What the voter gender divide means for Canada | South Asian Post | Indo Canadian newspaper - Vancouver, Surrey, Calgary, Toronto, Brampton, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal

What the voter gender divide means for Canada | South Asian Post | Indo Canadian newspaper - Vancouver, Surrey, Calgary, Toronto, Brampton, Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal

By Marshia Akbar Canada’s recent federal election suggests a growing gender divide in political preferences. Polling indicated women voters leaned strongly toward the Liberals, while an increasing number of men, particularly younger men, gravitated toward the Conservatives. This polarization was not simply a matter of partisan preference, but reflected deeper social, cultural and economic realignments rooted in identity politics and diverging va…