POLSCI 1G06 Lecture Notes - Equal Opportunity, Marxist Feminism, Bertha Wilson
17 Mar 2013
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Women comprise 50% of the world"s population. Own 1% of the world"s property and resources. In canada, women who work full-time have earnings that are only. 71% that of men who work full-time (2008) Amongst fortune 500 countries, only 19 are run by women (2012) Political: only 25% of the members of parliament in canada are women (76 in house of commons: better than the worldwide average of 19. 5% (2011) Cases where women are subject to social practices, 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 based upon the privileging of masculine characteristics and activities at the expense of those considered to be feminine.
