No Second Chances

No Second Chances explores the experiences of women in politics through the lens of Canada's 12 female first ministers and their rise and fall from power. A Canada 2020 Special Project.

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Part 3: Making A Run For It

Posted April 1, 2019 • 00:27:37

A journey of a thousand miles (well, kilometers in Canada) begins with a single step. That’s true for the 12 women who would become Canada’s sole...

Part 2: Raising Leaders

Posted March 25, 2019 • 00:26:21

We start where all good stories do: the beginning. In this episode, host Kate Graham speaks with Canada's 12 female first ministers about their childhoods,...

Part 1: The Problem

Posted March 18, 2019 • 00:21:31

In this episode, host Kate Graham looks at the experiences of women in politics - then and now. To set the scene, she speaks with: veteran journalists...

Teaser

Posted March 7, 2019 • 00:01:48

Throughout history, only 12 women have served as first minister in Canada.

Put another way: there have been more than three times as many first...