POLITIKON: The IAPSS Journal of Political Science Vol 49 (June 2021) Gender Parity in Cabinets: Towards the Mediatization of a Public Problem in Canada? Carol-Ann Rouillard, Mireille Lalancette DOI: https://doi.org/10.22151/politikon.49.1 Carol-Ann Rouillard is a doctoral student in social communication at the Université du Québec à Trois- Rivières (UQTR). She is interested in the circulation of complex issues in the public space, such as the political representation of women and the social acceptability of environmental projects. In this perspective, she studies the mediatization strategies of media and interest groups as well as the use of socio-digital media. She is a member of the Groupe de recherche en communication politique (GRCP) and the Réseau québécois en études féministes (RéQEF). E-mail:
[email protected]. Mireille Lalancette is currently a full professor in political communication at the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières. She has published on the construction of the mediatized image of politicians, gender, and representation and has studied the use and impact of social media by citizens, grassroots organizations, and Canadian political actors. Researcher for the Groupe de recherche en communication politique (GRCP), she authored, with Marie-Josée Drolet and Marie-Ève Caty, ABC de l’argumentation pour les professionnels de la santé ou toute autre personne qui souhaite convaincre (PUQ). She also edited What’s #Trending in Canadian Politics? Understanding Transformations in Power, Media, and the Public Sphere with Vincent Raynauld and Erin Crandall (UBC Press, 2019). Her work has been published in Canadian and international research publications in French and in English.