Keeping Sexist History Alive Stereotypes encompass society and essentially constitute a predictable culture as these labels and specific roles result in expected behaviours of individuals. In further detail, stereotypes shadow nearly every individual as humans derive generalized impressions of groups of people from one’s own life experiences or the attitudes of their family and friends. These labels encode entrenched beliefs that survive generations of social progress and evolution, which causes these stereotypes to be even more harmful because shifting historical judgements thus enforcing change, is arduous as oftentimes, society does not react positively to change. Therefore, the historical roots of sexism in Canadian society produce social destructions for Canadians today. To
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Centuries before 1929, females were rejected the dignity males were entitled to, which demeans women from humane treatment from not only society but the dominant and respected legal system itself. Simply due to the nation’s archaic mindset, Canadian culture continues to thrive off this reprehensible and traditional mentality that enforces Canada’s patriarchal society including the current wage gap. Moreover, these deep-rooted beliefs are ingrained within our ancestral blood as if the prevalence of Canada’s sexism displays patriotism. In reality, the nation neglects its own potential through the division of sexes that prevents the successes, which follow from working together. Next, marital rape is declared a crime in 1983 as Bill C-127 was passed. Evidently, The Canadian Encyclopedia states, “With the passing of Bill C-127...spousal immunity was ended (Ie, sexual conduct between spouses must now be consensual)” (Sexual Assault, 2013). The implication that rape prevails in marriage was ridiculed in Canadian legal history as the victims of spousal rape faced continual torture as
Centuries before 1929, females were rejected the dignity males were entitled to, which demeans women from humane treatment from not only society but the dominant and respected legal system itself. Simply due to the nation’s archaic mindset, Canadian culture continues to thrive off this reprehensible and traditional mentality that enforces Canada’s patriarchal society including the current wage gap. Moreover, these deep-rooted beliefs are ingrained within our ancestral blood as if the prevalence of Canada’s sexism displays patriotism. In reality, the nation neglects its own potential through the division of sexes that prevents the successes, which follow from working together. Next, marital rape is declared a crime in 1983 as Bill C-127 was passed. Evidently, The Canadian Encyclopedia states, “With the passing of Bill C-127...spousal immunity was ended (Ie, sexual conduct between spouses must now be consensual)” (Sexual Assault, 2013). The implication that rape prevails in marriage was ridiculed in Canadian legal history as the victims of spousal rape faced continual torture as