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January 15, 2013

Article by Rebecca Lindell, Global News

…While the number of women represented in provincial legislatures is still well below the 53 per cent in the general population, those that do manage to break down the barriers are highly-motivated, according to Sylvia Bashevkin.

“Many of these women are extremely experienced and they are prepared to stay there in the long haul and continue to keep competing,” said the author of Women, Power, Politics: The Hidden Story of Canada’s Unfinished Democracy.

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