Economic and Social Progress in Canada

The classification of what a "person" was in the eyes of the government became a threshold test of women's equality. The Person’s Case has continued to empower women all across Canada for the past 88 years and has brought inspiration to Canadian citizens to fight for social economic equality for women. The impacts the Persons Case have had on Canada keep growing, a recent example of this is in 2015 Prime Minister Trudeau decided to form Canada's 1st gender-balanced cabinet. The cabinet ministers include 15 women and 15 men. Many of the female ministers have been key roles such as, formal journalist Chrystie Freeland has been put in charge of international trade. This decision reflects Canada’s

Justin Trudeau is said to have revolutionized the structure of the Canadian Parliament this past November with his policy for a gender-balanced cabinet. For the first time in Canadian history, the Canadian Government sits with a 50% female, and a 50% male cabinet as a reflection of Canada’s diversity (Murphy). Yet what may have stunned citizens even more than the country’s step towards gender equality, was Prime Minister Trudeau’s explanation for the gender parity: “because it’s 2015” (Murphy). Despite it being the 21st century, a century that strives for gender equality in all areas of life, the political arena still “appears somewhat stuck in time” (The Canadian Press). That is to say, gender equality in the political sphere is far from

This is true for not only the politician aspect of Canada, but many others as well. “In 1974, women accounted for 34% of Canada’s labour force.” (4 NELLIE BOOK) In terms of politics, “In recent years women have achieved major political positions such as Speakers of the House of Commons, Justices of the Supreme Court of Canada (Louise Charron), Governor General of Canada (Michaelle Jean), Kim Campbell (Canada’s first, and to date female prime minister), and many more.” (5 NELLIE). After all of these achievements, there were many events held by the Canadian government,” some of the latest events that honoured the accomplishments of the Famous Five and their Person’s Case were: The Famous Five monument unveiling at Parliament Hill in Ottawa (1999), the 75th anniversary of the Person’s case was commemoration (2004), and the Bank of Canada unveiling a new $50 bill that showcases the five women (2004).” (6 ABHER) In terms of the future, Canadian women still have a very long way to go. They have established respect for themselves, but still have many more things they need to be able to achieve in order for them to be considered equal to men, and share the same privileges.“The visual of a woman running, whether it’s for vice president or president,

Canada is identified for its sincere generosity that has presented its entire people the privileges to deliberate themselves in several methods. When relating to more unlucky nations, Canada has obtained the Canadian women the chance and freedom to select whichever profession of their choice. Yet, due to societal customs, women typically acknowledge conflicts, that are depressingly estimated upon by the society and are not clearly recognized into careers that are well thought out as men-orientated. Social customs existing in the Canadian culture, generated obstacles in the society of what professions are customary for women and what careers are recognized for men, which makes a key matter of woman acknowledgment in the political parties. Canada overpowers a succession of debatable subjects concerning femininity correspondence, which directed Canadian culture to improve their opinions. As civilization's interpretations rationalized, it carried numerous optimistic modifications concerning gender societal means through the years, such as the recognition of women to participate in the political parties.. Although, in Canadian politics, it is often seen the lack of contribution women make to the political community. Even though, women are as capable as men to participate in Canadian politics, women in Canadian politics are usually looked down upon due to the historical gender views within society, gender inequality that differentiates between the abilities of between both genders

Statistics Canada shows that women make up of 50.4% (2010) of Canada’s collective population, however, only 25.3 % of those women are situated in the House of Commons (Women, 2015). Why would this be the case? Canadian women have suffered for a long time now regarding the concern that not only dictated history but has also harshly influenced today’s society, which is the social gap between men and women. It is arguable that this gap has prevented women from the ability to seek their highest potential due to the lack of recognition they would receive, mainly because of their gender. Women have been stigmatized in society as being inferior to men in many aspects of life, such as, “not being as intelligent or as strong as men” even if they are.

On November 4, 2015 the new Prime Minister of Canada, along with his new cabinet, was sworn into office by the Governor General. The day was marked by a heightened sense of hope and excitement across the country. However, more than being simply symbolic, November 4 was an opportunity for the new Prime Minister to show canadians his government is prepared to fulfill commitments made during the election campaign. Of many, the most notable of these commitments was to achieve gender parity in the cabinet. To the delight of many Canadians and, the world, Mr. Trudeau was able to deliver on his promise. As many praised the Prime Minister for his decision, an equal number (while not questioning the qualifications or merit of those woman appointed to power) were asking the question: “Is an affirmative action cabinet truly a meaningful (and effective) way to right the wrongs of the past and recognize the importance and significance of women in Canadian society?” Those who ask questions similar to the one above share the common view that the way in which Mr. Trudeau has decided to approach the barriers women face in society is not progressive, rather, is demeaning, sexist and ends up implying exactly what the core of gender discrimination is in the first place; the notion that one sex is superior to the other.

