Gender-Based Violence in Canadian Politics in the #MeToo Era

Edited by Tracey Raney and Cheryl N. Collier

Published: May 2024

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Imprint: University of Toronto Press

Page Count: 316 Pages

Illustrations: 1 b&w illustration, 6 b&w figures, 8 b&w tables

Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.00

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Introduction: Gender-Based Violence in Canadian Politics – A Threat to Gender Equality and Democracy
Tracey Raney and Cheryl N. Collier

Part 1: Violence against Women in Politics on Social Media in Canada

1. Online Violence against Women in Politics: Canada in a Comparative Perspective
Gabrielle Bardall and Chris Tenove

2. Digital Dangers: Theorizing Online Violence against Politicians
Angelia Wagner and Tayler Young

3. Ringing an Early Alarm Bell: Image-Based Sexual Violence against Political Actors
Dianne Lalonde

Part 2: Violence against Women in Politics Reporting in Canadian Mainstream Media

4. Psychological Violence, Media Effects, Counter-Speech, and Political Attitudes
Melanee Thomas and Scott Pruysers

5. Gender-Based Violence toward Political Women: Did Print News Coverage Shift after #MeToo?
Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant

6. Gender-Based Violence, Humour, and Frontier Masculinity in Alberta Political Cartoons
Rissa Reist

Part 3: Experiences of Violence against Women in Politics

7. Blurred Lines: Boundaries and Consequences for Indigenous Women in Politics in the Era of #MeToo
Rebecca Major and Cynthia Niioo-bineh-seh-kwe Stirbys

8. Who Calls Foul? Gender-Based Violence on the Municipal Campaign Trail
Kate Graham

9. The Dark Side of Working in Politics: A Study of MP Staff in Canada
Meagan Cloutier

Part 4: Assessing “Solutions” to Violence against Women in Politics in Canada

10. Just Bad Apples? Political Accountability and Canadian MPs Accused of Gender-Based Violence
Bailey Gerrits

11. Can MP Anti-harassment Training Combat Gender-Based Violence in the House of Commons? A Comparative Analysis of Canada and the United Kingdom
Louise Cockram

12. Fixing the Upper House? A Gender- and Race-Based Analysis of the Canadian Senate’s 2021 Harassment and Violence Prevention Policy
Tracey Raney

13. Provincial and Territorial Legislature-Based Sexual Harassment Policies for Elected Members: Variation in Approaches but Commonality in Ineffectiveness
Cheryl N. Collier and Tracey Raney

Conclusion: Canadian Experiences of Gender-Based Violence in Politics – Key Learnings, Action Items, and Avenues for Further Research
Cheryl N. Collier and Tracey Raney

Contributors
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“Advancing global debates on violence against women in politics, this path-breaking volume explores efforts to undermine the political participation of people who do not conform to traditional gender norms. Focusing on both formal and informal political spaces, the authors highlight how gender-based harassment poses serious threats to equality and democracy, even in well-established democratic regimes. Adopting an explicitly intersectional approach, the chapters offer novel theoretical insights and empirical findings, and present a wide range of solutions and actions for combatting this urgent problem.” Mona Lena Krook, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Rutgers University

“Carefully curated by leading scholars, this volume presents a wealth of new research, advancing Canadian-specific empirical data and providing new intersectional conceptualizations of gender-based violence in politics. Anchored in an ‘established’ Westminster democracy and settler-colonial state, and framed by the #MeToo movement, it advances the global scholarship on political violence in an era where gendered political violence challenges women’s voices and political gains.” Sarah Childs, Professor of Politics and Gender, University of Edinburgh

“This book effectively highlights how the increased prevalence of gender-based violence in politics (GBV-P) parallels the increasingly diverse roles that women and others are playing in the Canadian political sphere. The range of methodological approaches and a deliberate intersectional focus make this collection a valuable contribution that will inform research for years to come. The recommendations provide guidance on how GBV-P can be called out and potentially prevented, thereby reducing an important deterrent to future political office-seekers and political actors.” Joanna Everitt, Professor of Political Science, University of New Brunswick, Saint John

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