SOSC 1350 Lecture 19: Mar 16 Gender Note lecture 19

• School: York University
• Department: Social Science
• Course: SOSC 1350
• Professor: Reese Simpkins

Document Summary

Civil and political rights for disadvantaged canadians are not achievable unless they have the capacity to be full citizens, which comes with economic and social rights (mcphedran, p. 194) Liberal emphasis on property rights over poverty rights. Women over 65 is higher than men over 65. Idea of equality limited: abstract, 2 no economic rights. Major of people think that lower taxes will benefit them. Ne(cid:449) (cid:862)fle(cid:454)i(cid:271)le(cid:863) labour force work transformed into low paid, less secure, contractual and temporary work. Less able women are unable to get out of those jobs. Both of these factors mean that neoliberalism exacerbates the women and the poor. Wo(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s po(cid:448)ert(cid:455)/ depe(cid:374)de(cid:374)(cid:272)e has (cid:271)ee(cid:374) (cid:272)o(cid:374)(cid:272)ealed (cid:271)(cid:455) the (cid:374)u(cid:272)lear fa(cid:373)il(cid:455) As more women live without men, dependency is transferred from male-breadwinner to the. Most visible indicator= growing homelessness among women. Old adage (cid:862) (cid:373)iddle (cid:272)lass (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) are o(cid:374)e (cid:373)a(cid:374) a(cid:449)a(cid:455) fro(cid:373) the (cid:449)elfare li(cid:374)e. Over half of lone parent families headed by women are poor.