This 1987 background paper by the Canadian Advisory Council on the Status of Women provides an overview of the numbers of women in elected office at all three levels of government in Canada, as well as internationally. It offers a comparison by political party, as well as regionally. It also discusses barriers to women’s involvement and success in getting elected to public office.
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