[fvc-wat-announce] [fvc-wat-disc] Documentary Showing of" Menocracy" January 26: Join Us!

[Bob Jonkman]

Laurel L. Russwurm has written an article asking "where are all the
women?", and gives a nice plug for Fair Vote Waterloo's movie night:

https://laurelrusswurm.wordpress.com/2012/01/25/where-are-all-the-women/

> From my perspective, the most important thing to come out of co-ed
> soccer was an opportunity for boys and girls to work together and
> discover they are all people.
>
> Maybe if we had more of that in the places where we socialize our
> kids, we would have more women in politics.
>
> When it comes to online social networks, particularly the ones
> seeking to bring about social justice, there certainly seem to be at
> least as many women fighting for change than men. Maybe more. When you
> look at any political party, how many of the rank and file, the
> volunteers, the workers, are women? So why aren’t women more involved in
> making policy and governance?


--Bob.


On 12-01-25 12:45 AM, Anita wrote:
> Hi Fair Vote supporters.
>
> Just a reminder of our documentary event on women and politics
> tomorrow (Thursday). Since we've had some emails from people we don't
> usually see at Fair Vote events to say they are planning to attend,
> we've moved to a slightly larger room in the same social work
> building - room 301 (third floor - there is an elevator or stairs).
>
> Hope to see many of you tomorow!
>
> Anita
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: Anita To:
> fvc-wat-announce at listserv.thinkers.org Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2012
> 12:43 PM Subject: Documentary Showing of" Menocracy" January 26: Join
> Us!
>
>
> Hello Fair Vote Canada Waterloo supporters!
>
> Our next event is a screening and discussion of "Menocracy", on loan
> from Fair Vote Canada Toronto, a Canadian documentary looking at why
> so few women are elected to our Parliament, what the implications are
> for how politics is done and what issues take priority, and what we
> can do about it (including proportional representation). Details
> about the documentary below.
>
> What: Menocracy documentary (see the trailer at:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoLWSzq2v74 ) When: Thursday January
> 26, 7 PM Where: Lyle S. Hallman School of Social Work Auditorium (rm.
> 101) - go out the back of Kitchener's City Hall and the school is
> right across the street
>
> Free. Everyone welcome! Building is wheelchair accessible (enter at
> the back for elevator). Refreshments provided. More info: Anita:
> lanickerson at b2b2c.ca or 519-568-7655
>
> Thank you for your continued support of Fair Vote Canada Waterloo:
> Working to Make Every Vote Count!
>
> Hope to see many of you soon.
>
> Anita
>
>
> Description: When it comes to politics, why are so few women elected?
> And why do so few women actually run? Does it matter? Can we change
> this situation? Come to a showing of the film, Menocracy, an
> up-to-date and entertaining exploration of the issue made by Canadian
> filmmaker, Gretchen Kelbaugh.
>
> See the documentary trailer at:
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoLWSzq2v74
>
> Pushed by the spirit of her great-aunt, Militant Suffragette Gert
> Harding, Gretchen Kelbaugh searches for ways to elect more women.
> Leading political scientists and Rt Hon Kim Campbell, the only woman
> to be head of government in North America, offer many solutions.
>
> This documentary asks: 1. What difference does it make having more
> women in government? 2. Why aren't there more women already? 3. What
> can we do to elect more women?
>
> In the end, Gretchen and the sassy spirit learn the surprising truth:
> not only does our rotten democracy fail women; it fails almost
> everyone. And the secret kept by top politicians: most other
> democracies have fixed the problem long ago.
>
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