It could take 20 election cycles, ‘or 90 years,’ before House reaches gender parity, says Equal Voice

Newly released findings from Equal Voice and Abacus Data reveal that 58 per cent of respondents believe the current level of female political representation in Canada is adequate, or even too high. Currently, women occupy just 26 per cent of the seats in the House.

Teanna Noel Ducharme, left, Daughter of the Vote delegate for Skeena-Bulkley Valley, B.C.; Canadian Teachers’ Federation Heather Smith; and Equal Voice's Grace Lore, Catherine Fortin LeFaivre, and Nancy Peckford, at the National Press Theatre on Monday, March 6, 2017. The Hill Times photograph by Rachel Aiello

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BY RACHEL AIELLO

March 6, 2017

PARLIAMENT HILL—At the current rate of change, it could take 20 election cycles before women reach gender parity in the House, Equal Voice Canada is predicting, according to new data that reveals one-quarter of Canadians think gender parity in the Commons will never be achieved. Equal Voice an...

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