Women Winning Office - An Activists Guide to Getting Elected
Women Winning Office - An Activists Guide to Getting Elected
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Please note this book is currently available for pre-order and will be arriving in-store at Madame Premier in approximately 7-10 business days. If your online order contains other items, your order will only be mailed out when this book arrives.
When Peggy Nash first decided to run for elected office, she had no idea where to start, who to contact, or what the rules were. For those who are underrepresented in political life, politics can seem like a secret society designed to shut them out.
Women Winning Office is a practical handbook for activist women on how to open doors and take their place in the political process. Find out how to build a team, get nominated, inspire volunteers, and canvass voters. Nash draws on her experience in five federal campaigns, as well as the stories of many inspiring Canadian women who have run for office at all levels of government. Some succeeded; some did not. Some faced difficult and painful experiences. Every one of them would do it again.
To make real progressive change, we need to change not only who gets elected in Canada, but how our democracy functions. If you want to find out how to take your desire for a better world into elected office, this book is for you.
“Women Winning Office is a tremendous resource that all women with an interest in politics should check out, no matter your background or level of experience. Whether you’re interested in running or supporting someone who wants to run, it’s a must-read. I only wish that when my political interest was sparked decades ago, I’d had this book at my fingertips.”
– Paulette Senior, CEO and president, Canadian Women’s Foundation
“This book is a highly accessible comment on women’s leadership, power, and social change in a society fraught with inequalities. Nash cleverly balances political critique with personal optimism for all groups of women in Canada.”
– Dr. Pamela Sugiman, dean of the Faculty of Arts, Toronto Metropolitan University
“On the left, we are not very good at taking stock and writing down our collective knowledge. Peggy Nash makes sure to buck this trend in Women Winning Office. For anyone who is considering getting into electoral politics but doesn’t know where to start, this book is for you.”
– Nora Loreto, author of Spin Doctors: How Media and Politicians Misdiagnosed the COVID-19 Pandemic
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