Media
Four women are running for the UCP leadership, showing that Alberta politics are becoming more open to diverse candidates
University of CalgaryTelevision
‘Role model effect’ can transform how women and girls think of political leadership
Biden will have more women in his Cabinet than any president ever. Other countries still do better.
Three powerful women lead the government’s strategy on the war in Ukraine
Chrystia Freeland and the merit myth that won’t go away
Spain’s majority-female cabinet embodies women’s global rise to power
Biography
Dr. Susan Franceschet is a Professor of Political Science at the University of Calgary. She has researched and published extensively on women's political representation in parliaments and cabinets around the world. Her current research project explores parenthood and politics, asking whether motherhood affects political careers the same way as fatherhood and whether parliaments could do more to accommodate members with small children.