to run?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Semra Sevi via The Conversation <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"58e1t\">Despite progress towards gender equality, women\u2019s representation in Canadian politics continues to fall short. With <a href=\"https:\/\/semrasevi.com\/candidates-in-canadian-elections-datasets\/#jp-carousel-1107\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>only 30 per cent of seats in the House of Commons held by women<\/u><\/a>,&nbsp;there is still a long way to go for Parliament to capture the diversity of the population it represents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"89uh\">There are several factors that contribute to the persistent gender disparities in the political process. Research on women in politics has identified multiple obstacles that hinder women\u2019s representation, with three factors emerging as the most prominent explanations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\" id=\"7p1sm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/women-in-politics-to-run-or-not-to-run-200518\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><u>Read More<\/u><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Semra Sevi via The Conversation Despite progress towards gender equality, women\u2019s representation in Canadian politics continues to fall short. With only 30 per cent of seats in the House of Commons held by women,&nbsp;there is still a long way to go for Parliament to capture the diversity of the population it represents. 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