Gender Equality In Canada

Since the middle of the 20th century, our modern societies have come a long way about women and sexual minorities rights and place in the society. Still, some division and discrimination subsists. On the question whether or not a gender-free society should and could be, I have two thoughts: perfect equality between men and women is most certainly desirable, but by the very human nature, I do not think it is possible to have no division.

The article written by Tristin Hopper raises the issue surrounding administrative identification of gender for trans or intersex people, particularly in passports. In 2012, as Australia decided to offer its population a third option for gender on passports, Canadian authorities were considering following
However, creating a third “neutral” option for sexually ambiguous people would be an excellent idea, for as Karen Selick said, I don’t see why passports and other administrative documents should not reflect reality. Moreover, I think the actual policy that requires medical proof of surgery for one to change his gender on its passport is not fair as several people can’t pay said surgery, creating yet another inequality between social classes for people who are probably already stigmatised on account of their difference. Therefore, I strongly agree that Passport Canada should review their policies and consider a “genderless” option. The arrangements made by countries such as Bangladesh and the USA are also useful improvements I believe other states should
Moreover, I do not believe it is possible to eliminate all division created by gender, for one simple reason: differences exist. Contrarily to issues like racism, sexism questions can’t be solved by ignoring the difference between male and female. As one’s skin color has no objective influence on its life, one’s gender sure does. They are some fundamental differences caused by gender that we can’t ignore. Men and women can’t wear the same clothes; our bodies are simply different and it requires certain adjustments. Condoms will always be an item only men can use, and pregnancy will always concern primarily women. These are only examples of a contrast, a complementarity between men and women that needn’t disappear in order to acquire acceptance and equality. In short, my opinion is that an ideal society would be fully egalitarian, but that distinction between gender is inevitable and