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Opening the door for women in local government

by MCMACKIN T
Published in April 2020 - Page 7

Skipping the drop-in playgroup, I strapped my six-month-old son to my front on a cold April afternoon in 2016. Instead of nursery rhymes and rattles, I knocked on doors, looking to convince complete strangers that I (having just moved to the community two years before) would best represent them on our municipal council. There were days when I was sure I was crazy, out of place, and completely unqualified. On those days, Mayor Gerald Gogan

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