Linda Trimble is a professor in the Department of Political Science, University of Alberta. She is the co-editor of two collections on women and political representation in Canada as well as a volume on the changing nature of Canadian politics in the twenty-first century. Jane Arscott is an Assistant Professor at Athabasca University. With Linda Trimble she co-edited In the Presence of Women: Representation in Canadian Governments and has published articles and chapters on feminist political theory, and the history of political thought. She is currently working on a book about the Royal Commission on the Status of Women.

• Acknowledgements Preface: Why Are We Still Counting?       1. Introduction: Still Counting 2. Counting Matters: The Numbers Game and Women's Political Power 3. The Electoral Glass Ceiling 4. It's a Drag: Where Have All the Women Leaders Gone?5. Spice Girls and Old Spice Boys: Getting There Is Only Half the Battle6. Counting for Something: Women in Politics Can Make a Difference 7. Conclusion: Halfway to Equal?  Appendix I: Women Legislators and Senators, 1916-1969Appendix II: Women Legislators and Senators, 1970-1985GlossaryEndnotesWebsite Information and Web LinksWorks CitedIndex