Thursday 24 May 2012

All In The Game

There are many different parties in the ongoing issue of gender inequality, some of them include:

Women: There are women who have experienced gender discrimination first hand, there are women who are currently fighting against it, and there are others who have only witnessed or heard about it. Regardless, it affects all women. 

Supporters: Whether it be a woman, or man, there are many people who are in support of equal treatment between genders. These people give hope and determination to the mistreated women that change is possible.

Non-supporters: These people are those who believe that women are truthfully inferior to men, and that they are only good for certain "women's" jobs.

Media/Society: The groups like this that promote or accept the idea of discrimination against women, intentionally or not. 

Government: The Canadian government has laws against gender discrimination; however these laws cannot always be enforced due to the lack of control over comments, actions, etc, that occur behind the scenes. 

Activists: There are many known activists/feminists that have and continue to fight for women's equality rights, such as Gloria Steinem, Audre Lord, Naomi Klein, Betty Friedan and many more.



4 comments:

  1. Your identification of the key individuals makes me wonder if there are any females who do indeed believe that they are inferior to men. With society becoming more modern, this often isn't the case, but I wonder why females who think they have less power and importance think this way and why they do not want equal rights. I also wonder if there are any appropriate portrayals in the media of women.

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    1. I think that there are definitely women who believe that they are inferior to men. These women would be those who abide by what society says they should be. Also, women who feel this way might be in an environment where they are made to believe that they are "just living in a man's world." So I definitely believe that there are many women who believe this, due to their surroundings; although I think its extremely important to aim to put these thoughts to rest and work to ensure that all women can feel empowered and independent without being influenced by society.

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  2. Hi Emily,

    It is very interesting that laws proposed by the government cannot be always enforced. How visible is female sexism in modern day Canadian society, can you provide some specific examples?

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  3. One bold example I see absolutely everywhere is how, often when reading, a person is referred to as "he" instead of a unisex word.

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