Parliamentarians' perspectives on parenthood and politics in Canada's House of Commons.
Canada's members of parliament (MPs) work long hours, travel frequently, and spend weeks away from home each year. Research on gender and politics finds that parliamentary work is not designed to accommodate those with caring obligations, usually women. In this paper, we leverage a survey of sitting...
| Publicado en: | Parliamentary Affairs Vol. 79; no. 2; pp. 440 - 461 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Apr2026
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