POLSCI 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Bertha Wilson, Proletariat, Marxist Feminism
15 Oct 2017
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In canada, women who work full-time have average earnings that are only 73. 5% that of men who work full-time (statistics canada) Amongst fortune 500 companies, only 21 are headed by a woman (2016) Political: only 26% of the members of the house of commons in canada are women (88 in house of commons) As low as the canadian number is, the worldwide average is even lower at 22% (2015) Cases where women are subject to social restrictions, often sanctioned through the law, that men are not likewise subject to. Women are frequently portrayed differently (and disadvantageously) in the world of discourse/speech. In sum, there exists an overwhelming disparity between the number of women, their representation in leadership positions, the extent of their economic reward, and the extent of their actual power. Patriarchy an unequal social system that privileges one gender (male) over the other (female).
