Discriminatory Of Women In Canada In The 1900's

The proliferation of Canadian women’s movements, notably their redefining role in society, has had a profound propitious impact on Canada’s identity in the twentieth century. The contribution of Canadian women in the cultural life (sports, the arts and dance), the political impact from the leadership role of a female perspective (Nellie McClung) and women’s economic empowerment all contribute to the shape of Canadian history. Our current Canadian national identity has been shaped and developed by events from our past by our determination, doing the "impossible", staying dedicated and true. Also by doing what others thought we couldn 't, proving people wrong and being dedicated to our plans and outlines (Vimy Ridge). By gaining more independence, freedom, equality, rights and responsibilities . By being compassionate, sticking to your words and seeking for new rights (Pierre Trudeau). Even though there are so many past events that have shaped and developed our Canadian national identity, negative things have also done the same but in a negative way. We Canadians are proud of our accomplishments and achievements. We have shaped and developed a great Canadian national identity from the past which we are still making. We have made mistakes and we are still trying to mend those today. Overall our Canadian national identity has been shaped and developed by events in our past by achieving our recognition and milestones, the cultural life (sports,

Women were first granted the right to vote federally in 1918. In 1940, Québec was the last province to do so. In 1951, the Northwest Territories became the last territory to grant women the vote. Only 65 years ago, women could not vote in the northwest territories. Woman were not permitted to go to most universities or colleges, because if woman went of to college or university, who was supposed to stay home and raise the family. Woman could not have a credit card with their own name on it. They would have to use their husband's credit card. All of these things woman were not allowed to do or not allowed to have, but men were allowed to have and do these things. This was very biased and it was very unfair to women. Woman wanted to get jobs. Woman wanted to go to college and university, and woman wanted to vote, which leads us to the persons case. In 1927 a group of 5 women from the west wanted a female in the senate,but they were told they have to be a person to be in the senate, and woman were not listed as people. (Canadian constitution did not list woman as people). They went to the supreme court of Canada to see if woman were considered people, and the supreme court of Canada said they were not. In 1927 we were still under British rule, so the five woman went to the British privy council. They told the group that woman were considered persons, and the constitution must be reworded. In 1931, Canada became an independent country, we

Every nation had a beginning, but what it is today is due to the contribution from many multicultural individuals. They had all helped Canada become a developed nation but Prime Minister John G. Diefenbaker was one of the most important. He started to change Canada with one of his first policies the Canadian Bill of Rights. This was the most important policy and was the country's first federal law to protect human rights and freedom. Another policy worthy of notice is the Royal Commission on Health Services.

Canada is not a perfect country that makes no mistakes. Its road to democracy, multiculturalism and equality is long and still continues. Canada once faced serious racism problems, for example, German and Ukrainian Canadians were not treated well during World War I. It was the first time Canadian government and citizens took prejudiced and unfair actions to its own citizens. In 1914, more than a million people from Germany and Ukraine lived in Canada. Many Canadians feared that some of these immigrants from enemy countries might be spies; therefore, Germans and Ukrainians were labelled enemy aliens. They were required to carry their identifications and report their movements to the police, and many lost the right to vote. More than 8000 Germans

Since the first settlers voyaged from Europe to Canada and started building the foundations of our Canadian society, women have always been there: as the mother, the

Over the past century, there were a lot of movements that existed to give women the rights that they deserve. Some of the rights that women did not have until now included; not being allowed to vote, unable to obtain contraceptive methods, they could not sue for sexual harassment or rape, some women were even fired for being pregnant, abortions at this time were also illegal (Newman and White 660). These are just a few of examples that help to portray the message that in the 21st century, women are incredibly lucky to have the rights that they do have, and should not take them for granted. From the late 19th century until the current date there are three major waves of feminism and each more has changed the country we live in to be a better, more accepting place (Ramirez September 14th). Canadian history has overall been created by the copious amounts of motivated women who worked together to secure gender equality in the

These women represent the part women took in Canadian history. Women did not get the right to vote in federal elections in Canada until 1918, and the first female to practice medicine did not get licensed in Canada until 1875. The first female judge in Canada was appointed in 1916, and she faced many challenges, such as male lawyers stating that, because she was a woman, she was therefore not a person under the law. It was not until 1929 that women were considered "persons".

