{"id":228628,"date":"2019-03-13T13:39:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-13T17:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/podcast\/racialized-women-in-politics-2\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T01:04:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T05:04:46","slug":"racialized-women-in-politics-2","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/podcast\/racialized-women-in-politics-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Racialized women in politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2015 federal election saw the most women elected to Parliament yet. But with women making up only 26 percent of MPs, it\u2019s clear that structural barriers to political participation remain. For racialized and Indigenous women, the path to politics is harder still.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Erin Tolley and Mitzie Hunter come on the podcast to discuss the experiences of racialized women in politics. Erin Tolley is an assistant professor of political science at the University of Toronto and the author of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ubcpress.ca\/framed\"><em>Framed: Media and the Coverage of Race in Canadian Politics<\/em><\/a>. Mitzie Hunter is the member of provincial Parliament for Scarborough-Guildwood and finance critic for the Ontario Liberals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This article is part of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/magazines\/march-2019\/changer-le-discours-sur-les-femmes-en-politique\/\">Changing the way we talk about women in politics<\/a>\u00a0special feature.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"image-caption\">Photo:\u00a0A Daughters of the Vote (DOV) event, organized by Equal Voice Canada, takes place in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, March 8, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS\/Sean Kilpatric<\/span><span class=\"image-caption\">k<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Do you have something to say about the article you just read? Be part of the\u00a0<\/em>Policy Options<em>\u00a0discussion, and send in your own submission.\u00a0Here is a\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/article-submission\/\"><em>link<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on how to do it. <\/em><em>|\u00a0Souhaitez-vous r\u00e9agir \u00e0 cet article ? <\/em><em>Joignez-vous aux d\u00e9bats d\u2019<\/em>Options politiques\u00a0<em>et soumettez-nous votre texte en suivant ces\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/policyoptions.irpp.org\/fr\/article-submission\/\"><em>directives<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2015 federal election saw the most women elected to Parliament yet. But with women making up only 26 percent of MPs, it\u2019s clear that structural barriers to political participation remain. For racialized and Indigenous women, the path to politics is harder still. 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