ARGUMENT 1: The results of legal court cases allow women to receive appropriate behaviour and equality in the workplace.
Fact : In 1999, a legal case between the Public Service Employee Relations Commission and British Columbia Government and Service Employees’ Union took place. In British Columbia, the provincial government had decided that a (minimum) physical fitness test was to be taken in order to be a forest fighters, and it included an aerobic standard. Rubin, a female forest fighter “had performed her work satisfactorily” in the past, but she was unable to meet the aerobic standard even after four attempts. As a result, she was dismissed. The judge displayed that in most cases, “women have a lower aerobic capacity than most men and unlike most men, most …show more content…
In the case of Dupont, 16 risk factors of violence and a considerable amount of missed opportunities for interference were identified. These two cases, although a tragedy, have led to protection for future women. Vince and Dupont’s have led to Bill 168, and a change in the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Joy Lang of the Chatham-Kent Women's Centre says that, Vince’s "family was determined to take their loss and tragedy and turn it into a positive change for workplace safety. They didn't want one more family to experience their pain." And this is exactly what happened. Although we were unable to prevent such terrible accidents, there is now a Bill, and an amendment to the Occupational Health and Safety Act that ensures that women are safe in their work environment in the future. It allows women to speak more freely if something is not right, as they know that they have the right to security, and that “workers will have the right to refuse work if they believe they are at risk of
Fact : In 1999, a legal case between the Public Service Employee Relations Commission and British Columbia Government and Service Employees’ Union took place. In British Columbia, the provincial government had decided that a (minimum) physical fitness test was to be taken in order to be a forest fighters, and it included an aerobic standard. Rubin, a female forest fighter “had performed her work satisfactorily” in the past, but she was unable to meet the aerobic standard even after four attempts. As a result, she was dismissed. The judge displayed that in most cases, “women have a lower aerobic capacity than most men and unlike most men, most …show more content…
In the case of Dupont, 16 risk factors of violence and a considerable amount of missed opportunities for interference were identified. These two cases, although a tragedy, have led to protection for future women. Vince and Dupont’s have led to Bill 168, and a change in the Occupational Health and Safety Act. Joy Lang of the Chatham-Kent Women's Centre says that, Vince’s "family was determined to take their loss and tragedy and turn it into a positive change for workplace safety. They didn't want one more family to experience their pain." And this is exactly what happened. Although we were unable to prevent such terrible accidents, there is now a Bill, and an amendment to the Occupational Health and Safety Act that ensures that women are safe in their work environment in the future. It allows women to speak more freely if something is not right, as they know that they have the right to security, and that “workers will have the right to refuse work if they believe they are at risk of