The gilded ghetto : women and political power in Canada
"With Canada's first woman prime minister suffering a humiliating defeat within months of assuming office, many wonder about the future for women in Canadian politics. Do women really make a difference to political issues and priorities? Why do some people believe that electing more women will result in less attending being paid to women's concerns? Why do women in office often disguise their sexuality with manliness and bluster, weight gain and power dresses? The Gilded Ghetto takes us inside the halls of parliament and behind closed-door cabinet and caucus meetings to reveal a surprisingly untouched world of male privilege and influence. Barbara McDougall, Iona Campagnolo, Sheila Cops, Audrey McLaughlin, Alexa McDonough, Flora MacDonald, Pat Carney, Monique Bégin, Chaviva Hosek, Maude Barlow, Joyce Fairbairn, Janis Johnson, Sharon Carstairs, Judi Tyabji: women politicians at all levels from across the country go on the record with never-before-told stories of their aspirations, their successes and their failures."--Inside front flap
Print Book, English, ©1994
1st ed
HarperCollins, Toronto, ©1994