Environment, Women and Politics-perspectives on Canadian Environmentalism

Abstract

Elizabeth May is an environmentalist, writer, activist, lawyer, and leader of the Green Part of Canada. Elizabeth became active in the environmental movement in the 1970s. She is a graduate of Dalhousie Law School and was admitted to the Bar in Nova Scotia and Ontario. She held the position of Associate General Council for the Public Interest Advocacy Centre prior to becoming Senior Policy Advisor to the federal minister of the Environment form 1986 until 1988. Elizabeth became Executive Director of the Sierra Club of Canada in 1989, a position she held until March 2006, when she stepped down to run for leadership of the Green Part of Canada. Elizabeth is the author of five books, including her most recent "How to Save the World in Your Spare Time, a manual for activists". Elizabeth holds two honorary doctorates, and the Elizabeth May Chair in Women's Health and the Environment at Dalhousie University was created in her honour. She has served on the boards of numerous organizations, including the International Institute for Sustainable Development and the National Round Table on Environment and Economy and is currently a member of the Earth Charter International Council Elizabeth became an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2005, and was recently elected as leader of the Green part of Canada.