WGST 1808 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Glass Ceiling, Hegemonic Masculinity, Visible Minority
8 Nov 2015
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Beijing declaration 189 countries got together to discuss women"s issues and issues of equality. 15 year mark, assessment of how much progress has been made, 105 out of 189 countries made significant gains, but nobody reached all the goals. Stepping it up campaign , new set of goals to reach equality by 2030. Since econ crisis of 2008/9, looking at new restructuring and how it impacts marginalized groups. Consider why we are called womens and gender studies, critical concerns about women and equality in. Canada: work, education, health, violence, and political power. Equity vs equality, equality is providing the same platform from which to launch, but equity is focused on providing the same opportunity. On exam: ten terms, how well do you use them. Educational attainment canada scored 1, but just looking at it in terms of gender isn"t sufficient. Canada has different job market than it did 20 years ago, people with bachelor"s degrees most likely to get jobs.
