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Evolution of Women's Rights & Their Identity

Canada's history of women's rights has seen incredible change and advancement during the past century. Canadian women have consistently pushed the brutal battles for suffrage in the early 20th century to the more recent advances towards gender equality in all areas of life. Later generations have fought for labour rights and anti-discrimination measures. The fight for true equality continues despite the government pushing in the wrong direction. Women must fight for justice, and their chances and rights must reflect the diversity and inclusivity of the society they represent.

1914 - 1929

1914 - 1929, women were used as housewives until World War 1 started. When World War 1 started women had to take over the factories and all the jobs that the men were doing. 21,498 women were brought overseas to help as medical care workers. When the war ended and men started returning, all the women lost their jobs and took over. Women make between 50 and 80% of what men make from their jobs.

Canadian identity has been affected because women were just starting to be treated like men and put into complex labour jobs. During the 20s, the Women’s International League for Peace was formed in Canada, which gave Canadian women a fair identity.

1929 - 1945

From 1929 - 1945, women were brought back into the workforce as the men had to return and fight in the Second World War. Many women with children had to move onto the streets because they didn’t have enough money to buy food for their families. Many women decided to return and work as babysitters or housemaids to get some cash.

Women's rights devolved by having their jobs taken away; a lot of women ended up on the streets, and the government was not helping them and only the men, but then revolved when the men went back to fight in the Second World War.

The era of 1929 - 1945, affected Canada’s identity by showing that Canada was a country with women having jobs but then taking them away when the men came back. People stopped relying on them until the men went away again. It changed Canada’s identity because people thought Canada was starting to evolve into a multisexual, diverse country.

1945 - 1982

Canadian Museum for Human Rights

During this period, women were being accepted and allowed to get government jobs. Work labour jumped up 55% when women were brought into it. In 1978, the Canadian Human Rights Act was passed partly to make everyone equal and not discriminated against and to ensure equal pay for equal work.

Women's rights evolved because they were allowed to work the same jobs as men, but they still weren't doing the same. Instead, women were allowed to work alongside them instead of being homemakers and maids. Although women were allowed to work in the same jobs as men, 20% of women still decided to work part-time in the houses of the rich to make more money.

1945 - 1982 affected Canada's identity when women were finally accepted as normal working human beings, women were allowed to do the same jobs as men, the Canadian Human Rights Act came into effect after the Government of Canada made a deal with them, and people were prohibited from discriminating against people based on their sexuality.

1982 - Present Day

During this period, women in Canada still lacked equality. Despite making up 45% of the workforce, women who worked full-time earned 72% of what males did. Women began to earn higher pay for their occupations, which made 1 in 5 people making $100,000 were women. Canada legalized abortions in 1988 for women to choose if they wanted the baby or not.

Women's rights in Canada have evolved significantly over the past century, establishing greater equality between men and women. There is no difference between men and women in the workforce when each person is making the same salary for performing the same tasks. This parity reflects ongoing efforts to close the gender wage gap and ensure equal opportunities in employment. Additionally, the rights of women were further advanced by the government's decision to legalize abortion in 1988, granting women the autonomy to make choices about their reproductive health. This landmark decision underscored the importance of individual rights and freedom of choice, ensuring that women have control over their bodies and futures.

Women's rights from 1982 to the present day affected Canada’s Identity by allowing women to abort their unexpected babies. Canada's identity changed when women started making the same amount as men, all the things they fought for, and they finally got what they wanted.

Present Day

From 1919 to 2024, Canada's identity has changed significantly. Women started out as housewives, then taking over men's jobs, to back to housewives, and then back into the jobs and helping out in war, but then being allowed to stay and having the rights to work in the same areas as the men, but not getting the same wages as them. They were then given the Canadian Human Rights Act so that no one could discriminate against them for being a women or anything while working in the high labour jobs. The government then said that women should be getting the same amount as men. Finally, women and men are making the same and doing the same things as the men are.