The PEI Coalition for Women in Government says that with Monday’s municipal elections, the percentage of women elected to councils in Charlottetown, Summerside, Stratford,
and Cornwall has increased from 23% in 2014 to 30% in 2018.
and Cornwall has increased from 23% in 2014 to 30% in 2018.
Nine of the thirty council positions in those municipalities are held by women.
Executive Director Dawn Wilson says that while they’re pleased to see an increase in the percentage of women elected, the percentage remains well below parity.
She says it’s clear there is still work to do to reduce barriers to women s participation in elected office.