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.

Justin Trudeau, the Canadian Prime Minister, is said to have revolutionized the structure of the Canadian government this past November with his policy for a gender-balanced cabinet. For the first time in Canadian history, the Canadian parliament sits with a 50% female and 50% male cabinet as a reflection of Canada’s diversity (Murphy). Yet what may have stunned citizens even more than the country’s step towards gender equality, was Trudeau’s explanation for the gender parity: “because it’s 2015” (Murphy). Despite it being the 21st century, a century that strives for gender equality in all areas of life, the political arena still “appears somewhat stuck in time” (The Canadian Press).

Laying the golden egg: the coalition government's role in postwar Northern development, by John R Wedley, BC studies, number 88, Winter 1990 – 91

Farmers- The history of the economy for farmers started with the hunting, farming and trading. They had undergone a series of unstable shifts, but Ontario farming was generally quite commercial, especially after 1896. THe major change was mainly the high tech and shift of info of the items that are highly needed in buyers, for example: milk ,eggs and vegetables for the quickly increasing markets.Wheat was the main crop that built the economy in the province of Manitoba. This crop was then sold all over canada. In 1913 economic difficulties required Okanagan fruit growers to set up a collaborative marketing and distribution agency, which was financed mostly by the provincial government. The agency helped wipe out eastern Canadian and American

Gender inequality has been a long part of Canada’s history with men being the dominant decision makers. Women have had to fight long hard battles and overcome numerous obstacles to prove themselves and demonstrate that they are equal to men and not inferior. Over the course of a century women have achieved suffrage and have become increasingly visible in the political and economic sectors. Despite all the achievements women have made barriers remain in effect leaving women at a social, economic and political disadvantage even in the twenty-first century. The primary obstacles in achieving gender equality are the noticeable absence of women in authoritative economic and political positions, unfair social stereotypes that are still

Stagnation can often be a catalyst for change and during the 20th century in Canada, great progress was made in regards to bringing about racial equality. The factors that led to said change cannot be reduced to one single individual, event, or group as there were an abundance of factors. Elite groups such The Women’s Club of Montreal added real legitimacy to Canada’s civil rights movement as they provided valuable funding and resources. Additionally, as immigrants and Canadians began to interact, acculturation was a root cause towards the Black populace deviating from the oppressive status quo. Lastly, if not for the efforts of charismatic leaders such as Carrie Best, the great feats of social change accomplished during the 20th could have

Besides providing an orderly society, the government also has to promote the economic system for people to have better life and working opportunities. Canada’s economy system is capitalism. It promotes free enterprise, free trading, innovation, and private ownership. Sometimes, Canada also referred to as a mixed economy because goods and services can be both produced and provided by governments and private companies, and public and private ownership are also involved. The government in Canada’s economic system primarily plays a strategic role; such as foreign ownership, plans economic policies, and making laws to regulate the market.

Our society has the belief that women have always been portrayed as weak, emotional, and powerless. Throughout this article by Tavia Grant, it shows how women do not get the same opportunities men receive. Statistically shown, women are still earning less money than men regardless to the amount of education they possess (Grant). Women are accepted to hold obligations regarding family tasks while the men do the providing in the family. The article shows the disadvantages women have in Canada compared to men, however, it also shows gender inequality and gender discrimination.

Gender inequality as a key indicator of economic well-being and empowerment is major issue a large number of developing countries. At the same time, as stated by Axel Dreher (2014). there is a great deal of heterogeneity in gender inequality across countries consisting of sexism, sexual exploitation and sexual oppression, Furthermore, as Dreher states (2014), this focus on gender inequality is also at the core of the 1995 Beijing Platform of Action, the Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), and the 3rd Millennium Development Goal (MDG) on the promotion of gender equality and empowerment of women. The discrimination based on sex not only causes family problems, but also it leads to social inequity in various sorts. Gender inequity can affect both genders, but it particularly affects women and girls. According to Thomas Scholar and Rudolf Winter-Ebmer (2011), keeping women away from education and labor force is harmful to one society’s development and growth. Although gender inequity with its various negative impacts seems to be a problem in developing countries, this article argues that it is a problem in Canada influencing employment and income particularly amongst aboriginal communities. First, this article will focus on the gendered inequities in employment and social rights among different aboriginal groups with regard to economic growth across Canada. This includes various provinces. Second, the gender employment and social rights of