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Pam Damoff was elected to represent the riding of Oakville-North Burlington (just outside Toronto, for my non-Canadian listeners) in the House of Commons in Canada's 2015 federal election. Prior to the election, Pam served as an Oakville Town Councillor from 2010-2015. During her time on council, she served on the Oakville Public Library Board, the budget committee and the Oakville Tourism Partnership. And all of this came after a 25-year career in corporate real estate. Pam was named Vice Chair of the Standing Committee on the Status of Women in December 2015. She is also a member of  the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security.

I met Pam about a year ago when I attended one of her Young Women in Leadership events - a program she offers to match girls in her riding with local female mentors from various industries. Her goal is to help girls see career opportunities they might never have considered and the program is having great success. I've continued to follow her ever since, even though I live outside her riding, because of her passion for women's issues and the inspiring way she confronts social media bullies who can't seem to get comfortable with the idea of female politicians.

We need this kind of leadership from more leaders like Pam. In this interview we talk about how to encourage more women to run for office, what the real culture is like on Parliament Hill and what still needs to change, why Pam is passionate about fixing workplace harassment issues for federal employees and her program for girls in her riding.

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