LABR 3P13 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Canadian Human Rights Act, Trade Union, Equal Pay For Equal Work
11 Nov 2016
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Women were drawn into the paid labour market during wwii. During the war, labour force participation among women peaked at 33% After the war, women were encouraged to leave the labour market and return to the home. Labour force participation among women dropped to 25% After a relatively brief decline in their labour force participation, women increasingly returned to paid employment over the postwar period. Not until 1967 did female participation surpass the wartime peak. The increasing number of female workers and rise of second wave feminism in the late 60s and. 70s had a significant impact on the canadian labour movement. Despite resistance from men, women began to paly a more active role in their union, as elected officials, staff, and delegates to conventions, as leaders. Caucuses and committees of female members were formed. Now, more than half of union members in canada are women. The feminization of the labour movement pushed unions to address new issues such as.
