Interviews with 17 Female Members of Canada's 42nd Parliament

Canadian federal politics are the focus of this transcription record from interviews with 17 female Members of Parliament. The data was collected between October 2018 and April 2019 by Jasmin Pettie as part of a Master's study exploring women's underrepresentation in the House of Commons.

Use Cases

• Analyze qualitative themes on political underrepresentation based on interview transcripts.
• Study career paths and barriers for women in Canadian federal politics based on first-hand accounts.
• Conduct comparative discourse analysis on gender and political power based on MP interviews.

Strengths

• Transcriptions are from 17 distinct interviews, providing multiple perspectives.
• Data collection occurred over a defined 7-month period from October 2018 to April 2019.
• Interviews were conducted via multiple methods: in-person, phone, and email.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The sample size of 17 MPs may not be representative of all female parliamentarians.

Provenance

Source

Borealis Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

In-person, phone, and email interviews conducted as part of a Master's study.

Time Range

October 2018 to April 2019

Freshness

Last updated 2024-02-29 21:28:12; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Canada (federal Parliament)