Congratulations to Chi Nguyen (@RunChiNguyenRun), former Executive Director of @EqualVoiceCA, on her election to Parliament as MP for Spadina-Harbourfront! A tireless advocate for equity and representation - Parliament just got stronger. 👏🇨🇦 #cdnpoli

Celebrate #WomensHistoryMonth with "Next in Line: Youth, Women, and Political Leadership" on March 5th, in partnership with @daisTMU. Our dynamic panel will feature women from across the political spectrum. Register here: https://t.co/2GnLHxzwUk

@anabailaoTO @TaushaMichaud @Beatrice_Politi @QadiraJackson “Nobody’s going to decide someday we’ll have fifty per cent women in any given campaign. We need to demystify things surrounding getting involved. You don’t have to just door knock, there are so many other ways to get involved.” - @TaushaMichaud

@anabailaoTO @TaushaMichaud @Beatrice_Politi @QadiraJackson “We need to create the space. It’s not an easy life, and it’s a life that never took women into consideration. Everyone that’s been elected needs to change that and leave things better than how they found it.” - @anabailaoTO

@anabailaoTO @TaushaMichaud @Beatrice_Politi @QadiraJackson “The first step is to tell them that we need them. It’s important to let them know we need and want them.” - @QadiraJackson

@anabailaoTO @TaushaMichaud @Beatrice_Politi @QadiraJackson Audience question: a lot of women count themselves out of politics very early. Do you have any suggestions on how we encourage young women in school to be involved in politics?

@anabailaoTO @TaushaMichaud @Beatrice_Politi @QadiraJackson “Being a woman of color; I’m more likely to put my name forward because I know they’re looking for me. Policy to enact change is also important. Policies to level the playing field for women are really important.” - @QadiraJackson

@anabailaoTO @TaushaMichaud @Beatrice_Politi @QadiraJackson “Gender is an issue in politics, and it’s really important to call it out and have these kinds of conversations. We need to make sure women have a safe place to speak, get involved and mentor one another.” - @anabailaoTO

@anabailaoTO @TaushaMichaud @Beatrice_Politi @QadiraJackson On redefining failure: “Think of failure in a personal sense. Did people see your hard-work & achievements? I signed up 1000 people during COVID with 2 babies while running a law firm - I wasn’t ashamed of failure. It’s important what you do after you lose.” - @QadiraJackson

@anabailaoTO @TaushaMichaud @Beatrice_Politi @QadiraJackson @Beatrice_Politi asks: what barriers can be removed to make it equitable for women? @TaushaMichaud: we should drop the Friday sitting federally. It’s absolute hell for women who don’t live in Ottawa or nearby. For people with families, it’s not a desirable lifestyle.

@anabailaoTO @TaushaMichaud @Beatrice_Politi @QadiraJackson “If I hadn’t lost a campaign in 2017, I wouldn’t have won in 2020. I didn’t dwell on the 2017 loss.” - @TaushaMichaud

@anabailaoTO @TaushaMichaud @Beatrice_Politi @QadiraJackson “I would have moved faster. I got more and better endorsements than I’ve seen from a nomination. I also wasn’t at community events enough. Despite this, I was lucky enough to have more support than I realized.” - @QadiraJackson

@anabailaoTO @TaushaMichaud @Beatrice_Politi asks: if you could look back at a time when things didn’t go the way you wanted to - what would you say you would change?

@anabailaoTO “The big challenge of running a campaign is time & the financial commitment. With women, the biggest question I get is “how will I raise money”. I’ve never been asked that by men, who have no problem calling someone in their network - for women it’s different. - @TaushaMichaud

“I started working for the City of Toronto because I was very involved in the community. A part time job turned into a full time job, so 12 years after I arrived in Canada - at the age of 27 - I found myself running for office.” - @anabailaoTO

The panel is kicking off with opening remarks from chapter member @NilooB

Networking is underway ahead of the panel! Follow along for live updates from the panel. #InvestInWomen #InspireInclusion

🎉Tonight’s sold out panel for #InternationalWomensDay explores lessons learned from campaigns lost. Featuring @anabailaoTO, @TaushaMichaud & @QadiraJackson, the discussion will be moderated by @Beatrice_Politi. #inspireinclusion #InvestInWomen

We're excited to announce our next event, 'Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress' during #WomensHistoryMonth. Join us the evening of March 4 for a dynamic panel discussion with women from across the political spectrum – register here: https://t.co/fOhZ6ODAZu

Congratulations @oliviachow on being elected mayor of Toronto! We look forward to working with you and your team! #TOVotes4Mayor #TOpoli