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Originally Posted by Devils'Advocate
Okay. Stupid question.
If we are all presuming that the best person wins the riding nomination, why is it that 80% of the time a man wins (88% for the Conservatives). Is it because the male candidates are better than the female candidates 88% of the time? And if so, what is it about women that make them unsuitable to be MPs?
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It is about sterotypes IMO.. Firstly male candidates outnumber females by a large margin....why?.....seperate issue.
Fact is even in 2007....the north american societal perspective is that a man should be leading, and a women doing the dirty work.
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