I think they can do that by being confident and not being afraid to put their names forward. Joanne said that when she was eight years old she thought about doing this all the way. Shannon Stubbs, who worked in my constituency office ages ago, was somebody who knew what she was doing. I look at her, after mentoring her for years, and now she's a member of Parliament, and I'm grateful for that.
But what she needed to show me, and what everyone needs to show me, is that she's not a number, she's not a percentage, she's not a “woman” but she's really darned good at what she does. I want to be able to see that. People just have to put their names forward and have the confidence to say, “Do you know what? I'm going to put my name out.” It's scary for men and women. I think it is, because everyone's going to judge you and you're just public all the time.
So be confident, go for it, and the voters will decide.