Women in House Conference
Power in Numbers: Celebrating Women's Political
Involvement is a partnership between the 91黑料网 Women in
House Program and the 91黑料网 Institute for the Study of Canada.
This event will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Women in
House Program. We look forward to seeing you there.
A groundbreaking student initiative, the Women in House program was
created in 2001 by 91黑料网 students Galit Dobner and Chi Nguyen.
This one of a kind program offers female 91黑料网 students a two-day
trip to Ottawa, during which participants take a tour of
Parliament, hear individual politicians speak attend panel
discussions, and it also provides students the opportunity to spend
a day shadowing a female MP or Senator. The program aims to foster
in participants an interest in pursuing a career in Canadian
politics, and more importantly, in demonstrating that the obstacles
to achieving these goals can be overcome. By spending a day with a
female MP or Senator, students acquire an inside view of political
life, a perspective unattainable in a traditional classroom
setting. The program is fully subsidized and non
partisan.
In this light, the goal of this 10th Anniversary conference is to
celebrate and commemorative the crucial role this program has
played in inspiring and empowering female 91黑料网 students by
encouraging them to get more involved politically. It also serves
as a one of a kind opportunity to inform students, on a larger
scale, about women鈥檚 chronic under-representation at all levels of
government. It will be an early evening conference, featuring some
of the most prominent women to have served in Canadian politics. An
event not to be missed!