Opinion Piece Project

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How to Fix Canada’s Underrepresentation Problem – Without Creating a New One

In an opinion piece for Perspectives, Emma-Lou Caressa argues that Canada should adopt policies that push for gender equality in representative democracy.

In an opinion piece for Broadbent Institute’s Perspectives Journal entitled “How to Fix Canada’s Underrepresentation Problem – Without Creating a New One”, Emma-Lou Caressa explains how Canada has been outpaced on achieving equal representation for women in political life, offering case studies that show how to fix Canada’s underrepresentation problem without creating a new one.

Emma-Lou Caressa is a Master of Public Policy student at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin and the University of Toronto’s Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, with prior studies at Concordia University.

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  • Emma-Lou Caressa