WWI
WWI was the first time women were allowed to be in this, filling jobs of nurses, orderlies and drivers.
What is the military?
In BC, this Visible Minority lost their right to vote and were banned from some jobs during the Great Depression.
What are people from Asian Descent?
These were funded by the Government so mothers were able to work in the war effort alongside men.
What are Government Funded Daycare Centers/Nurseries?
Before the 1929 Persons Case, women were considered this.
What are things?
By 1917, there were 35,000 women working in these kinds of factories in Ontario and Montreal.
What are Munitions Factories?
This was almost completely halted during the Great Depression.
What is immigration?
In this year, women were able to enlist in their own divisions of the Army, Navy and Air Force.
What is 1941?
The Equal Pay Act was passed in this year.
What is 1963?
In this year, white women were allowed to vote, as they were helping with the war effort.
This inequality caused Black people to experience the Great Depression much worse than White people.
What is inequality in wage differences and racism?
This act, created in 1941, opened up jobs for women that had been reserved for men. Since women took these jobs, men were free to fight for Canada, and there was greater equality in society.
What is the National Selective Services Act?
This act was passed in 1985, and it acknowledged the freedom of all members of Canadian society to preserve, enhance, and share their cultural heritage.
What is the Multiculturism Act?
There was a lot of this in society during the Great Depression, as the rich people had a lot of disposable money, and the poor had nothing.
What is inequality?
Many Indigenous People lost this when they couldn't pay their bills during the Great Depression.
What is their land/homesteads?
Women working in war industries only earned this much percent of what men made when they brought home a paycheck.
What is 60%?
This code was made in 1962 and protected people from discrimination based on ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, disability, age and maritial status.
What is the Ontario Human Rights Code?
After this year, the dynamic of women in society had changed. After WWI ended, women had many more rights, which allowed them to participate in different roles.
What is 1918?
This ended the Great Depression and opened new doors for more equality.
What is WWII?
During this decade, women's rights had backtracked and women were forced to take on traditional women's roles, such as wives and mothers.
What are the 1950's?
This day recognizes all the wrong that the Canadian government did to Indigenous people, and gives us a day to show support.
What is Truth And Reconciliation Day?
This "gap" has slowly narrowed, but still exists today; It is evidence of gender inequality.
What is the Pay Gap?