Thanks for being here.
I ran in four elections and won them all. In three of them my wife, a retired school teacher, was the campaign organizer. Most of my political success came as a result of the hard work of retired school teachers.
After the first term in municipal office as a councillor, I didn't like it. It was an old boys' club, it was not pleasant and I begged my wife to run for my position. She absolutely refused. It's interesting to me because I've asked her and all of her close friends to run—mostly retired teachers, principals, and inner city teachers and principals who had difficult roles to play in the community and were all very successful. They had absolutely no interest in getting into politics.
I don't think it had anything to do with self-confidence or questioning if they really belong. They just didn't seem to want to. Have you noticed that among women you have spoken to in this regard?