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Engendering Success in Politics: A Pipeline Problem Requires a Pipeline Solution

The inauguration on January 20, 2021 was momentous for many reasons. Among these, this was the first time that a female Vice President, Kamala Harris, had been sworn into office in the United States of America. Not only was this the first female vice president, but also the first person (and woman) of color to hold this role. This historic moment was cause for celebration at the progress that we are making toward gender equality in politics. At the same time, this “first” serves as an important reminder of how far we have left to go. There are a growing number of women leaders around the world, and yet, as Heck et al. (this issue) point out, we are currently far from gender parity in political representation and political leadership. In Canada, only onethird of our members of parliament are women and there has never been a woman elected Prime Minister. There are clear historical, sociocultural, and structural factors that can contribute to women’s political underrepresentation in North America and beyond. In their article, Heck et al. (this issue) suggest that taking a developmental perspective has the potential to provide new insights into the roots of gender gaps in politics and could provide a critical step in addressing this gender disparity. We agree with their position enthusiastically, but also with guarded optimism. We believe that reducing the gender gap in politics may require a broader focus, even when taking a developmental approach.