Freeland sitting atop a glass cliff

Too often women are promoted to positions of power when things are going poorly, and the odds are stacked against them.

Chrystia Freeland held a press conference along with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, and Privy Council President Dominic LeBlanc after she was sworn in as Canada's newest finance minister on Aug. 18. Ms. Freeland is the first woman to hold that post in Canadian history. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY AREZOO NAJIBZADEH

August 24, 2020

August seems to be a month of shattering “glass ceilings” for women in politics. From Kamala Harris being named as Joe Biden’s running mate to Chrystia Freeland becoming the first woman federal finance minister, the future seems to be bright for women in politics. But there is much more to...

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