Pakistan added millions of women voters in 2024, but declining turnout reveals deeper barriers to meaningful political participation.
- Professor, Political Studies; Director, Canadian Opinion Research Archive, Queen's University, Ontario
With women comprising more than half of the electorate, the Conservative Party of Canada’s focus this election on working-class men risked alienating female voters.
Days of international observance recognize challenges facing marginalized groups or society as a whole, draw attention to them and create unity and mobilization around those problems.
There is no easy path to power for any political party without the support of women. Has the CPC narrowed the gender gap with Liberals this election? It’s unlikely.
Whatever the eventual impact on women’s candidacies post-pandemic, COVID-19 has the potential to shock the system, upending or reinforcing existing gender imbalances in political power.
If Canadians want to advance financially, few policy innovations would offer the same boon to voters’ bank accounts than a public child-care program. So why doesn’t it drive votes?
Men and women are not unified voting blocs. We must consider how voters identify themselves in terms of gender to truly understand how women and men think about politics.
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