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"We want women leaders today as never before. Leaders who are not afraid to be
called names and who are willing to go out and fight. I think women can save
civilization. Women are persons."
- Emily Murphy, 1931
There are literally hundreds of publications and websites that tell us of the low participation
rates of women in politics at all levels. While we are ever so slowly seeing the numbers rise,
BPW Canada, as an organization, is in a position to DO something.
In the fall of 2007, we congratulated the Business and Professional Women’s clubs of Manitoba as
they hosted a luncheon to recognize the 17
women who were elected to the
Manitoba Legislature. History is being made.
(BPW Canada president Fran Donaldson takes the podium to
congratulate BPW Manitoba for their initiative in hosting a luncheon
to recognize the newly elected members.)
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- In October 2007, BPW Saskatchewan Clubs each
held a breakfast to provide a platform and to support female candidates in
the provincial election.
- BPW Saskatoon member Judy Junor, MLA,
Saskatoon, prepared and delivered a presentation on how to lobby
government. She encouraged us to support women in politics through
donations, volunteering to assist in campaigning, creating a platform for
public speaking, encouraging women to take on leadership roles.
- Kathryn Barnes, Moncton City Councillor and
member of the Women in government committee of the Federation of Canadian
Municipalities, has been appointed “Regional Champion” for the committee.
She put together a committee in Moncton recently, which includes BPW
Canada 1st Vice-president Sue Calhoun among others, to
strategize on ways in which to get more women involved in municipal
elections coming up in May of 2008.
We would like to ask that you share what each of your clubs is doing to promote or
support women in politics, and we will include it on this page.
If you need assistance with starting a project, check out some of the
sites below to see what other women are doing or contact me, Linda Prafke at
linda.bmg@sasktel.net,
and I will work to make connections or find resources. If you have a resource
that you would like to share, please contact me and I will get them on the site.
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