tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post5697134572429126080..comments2023-10-07T22:37:49.244+13:00Comments on The Hand Mirror: Guestie: Supercity Gender Mashupkatyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15742280289613450293noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-27268583090087866802010-10-12T08:46:44.068+13:002010-10-12T08:46:44.068+13:00I agree that this issue is mostly to do with the s...I agree that this issue is mostly to do with the selection of candidates. When I voted, I mostly voted based on my perception in favour of candidates who would promote policies that could broadly be defined as left wing or progressive rather than on the sex of the candidates. <br /><br />I think I did vote for a couple of women who explicitly supported some feminist aims eg women's health issues. But I voted for several leftie men over right wing women. So I would be interested in the break down of gender related to position on the political spectrum for all the candidates.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11140142800525092834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-77903728768685885062010-10-11T14:31:12.976+13:002010-10-11T14:31:12.976+13:00What matters is not whats between a persons legs b...What matters is not whats between a persons legs but what is in their heads...time will tell....Jamesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-87062357173492242812010-10-11T13:36:04.370+13:002010-10-11T13:36:04.370+13:00I might try and do the stats tomorrow. Yes that is...I might try and do the stats tomorrow. Yes that is always a problem- getting women to stand. Interesting that Cr Toni Millar didn't go for a C&R ticket. And in West Auckland local boards there were 2 C & R local board tickets with no women on them I think. I might analyse how they left/right tickets did on gender as well.Ginanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8770341086445997547.post-64684108489416231232010-10-11T12:30:06.875+13:002010-10-11T12:30:06.875+13:00A genuine question. What proportion of candidates ...A genuine question. What proportion of candidates were women?<br /><br />My pet theory is that there is not much a problem of getting people to vote for women candidates, but there are barriers to having women put themselves forward for election or gain nominations from tickets etc.<br /><br />If I have the time, I'd calculate the stats myself, but someone here may have already done it?David Farrarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16671886921725110921noreply@blogger.com