The Issue Of Women 's Rights

Since the 19th Century, women in Canada have fought political, legal, and social battles to find their place in Canadian society. From starting out in small, local organizations, to legal battles in the Supreme Court, Canadian women have come a long way. Unfortunately, it took a long time for many people to adapt to the changing roles of women, which made women still feel unequal compared to men. It is really striking to think that at one point society questioned if women could even be considered persons, just a small sample of the many changes women had to face through the course of history. This paper will analyze these changes experienced by Canadian women in that time period and how it affected their everyday lives.

The first reason that shows that Canada has become a “just society” is the changes to women’s legal rights. Since the 1970s, many women have stepped up to the work of politics. Several instances include Kim Campbell, the first woman to become the prime minister of Canada,1 Kathleen Wynne, the first premier of Canada to be lesbian,2 Beverley McLachlin, the “first female chief of justice of the Supreme Court of Canada,”3 and Catherine Callbeck, the second female provincial premiere and first woman to win

Every woman has the right to moral, legal and political choice. As we look to the past, women fought for the right to be treated the same as men and fundamentally to have the same rights as men. Prior to the turn of the century, women had little to no rights. World War I and II gave way to change, allowing women to work and eventually allowing them to vote. The feminist movement has made drastic progress since the war. Today women are seen as equal and have the right not only to vote, but to be educated. In 1977 the Canadian Human Rights Act ensured that women could no longer be discriminated based on their sex, race, religion or sexuality. The act specified that there must be “equal pay for

Between 1914 and today, Canada has changed for the better, as it becomes a more respectful country. There was a great change in women’s right shortly after WW1. Leaders such as the famous five fought for women’s right continuously. They achieved great success as women gained the right to vote and the right to serve in the Senate. Women were being respected as they were allowed to speak their mind and express their opinion, and were willing to participate in many other aspect of public life.

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

The more we learn about the history of women’s rights and how their status was viewed within Canadian society, the better our knowledge becomes that women have been prevented from engaging in an equal role in the country’s economy. Social equality is the idea in which all persons have the same opportunities, respect, values, social benefits and fundamental liberties. The status of Canadian women has changed dramatically over several decades. Women’s human rights in Canada, which defined their social status, were differentiated by three different periods of time, including women’s rights before the war, during the war, and after the war. Many women were treated horribly before World War One however war in general, particularly World War One,

Women for the duration of Canadian history have fought for equality in the eyes of politics. First of all, a group of women’s rights activists called the Famous Five pushed society into taking a stand against the discrimination of women. Compared to the flamboyance and occasional violence of Britain, French and American suffrage campaigns, Canada’s was peaceful and urbane,

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

As a country, Canada has come a long way from the obsolete mindset of having “no public advantage to be gained by” granting women rights that would dare “offend the natural modesty of [their] sex” (Canada Law Journal [CLJ], 1896, p. 758). In this day and age, most women no longer have to deal with the constant oppression of the past; however, it is still important to acknowledge the impact of the females who underwent this said oppression. Throughout the course of history, men have been credited with the creation of Canada. Canadian women have often been forgotten, despite their vital contributions to the country’s education, economy, and social development. Education is currently available to both males and females in Canada; nevertheless,

Although Canada is an advanced country full of opportunities, it has yet to fight some of its largest issues. Women in Canada are still victims of gender inequality. Women have been facing a patriarchal stance in society for as long as they can remember, but it goes beyond just patriarchy. These women are living in conditions which could be viewed as inhumane. In 1991, The Canadian Women’s Foundation was formed and they took a stance enforcing women’s equality. Women face poverty, violence in various ways such as; physical, emotional, and financial, they are viewed nothing more than just sex objects used to sell products to the public, and women are discouraged from working at the same

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.

Throughout history, battles and wars have been fought to gain some type of rights or freedoms. In 1775, the American Revolutionary War was fought for independence; In 1865, the American Civil War was fought to end slavery. Although no wars were fought, many battles were waged for women 's rights. The struggle for women 's rights begin in the mid-late 1800s at a time when women were not allowed to vote or own property. Women, as with African-Americans, during this period were not recognized as having any legal and political rights as men and whites, respectively. This attitude towards women, at the time, was ascribed to the “gender rules in the 1700s” where men thought of “women as fragile creatures always in need of male protection and always denied access to the public sphere." (Lecture 2, 6:19). If women wanted to gain their individualism, rights, and freedoms they were entitle to; they would have to unite and create opportunities to do so. The inequalities women faced was the foundation of the Women 's Suffrage Movement and many other organizations in support of women.

Over the years there has always been deferential standards dividing men and women in the eyes of the law, and stunting the ability to gain prestige titleship within major careers. The term feminist Jurisprudence is the philosophy of law based on the political and ethical dividend of social equality between sexes. Equally the term systematic discrimination becomes a large factor in the determination of power between sexes as they seek out prestigious titles in their careers. The action of discrimination is illegal under section 15 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. This section is a guarantee for all Canadian citizens to have equal rights. The purpose of this section is to ensure: “Equality under the law is equality in the substance of the

The women of this nation, the women of this globe, from sea to sea, from nation to nation, deserve to have no less rights than men. That, is what I wish for Canada, and this planet of ours as a whole, in Canada's next 150

With the Woman's rights movement that occurred the mid 19th century in the United States, and then again in the early 20th century it shows that progress can be done for any group of people if they fight hard enough. So jumping forward to the 21st century Woman's rights is still a heated topic in our country and when asked the question of do you think that women have equal rights to men today. My answer would to this question would be under law, yes women have all the equal rights that men do. However in society today a few people still think that women are unequal and should be payed less. The centerpoint for my argument is the most topical issue in women's rights, the debate of income inequality in today's world.