POLSCI 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Bourgeoisie, Bertha Wilson, Equal Opportunity

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLSCI 1AA3
• Professor: Todd Alway

Document Summary

In canada, women who work full-time have average earnings that are only 74. 2% that of. Amongst fortune 500 companies, only 32 are headed by a woman (2017) men who work full-time (statistics canada) In 2015, only 26% of those elected to the canadian house of commons were women. As low as the canadian number is, the worldwide average is even lower: 23. 6% (2017) (88) 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). The net effect is that women are exploited by men.