Sylvia Bashevkin
University College, 15 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5S 3H7
Campus: St. George
Author most recently of Women as Foreign Policy Leaders (2018); Women, Power, Politics: The Hidden Story of Canada’s Unfinished Democracy (2009); Tales of Two Cities: Women and Municipal Restructuring in London and Toronto (2006); Welfare Hot Buttons: Women, Work and Social Policy Reform (2002); Women on the Defensive: Living through Conservative Times (1998); and numerous journal articles and chapters in books. Editor of Opening Doors Wider: Women’s Political Engagement in Canada (2009); Women’s Work is Never Done: Comparative Studies in Caregiving, Employment and Social Policy Reform (2002); Women and Politics in Western Europe (1985); and Canadian Political Behaviour (1985). Major research interests are Canadian and comparative politics.
Education
- PhD, York University
- MA, University of Michigan
- Hons. BA, Hampshire College
Research Interests
- Canadian Politics
- Comparative Politics