Just like racism and homophobia, sexism will never completely disappear. Though sexism still lingers, as a society, Canada has never been more gender equal than it is now in present day. Unfortunately, there are still cases where specific genders are targeted for discrimination. The current percentage of women in the House of Commons is approximately 26% (Women in Politics). Clearly there is an under representation of the female population within the House, but should appointment of members be based on merit or on gender quota? The disproportionate gender balance in society, which co-relates to the House of Commons female population, is a result of factors such as… The one obvious difference between the genders is biological makeup. Through
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As a result, men tend to be more appealing to parties because of these resumes, which continues the gender disparity. According to the 1991 Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing that some of the obstacles women face to entering politics are social issues, such as the greater portion of housework they still receive, along with getting lower wages than their male counterparts, these burdens are still a barrier to women participating in politics (Cool, 2013). Another suggestion for why women are not entering politics is that the heated and confrontational nature of their work deters them from running as a candidate (Cool, 2013). However, while a woman’s pay has not made much progress, trends regarding household chores have been improving; so these may not be the as great an issue as it was when the 1991 commission identified it. It is also worth noting that more women are entering post-secondary institutions, in the 2006 census, 60% of university graduates between 25 and 29 were women (Stats Canada) Therefore because more women have been and are graduating than men with the requirements for these higher level positions women should be able to match men for the resumes the parties …show more content…
In the article from the journal European Political Science it states that the discussion of gender in politics could lead to the “destabilize normalized and naturalized identities that structure power relations”(Engeli, Evans, Mügge, 2016) therefore by creating programs that discuss gender and its relations to politics who will be opening the eyes of the younger generation of Canadians. As stated in the CBC article, 50% population, 25% representations “ there is a significant growth in women representatives in what Dahlerup calls ‘fast-track" countries the reasoning for this was newer democracies can handle the gender shock (CBC). Looking at other countries across the world may not be the answer because those countries are living under vastly different political and social conditions. The likelihood of radical change happening to embed ideas of Canadian politics is limited. The CBC article mentions that “Older democracies take the incremental approach”, while many would like to see change in Canada it is going to take time and a serious change in the education of Canadian youth. The implementation could help promote women to enter the political world while normalizing the presence of women in Canadian
As a result, men tend to be more appealing to parties because of these resumes, which continues the gender disparity. According to the 1991 Royal Commission on Electoral Reform and Party Financing that some of the obstacles women face to entering politics are social issues, such as the greater portion of housework they still receive, along with getting lower wages than their male counterparts, these burdens are still a barrier to women participating in politics (Cool, 2013). Another suggestion for why women are not entering politics is that the heated and confrontational nature of their work deters them from running as a candidate (Cool, 2013). However, while a woman’s pay has not made much progress, trends regarding household chores have been improving; so these may not be the as great an issue as it was when the 1991 commission identified it. It is also worth noting that more women are entering post-secondary institutions, in the 2006 census, 60% of university graduates between 25 and 29 were women (Stats Canada) Therefore because more women have been and are graduating than men with the requirements for these higher level positions women should be able to match men for the resumes the parties …show more content…
In the article from the journal European Political Science it states that the discussion of gender in politics could lead to the “destabilize normalized and naturalized identities that structure power relations”(Engeli, Evans, Mügge, 2016) therefore by creating programs that discuss gender and its relations to politics who will be opening the eyes of the younger generation of Canadians. As stated in the CBC article, 50% population, 25% representations “ there is a significant growth in women representatives in what Dahlerup calls ‘fast-track" countries the reasoning for this was newer democracies can handle the gender shock (CBC). Looking at other countries across the world may not be the answer because those countries are living under vastly different political and social conditions. The likelihood of radical change happening to embed ideas of Canadian politics is limited. The CBC article mentions that “Older democracies take the incremental approach”, while many would like to see change in Canada it is going to take time and a serious change in the education of Canadian youth. The implementation could help promote women to enter the political world while normalizing the presence of women in Canadian