With two strong women in the Alberta premier’s race, gender’s a non-starter
From The Globe and Mail:
North of the 49th parallel, we’re experiencing our own gender-inspired game-changing political election, albeit in a less dramatic, more Canadian kind of way.
Women have led parties into elections here since 1988 and Canada now boasts four female premiers. But never before has the race to watch been between two women. Since the start of the Alberta election, polls have been putting Wildrose Leader Danielle Smith and the Conservatives’ Alison Redford neck and neck.
Suddenly, “the best man” has double the odds of being a woman. How might this change the political conversation?
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