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Campaign Training Resources for Women

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3. Locally Available Resources re: Political Involvement/Campaigns
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   Legend

   Canadian Publication * Copy of table of contents appended EPL Edmonton Public Library UA University of Alberta - Rutherford Library LL Alberta Legislature Library

Author/ Location	Title	Call Number	Year/ Publisher	Comments
O'Connor, Karen, ed. * UA	Women & Politics	HQ 1236 W855	Haworth Press	Scholarly journal providing new research/analysis on women's political involvement worldwide. Good background resource.
Ontario Advisory Council on Women's Issues LL	Municipal Politics: What's In It for You	CA2 ONCW1 85 M76	1985 Government of Ontario	Well-written concise brochure designed to recruit women for variety of local offices and to encourage them to vote.
Paizis, Suzanne * UA	Getting Her Elected	JF 2112 C3 P14 1977	1977 Creative Editions	Dated but still very practical.
Ralston, M. McDonough, A. Clancy, M. LL	Why Women Run	CA1 FB W37 1997	1999 National Film Board of Canada	Highly watchable documentary follows 1997 federal election in Halifax riding where Alexa McDonough is challenging Liberal incumbent Mary Clancy. Also explores why women don't run for office, and discusses differences in media coverage of male and female candidates. Good lesson on how campaigns run.
Scher, Richard K. UA	The Modern Political Campaign: Mudslinging, Bombast, and the Vitality of American Politics	JK 2281 S34 1997	1997 M. E. Sharpe	Plain-spoken humourous analysis of traditional and modern campaign styles in U. S. Addressed to voter/general public
Schwartzman, Edward * EPL	Political Campaign Craftsmanship: A Professional's Candid Guide to Campaigning for Public Office	324.70973 SCH	1984	Update of ÒclassicÓ volume originally published in 1973. Somewhat out of date, but good information on communication with potential voters. Very pro- ÒnegativeÓ campaigning. Useful chapter entitled ÒHow It Feels to CampaignÓ serves as warning/reality check.
Sydney Sharpe LL	The Gilded Ghetto: Women and Political Power in Canada	HQ 1236.5 C25 L24	1994 Harper Collins	Stories/views/ opinions culled from a variety of Canadian female politicians and political theorists. Sometimes depressing, sometimes inspirational.
Shea, Daniel M. * UA	Campaign Craft: The Strategies, Tactics and Art of Political Campaign Management	JK 2281 S49 1996	Praeger 1996	Thoughtful and detailed Ðadvocates careful and extensive background research/preparation for campaigns. Some case studies/historical context provided to illuminate authors' points. Discusses newer trends in campaigning.
Smither, Michael J, and Wilma B. Bolton * UA	How to Campaign for Municipal Elected Office	JS 1718.3 S66 1988	1988 Municipal World Inc.	Slightly outdated but very practical/detailed guide to Canadian civic elections
Status of Women Canada LL	Women in Politics: Becoming Full Partners in the Political Process	CAI SW 88W53	1998 SWC	Contains Òreality checkÓ section on challenges facing female politicians in Canada Ð some hopeful perspectives as well.
Steinberg, Arnold UA	The Political Campaign Handbook	JF 2112 C3 5818 1976	1976 Lexington Books	Useful in its considerable detail Ð comprehensive breakdown of major roles/tasks in campaign. Dated gender references.
Thomas, Sue, & Wilcox, Clyde, eds. LL	Women and Elective Office: Past, present and future	HQ 1391 U5 W84	1998 Oxford University Press	Looks at various aspects of women's political involvement / candidacy / service in the U.S. Chapters of particular interest: 1) The Bottleneck: Women Becoming Candidates 2) Campaign Finance: Women's Experience in the Modern Era 3) Gender, Political Advertising and the ÒAir WarsÓ 4) Voter Reaction to Women Candidates Into the Twenty-First Century: Will Women Break the Political Glass Ceiling?
Tremblay, Monon & Andrew, Caroline, eds. LL	Women and Political Representation in Canada	HQ 1236.5 C2W844	1998 University of Ottawa Press	Scholarly work with contributions by 13 female writers (incl. U of A's Linda Trimble) on 4 major topics: 1) How the State Organizes the Interests of Women 2) Strategies of Women's Entry into Politics 3) Women's Entry into Formal Politics 4) Women's Politics
Witt, Linda Paget, Karen M. Matthews, Glenna LL	Running As a Woman: Gender and Power in American Politics	HQ 1391 U5W78	1995 The Free Press	U. S. based book featuring anecdotes from ground-breaking female politicians. Illuminates obstacles/expectations facing women as they seek election and hold office, and also ideas on dealing with these. Very powerful Ð collection of valuable experience.

In my experience, there are far more capable women campaigners than men.

Tom Brook

The under-representation of women in public office has profound consequences for society because it affects both the nature of the policies that are considered and enacted and the voices that are heard in the policymaking process.

Susan J. Carroll and Debra C. Dobson

4. Additional Resources

   Print Resources:

   • Chatelaine Magazine July 1985, "Getting Political, Part One: How to Run For City Hall" by Suzanne Zwarun
   • Chatelaine Magazine September 1985, "Getting Political, Part Two: How to Get into Provincial Politics" by Suzanne Zwarun
   • Chatelaine Magazine October 1985, "Getting Political, Part Three: How to Get into Federal Politics" by Charlotte Gray
   • Chatelaine Magazine November 1985, "Getting Political, Part Four: How to Be a Lobbyist" by Charlotte Gray.
   • The research paper from the Centre for Research and Information on Canada (CRIC) "Voter Participation in Canada: Is Canadian Democracy in Crisis?", October 2001, is available at:http://www.cric.ca/pdf/cahiers/cricpapers_nov2001.pdf.

5. Summation

   Though the response from other organizations has been disappointing, there are, with the YWCA USA manual, sufficient resources immediately available to design a serviceable curriculum. In fact, as there is considerable repetition over the spectrum of resources, further curricula might be more confusing than beneficial.

   Some gaps exist in the body of knowledge:

   • Up Ðto-date information on the use of technologies to assist with campaign organization. The newest information would appear to be available largely from private companies, but might be obtained through an educational institution (e.g., U of A, NAIT).
   • Canadian information. This will need to be assembled from existing Canadian print resources re: election law and practices, regulations/opportunities re: campaign financing.
   • Aboriginal perspective. Besides the above-mentioned Native American Women Leadership workshop, the only campaign school offering inclusive instruction specific to First Nations leadership positions is that offered by the Canadian Women Voter's Congress in British Columbia. Any possibility of accessing their curriculum; if obtained, would enable One Woman One Vote to provide training in this crucial area.
   • Local experience. This will enable workshop participants to personalize workshop information, and will also serve as motivation/inspiration. It is best obtained through personal contacts with local women with political experience/involvement.

You don't have to be a magician to be in politics. You just need to be an individual with the desire to do something Ð the desire to make a difference.
- Elaine McCoy

Marjorie Scott
June 21, 2002

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