We need more women in municipal government. This is a place to meet, ask questions, get advice from peers, and share your stories. See Toolbox for more information. See Notes for post guidelines. Page created by InterChange Public Affairs
Useful Links
- Regional Champions Guide
- Election Toolkit for Women
- Getting to 30%
- Increasing Women’s Participation in Municipal Decision-making Processes
- Toronto Regional Champions Handbook
- Canadian Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs
- CBC – Women in Politics
- Canadian Women Voters Congress
- Waterloo Region and Guelph Campaign for More Women in Municipal Government
- Getting to the Gate, online campaign school
- Promoting women’s leadership in local government: Local government associations help women meet the challenge
- Women's Network PEI
- AUMA Women in Municipal Gov't Committee
- Nova Scotia Women in Local Government
Events
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- Brant Women in Action Campaign...
Laurier Brantford, Carnegie Building
Saturday, October 24 at 8:45am - FCM Annual Conference
FCM Annual Conference
Sunday, June 7 at 7:00am
Jocelyn
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Les vacances devront attendre. À peine réélu, le maire Régis Labeaume doit déjà s'attaquer à la formation de son comité exécutif. Et s'il préfère se donner...
Jocelyn Major win for women's representation in Québec this weekend!
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C'est maintenant officiel: la ville de Bromont changera de MRC le 1er janvier prochain avec à sa tête celle qui a défendu le projet avec tant d'ardeur.
Campaign for More Women in Municipal Government
Officials of the Asociación de concejalas de Bolivia (ACOBOL) - National Association of Women Mayors and Councillors of Bolivia - visited Canada this week. Maria Eugenia Rojas Valverde, Executive Director of ACOBOL, and Councillor Beatriz Torrez of Santa Cruz met Toronto mayor David Miller and Councillor Suzan Hall and... spoke at a meeting of Rights and Democracy in Montreal. ACOBOL is partnering with the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and Rights and Democracy to improve municipal governance, leadership and management capacities of Bolivian women councillors.Read More
Campaign for More Women in Municipal Government La participation politique des femmes en Bolivie Avec Maria Eugenia Rojas Valverde, directrice d’ACOBOL (Asociación des concejalas de Bolivia) et Beatriz Tórrez de Hoyos, conseillère municipale et présidente de l’association des femmes élues de Santa Cruz. 27 octobre, 12h30 à 14h, Droits et Démocratie:1001, boul. de Maisonneuve Est, Bureau 1100, Montréal. La présentation sera en espagnol RSVP : LRavon@dd-rd.ca
Campaign for More Women in Municipal Government Potential candidates who are considering running for election to municipal councils in Ontario learned important tips and strategies on everything from fundraising to media relations at the campaign school for women held in Brantford, Ont., on Oct. 24, 2009. For more details, click this link:
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Local environmental advocate Mary Ellen Kaye was already seriously considering a run at city council when she attended women in politics
Campaign for More Women in Municipal Government Approximately 50 people participated in the Women in Municipal Politics campaign school in Brantford, Ont., on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009. The participants included an elected official from Bolivia. For more information click the following link:
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Two female Bolivian municipal officials and an interpreter presented a starkly different political environment for women engaged in local
Tina Mafukidze I'm thrilled to be one of the lucky 16 selected into the 2010 Toronto Regional Champion Campaign program!
Judy When will Alberta be included ... am very interested.
Stina Would love to help out when you get to Vancouver!!
Campaign for More Women in Municipal Government Register for the Women in Municipal Politics Campaign School 2009 in Brantford, Ont., on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, at the Laurier Brantford campus at 73 George St., in the Carnegie Building. Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. and the program runs from 8:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Workshop topics include Media Relations, Paper Work, and Fundraising. Pre-register by email at daustin@brantunitedway.org
Katharine Dickinson How about 70% women 30% men!
Campaign for More Women in Municipal Government
NBC News will devote a significant amount of time and attention next month to the changing roles of contemporary women. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/29/busine
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Maria Shriver will be a guest editor for the reports, which will be included across multiple NBC outlets.
Campaign for More Women in Municipal Government FAN SURVEY: The issue of whether politcal party leaders should unilaterally appoint women candidates in certain ridings came up again this week, when Liberal leader Michael Ignatieff declared that the Montreal riding of Outremont would be reserved for a woman candidate. Do you think party leaders should set aside winnable ridings for women candiates or allow a competitive nomination process to go forward?
Pam McConnell We received over 60 applications from young women interested in our mentoring program with women councillors in Toronto. Once again, I am thrilled with the ethnic and cultural diversity of the applicants and the wealth of experiences that they have already accumulated. It will be difficult to select our finalists. All of these young women will certainly make profound contributions to our city and our country.
