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margaret black of king township however believes there is still afongwaytogo x theres often a double standard- for women she said theres more expect ed of them inpolitics just as there is in other professions black seeking her third consecutive term said canadas political parties needtodo more to encourage gender balance the political parties are doing noth- ingto train women for politics- she said i dont think a lot of them want women but she also offered that many females might not want the negatives that go with the job criticism that is received in munici- pal government is something that many might not want to endure she said- hoyrever- recent history indicates a thats not a problem mkmg township- the last two councils have been com- posedof four women and three men and before that three worrienand four men we have a bit of a history of female n mayors added black fitz mary matheson a firsttime candidate running for regional council in markham appeared pleased by the number of women running prior to this there havent been any in markham so its improving she said however she agreed that hergender- faces obstacles generally speaking its been tradi tion that females end up shouldering a lot of the time tasks she said pointing to such things as running trie home- chauffeurihg and raising children women have a lot of commitments mattakeabigchunkoutpfmeiftirhe during doortodobiscahvarissing matheson said many women have told her how much they like the fact their gender is pursuing elected office but it didnt necessarily mean she is receiving moresuppqrt from women than men margaret jordan about to enter her third term as a councillor said she thought the number of females running for election is low id like to see it increase she said very often women are having to deal with home life work and family there are a lot of women dedicated to community issues so its not that theyre not interested she said i work with several groups with women that i try to persuade to get involved for bebra dsouzir numirig -as- a candidate ingeorginajs ward a question of balance tfierejs a definite genderliifrererice in problem solving she sajd look at the big picture women look at the details we need a balanced approach dsouza who listed environmental issues and traffic problems as the rea sons she decided to run said brie diffi culty feeing females candidates is credi bility t people wonder how a woman will handle thedutiev it wbiddntoccur to them to ask a man the same question that may be why she sees a- dfifer- encein the way voters deal with her when im talking to women are suppbrtiye dsouza said you can seethat men wonder if ybueando it they wont vocalize it but you can see it- markham resident rosemary ghau didnt see any problem wimffienumber of female candidates- nbtingtf there are 25 percent i think thats a high num ber- chau said she thought it might be difficult forihef gender to become involved in- politics because a lot of women dont have the financial resources- the lack of female representation on markhams last council bothered her but she pointed 6iit i dont know of any who want to run markham senior marilyn todd was of a different opinion it doesnt bother me she said of her townsallmale council but then im not of todays generation if women want to run im sure they can m mayfc y calendar 17 h o fri10 f 131 satsun10 4 buildings over 170 exhibitors markham join usat canadas original display of ontarios finest juried exhibitors offering the true essence or country country furnishings country decorating accents antiques country clothesaccessories country crafts and affordable country christmas gift ideas everything from a to z to help decorate your home and cottage for your christmas country heartsdesire atm machine 1 hourly door prizes 1 free parking 1 free child care centre 2 older 1 coat parcel check fairgrounds mcdiwan llunl km north of hwy itiwy vj r i wwweeuftrytafltfngto infermauefi 005 0402480 admission s sehior sjcrchild 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