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Why small towns elect more women

Examining Northern Ontario election results through a gendered lens

by KINGSLEY MALO A
Why small towns elect more women
Published in July 2019 - Page 9

In 2017, I attended the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities (FONOM) annual gathering in North Bay to speak to the attendees. I wanted to get to know more of their stories and speak to the women that had been elected in 2014, to hear about why they became involved in politics and how they had won their respective seats.

I had done my homework ahead of time, and I knew that women were still sorely

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