Canada had many great things happen. But, it also had many flaws. Canada didn’t start off very well at the turn of the last century. There was much discrimination against other races. However, after the years of WWI, Canada was becoming more of a place to be proud of. Women began to have more equal positions under the law, there were many new inventions and the Halibut Treaty was created. Between 1930 and 1945, Canada had some setbacks.They sent Japanese Canadians to internment camps, they wouldn’t accept Jewish immigrants during the Holocaust, and there was conscription. After WWII, Canada head in the right direction. All Canadians were able to vote, Family Allowance started, and conditions in the workplace were improved. Overall, Canada

When people mention Canada, what does pop up into their minds first? A warm welcome. Diversity in nations and religions. A strong economy. Freedom. Canada is often referred to as a land of immigrants because millions of newcomers have settled there, beginning with colonists from France and Britain, and later incorporating migrants from every corner of the globe. In this term paper I would like to discuss the importance of immigration to Canada in the 20th century, specificly from 1976 to 1999. In order to truly outline the changes due immigration I will start with the specific events in the process of inventing Canada which led to the outrageous numbers of immigrants prior and after the Immigration Act in 1976.

As a land of opportunities, Canada is one of the most popular destinations for immigrants and international students from all over the world. It is an indisputable reality that some kind of racial discrimination is a part of Canada’s diverse population because of the white domination in the field of social work. Racism as a basic construction of oppression is meant to consider people dissimilar by their external appearance, culture, hair structure, language and facial characteristics (Yee, 2005). Racial discrimination in the field of social work by the dominants is an undeniable factor in Canada when having a close look

Over the years, many things have changed in Canadian history when discussing women's rights and freedom. Canada has made many efforts to increase its reputation. Ways that Canada has shown its many efforts to allow our country to grow a greater reputation includes discharging restrictions on married women who were working government jobs in 1952, creating the Employment Equity Act in 1982 to help end barriers that limit employment for women and allowing Kim Campbell to become the first female prime minister of Canada in 1993.

Canada in the early stages was not how it was today, especially in the area of multiculturalism. Multiculturalism in Canada during the 1900’s was rare and not spoken of. In fact, the British people in Canada were against it. They came up with laws like the “Chinese Head Tax”, the “Continuous Journey Regulation” and residential schools in order to make it hard for foreigners to come and live in Canada. After awhile, Canada decided to become an independent country and separated from the British rule . With this change Canada had a different way of seeing immigrants. They started to see that immigrants’ coming to Canada was a beneficial thing. Canada was the first country in the world to adopt multiculturalism as an official policy. By doing

Many feminist activists believe that the law is used as an instrument of oppression against women. For years, men held prejudice against women and their importance in society. For example, a man in 1925 was able to file for a divorce with their wife on the grounds of adultery without any proof. As opposed to the tedious process of evidence and proof a woman would have to gather in order to file for one herself (cite). There are three forms of explicit discriminatory that for years have been held over the heads of women trying to make a difference in the field of law. Firstly, as a part of the constitution, section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms prohibits certain forms of discrimination with the exception of affirmative action. Under section fifteen of the Charter all people are guaranteed equality rights. Before the passing of the Constitution Act, 1982 women in the eyes of the were not considered to be “persons” until the year 1924. Though they were declared to be people in the eyes of the law, they were nothing more than

“I believe that never was a country better adapted to produce a great race of women than this Canada of ours, nor a race of women better adapted a great country” – Emily Murphy. In 1884, women had some power in society but that was mostly for the ones who lost their husbands or the ones who did not marry. On the other hand, women who had married had no rights at all. ‘They were not deemed “person” under the law’ (The Nellie McClung Foundation). The right to vote creates better people with better choices. Women suffrage depended on three major factors contributing to the historical movement. First of all, some special women fought for their rights. Then, World War I pushed their ideas forward. Finally, the Canadian Government created some reforms

It has been a long and hard journey in Canada to attain gender equality between men and women. Women’s rights have changed dramatically over the past century from women not being persons, to having almost full equality between men and women. Saskatchewan feminism has followed a very similar path as Canada. The Women’s Suffrage Movement has given women the right to vote, and the Persons Case has given women the right to be appointed to Senate. The Famous Five were the women who lead the Persons Case, as well as many other victories. The Canadian Labour Movement has helped attain equality in workplaces, and the gender pay gap is the inequality difference that men and women make for the same work. Gender stereotypes are overlooked