Special Events and Conferences

Symposium on the 2000 Canadian Election and the Representation of Women: What lessons can Canada draw from the French experience of parity?

November 29 and 30, 2001

The Research Centre on Women and Politics (University of Ottawa), in partnership with the French Embassy and Elections Canada, will be holding a symposium on November 29–30, 2001, examining the political representation of women in the 2000 general election.

The Chief Electoral Officer of Canada, along with academics, parliamentarians and activists in women's groups from Canada and France, will be making presentations at the symposium.

For more information, visit the Web site of the Research Centre on Women and Politics, Institute of Women's Studies (University of Ottawa).