Women In Canada

Canadians are confident in believing that the Canadian legislation works to serve the needs of its citizens. However, the Canadian legal system has systematically and deliberately disadvantaged many groups/minorities over the course of its history and in particular, women of all social classes. The intersectionality of womanhood and examining the approaches of the Canadian labour market, discrimination and regulations. Canada’s labour market is segmented, fractured or divided in many ways. The net result is that certain groups such as women, visible minorities, and youth are more likely to be concentrated in the poorer quality jobs, sometimes referred to as poor quality jobs, sometimes referred to as secondary labour market. Labour market
Basic rights (such as the right to vote and work) for women of visible minorities were extended to them long after the same rights were extended to white men and women and of course, later for white women. Before the World War Two ear, the media romanticized the role of women as housewife leaving the man to be the sole breadwinner for the household as the woman does the unpaid work in the house taking care of the family. In relation to Lecture 6, post-World War Two era, Canada has seen a notable increase in women’s presence in the labour market, however there is a distinct unequal representation in the three labour sectors – primary, secondary and service sectors. With respect to gender dynamics, it is important to note that there is a higher percentage of women who are working in these service sector. (cite?) Further analyzing the intersectionality of race, gender, class, sexuality and in this context class. This continues to be a problematic factor within our labour force. It is important to note that women often encounter the “glass ceiling”. However, there are much more limitations placed on other visible minorities of women in the labour market than there are white women. One of the many ways that labour markets can be segmented is by gender. Gender segmentation can be two types: Horizontal segregation, where men and women do different jobs in different occupations, industries or sectors. For example, in a small town the men were minors? And women were waitresses; and vertical segregation, where there is a division of task, status, responsibility within an organization, with men having greater authority and better pay. For example, women face subtle barriers to advancements – the boss is a guy and woman is his