More and more women are being elected to the
House of Commons today.
However, this
does not mean that there is an increase in the mobilization
of women's
issues. There is a need for a
"critical mass" to be achieved
before the voices
of women shall be heard in elite politics.
This "critical
mass" theory
say that when the number of women reach 30% then they become
a real force in
politics.
Having more women visible in
the media is making
the idea of
becoming a politician more and more feasible to young people.
Role models are
extremely important. Presently, women
compose of 19% of the
House of
Commons. Who knows, maybe five years
from now,
the
"critical mass" of 30% shall be achieved. Then, women's voices shall
really be heard
and the increase in representation will amount to an increase
in policy.
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