POL 2101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Liberal Feminism, Visible Minority, Reproductive Rights

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POL 2101
• Professor: Luc Turgeon

Document Summary

Midterm: key terms: 5 out of 6 or7, essay: 2 question answer 1. Key terms: feminism, gender, three waves of feminism, three strands of feminism, women in canadian politics. It went all the way to britain and she was allowed to become one. While women were allowed to join the government it only came after a long time: extremely slow progress in the representation of women, political rights. Second wave of feminism: expanded issues beyond the political sphere (personal is political, equality of women in work place, reproductive rights, equal pay, royal commission on the status of women (bird commission, very progressive report, especially for childcare. Federal government must have women in the senate, employment benefits for 18-weeks of maternity leave with pay. It in the ei included in the employment leave that can be taken by mom or dad: mobilization around the charter of rights and freedom, it has to protect women.