Episode 76: Mitzi Dean, MLA

<p>Mitzi Dean, MLA for Esquimalt-Metchosin and British Columbia Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity, has 3 main priorities: Tackling gender-based violence, getting rid of systemic barriers, and economic and political empowerment of girls and women. In this episode with WWEST manager and podcast host Danniele, PS Dean tells us why women in STEM are important to the BC government (because they very much are), how her favourite part of her job is meeting so many amazing women, and gives us a glimpse into her journey being elected an MLA and appointed Parliamentary Secretary.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img src= "https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/show/94831/Mitzi_Dean_Main_Page.png" alt="" width="192" height="192" /></p> <p style="text-align: left;">Mitzi Dean was elected as MLA for Esquimalt-Metchosin in 2017, and was appointed the Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity in February 2018. Parliamentary Secretary Dean grew up in southeast England and has spent the last 30 years helping the most vulnerable people in our community.</p> <h4>Relevant Links:</h4> <ul> <li><em><a href= "https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41081373-girl-woman-other" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Girl, Woman, Other</a></em> (book by Bernardine Evaristo)</li> <li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/MitziDeanNDP/" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Mitzi Dean on Facebook</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.leg.bc.ca/learn-about-us/members/41st-Parliament/Dean-Mitzi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mitzi Dean at the Legislative Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="https://twitter.com/MitziDeanBC" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">Mitzi Dean on Twitter</a></li> <li><a href= "https://www.sfu.ca/wwest/WWEST_blog/gba--awareness-week-20171.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WWEST blog post on Gender-Based Analysis</a></li> </ul> <p><strong>Hosted by:</strong> Danniele Livengood (<a href= "http://www.twitter.com/livengood" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">@livengood</a>)<br /> <strong>Theme Music: </strong>“Positive and Fun” by <a href="http://free