1. A few weeks ago, I posted some charts about #CouncilSoWhite in Ontario, as part of the #MunicipalDemocracyIndex I& #39;m working on. Today, let& #39;s take a look at gender breakdown on Ontario& #39;s city councils. (Spoiler: It& #39;s a boy!)

2. The Sausage Party gold medal goes to the @CityofPickering, for their all-male Council. https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🥇" title="Goldmedaille" aria-label="Emoji: Goldmedaille">

3. And the silver medal... is a tie!! Congrats to @CityWindsorON and @CityofBrantford!! Both Councils are 90.9% male. (Note: Windsor has a municipal by-election coming up... so they may drop to Bronze)

4. And here& #39;s a full ranking of Ontario& #39;s 32 largest cities, by city council gender balance:

5. And here& #39;s a look at mayors only. 32 mayors. 28 dudes. (88% male).

6. System design influences outcomes. There are so many reforms that would make local democracy more accessible, including better voting methods, public campaign finance tools, marketing/promotion of nomination period, smaller wards, etc... https://www.teardown.build/ ">https://www.teardown.build/">...

7. Punchline: I just learned that it& #39;s #genderequalityweek! https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="😹" title="Katzengesicht mit Freudentränen" aria-label="Emoji: Katzengesicht mit Freudentränen"> Hashtags will only get us so far. If we use a system that offers advantages to those who are political insiders, while pushing out new voices, then we shouldn& #39;t be surprised when the outcome is disappointing. ~ end