Thread by @leahanneward

Ooookay, @jkenney just said male candidates “understand tactical politics a little better than women”. He must be talking about voter fraud, intimidation, and creepy video recordings. 1/8 #ableg #abpoli #tacticalwoman

Let’s unpack: he went on to say that rather than racking up years of “tactical political experience” women are doing “more useful things like professions and running businesses and helping with families”. 2/8 #abpoli #ableg #tacticalwoman

That’s flat out patronizing. Low representation of women and gender diverse folks in politics is a long standing issue. Nothing to do with aptitude, or skill. We don’t need to take lessons from people like @jkenney on how to do politics. 3/8 #abpoli #ableg #tacticalwoman

Let’s also not forget that two women running for the leadership of the PCs resigned over intimidation and bullying they faced at the hands of @jkenney and his supporters. 4/8 #abpoli #ableg #tacticalwoman
calgaryherald.com/news/politics/…

He also said his party tries to address this disparity by encouraging women to run through organizations like Rona Ambrose’s SheLeads. 5/8 #ableg #abpoli
sheleadsfoundation.com

He might have better luck attracting women if he didn't run away from debates on women's health, propose to cut the minimum wage for servers and youth, and offer billions in tax giveaways to profitable corporations. None of which supports women. 6/8 #abpoli #ableg #tacticalwoman

Remember when @Heatherforsyth8 spoke at the #UCP convention and said the notion of barriers to women in politics is “socialist crap”? 7/8 #abpoli #ableg #tacticalwoman
cbc.ca/news/canada/ed…

He finished with a proud claim that 38% of UCP candidates are female. I’m not sure why we should applaud him when women make up 50% of the population. 8/8 #abpoli #ableg #tacticalwoman