Gender-Based Violence in Canadian Politics in the #MeToo Era

Tracey Raney is a professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Toronto Metropolitan University.Cheryl N. Collier is a professor of political science and Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences at the University of Windsor.

• List of IllustrationsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Gender-Based Violence in Canadian Politics – A Threat to Gender Equality and DemocracyTracey Raney and Cheryl N. Collier Part 1: Violence against Women in Politics on Social Media in Canada1. Online Violence against Women in Politics: Canada in a Comparative PerspectiveGabrielle Bardall and Chris Tenove 2. Digital Dangers: Theorizing Online Violence against PoliticiansAngelia Wagner and Tayler Young 3. Ringing an Early Alarm Bell: Image-Based Sexual Violence against Political ActorsDianne Lalonde Part 2: Violence against Women in Politics Reporting in Canadian Mainstream Media4. Psychological Violence, Media Effects, Counter-Speech, and Political AttitudesMelanee Thomas and Scott Pruysers  5. Gender-Based Violence toward Political Women: Did Print News Coverage Shift after #MeToo?Elizabeth Goodyear-Grant 6. Gender-Based Violence, Humour, and Frontier Masculinity in Alberta Political CartoonsRissa Reist Part 3: Experiences of Violence against Women in Politics7. Blurred Lines: Boundaries and Consequences for Indigenous Women in Politics in the Era of #MeTooRebecca Major and Cynthia Niioo-bineh-seh-kwe Stirbys 8. Who Calls Foul? Gender-Based Violence on the Municipal Campaign TrailKate Graham 9. The Dark Side of Working in Politics: A Study of MP Staff in CanadaMeagan Cloutier Part 4: Assessing "Solutions" to Violence against Women in Politics in Canada10. Just Bad Apples? Political Accountability and Canadian MPs Accused of Gender-Based ViolenceBailey Gerrits 11. Can MP Anti-harassment Training Combat Gender-Based Violence in the House of Commons? A Comparative Analysis of Canada and the United KingdomLouise Cockram  12. Fixing the Upper House? A Gender- and Race-Based Analysis of the Canadian Senate’s 2021 Harassment and Violence Prevention PolicyTracey Raney13. Provincial and Territorial Legislature-Based Sexual Harassment Policies for Elected Members: Variation in Approaches but Commonality in IneffectivenessCheryl N. Collier and Tracey Raney Conclusion: Canadian Experiences of Gender-Based Violence in Politics – Key Learnings, Action Items, and Avenues for Further ResearchCheryl N. Collier and Tracey RaneyContributorsIndex