Inequalities And Discriminations Of Men And Women In Canada

One of the important factors that determines the power and prestige of men and women in a society is the nature of work. Similarly there are different aspects that help to determine the nature of work; for instance the work assigned is formal or informal, the working conditions at the work place are good or bad and whether work is paid or unpaid. These differences create the inequalities in gender in the distribution of responsibilities and benefits. Therefore, the inequalities and discriminations that men and women face at the work place play a crucial role in mental development of the society as it impacts the thinking of people.

Women have been discriminated in the Canadian society from the very beginning and have suffered while paid as well as paid unpaid work. Looking at the history, women in the early 20th century were loaded with work at homes and also held responsible for working outside in order to have bread and butter. They were the victims of the society as they always suffered to work on law rates and bear bad working conditions. This trend started even before the existence of Canada. The growing concentration of economic power due to mergers and the restructuring of the labor processes badly affected the Canadian workers in the early 20th century. Moreover, the industrial revolution during the same period increased the pressure from the industrialist to …show more content…
As stated above, the victims of this situation were not only men but also large number of women who worked in these factories. They were discriminated due to their gender, given low scale jobs and required to work in poor working conditions with lower wage rates. This way woman who was already unpaid at home for doing so much work was also unjust -fully treated and paid lower at the work place (Steedman,