Equal Voice
View toward Parliament Hill
Did you know that Canada is falling behind in representation of women in politics? We fare 49th in a list of international nations, comparing number of women in national parliament. In fact, Canada has less women in parliment than most European and many other countries in the world. Despite a population comprised of 52% women, only about 20% of MPs are female. This has remained relatively static since the early 80′s. For a nation as prosperous as Canada, with economic & political stability, this is surprising for the 21st century.
Equal Voice is a national organization whose mission is to elect more women to politics at all levels of government in Canada. A dear friend of mine, and past Chair of Equal Voice, works actively putting in many hours to advance the mission of this non-partisan organization. Through the connection, I had the privilege to shoot an Equal Voice function celebrating young women in politics. What a remarkable group of young ladies (and men too), working to make a real difference in changing the face of Canadian politics. The shoot was on location, at Mambo’s rooftop in Ottawa’s Byward Market.
