Why Did North American Women Enter Canada

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After a long and hard fight, North American women managed to enter the workplace in large numbers beginning early in the twentieth century. When women began to enter the workforce, they were only limited to jobs that were seen as “feminine”. These jobs included “servants, dressmakers, teachers, seamstresses, tailors, housekeepers, launderers, milliners and saleswomen” (Connelly). Women were only allowed to work these jobs until they got married, when they were expected to quit. The women's suffrage movement helped bring awareness to the rights of women and won the right for women to vote in 1918 in Canada. When the first World War One came, men had to leave the army and women needed to enter the workforce. Even though the women did the men’s jobs, they were not paid the same. …show more content…
When Canada entered World War 2, women again were welcomed into the workforce, only to be kicked out when men returned from the war. In 1951, only 22 percent of the Canadian workforce was made up of women. But due to economic conditions, it became harder to afford a family, so women needed to enter the workforce. But finally, by 1992, two parent families had a 61 percent rate of both being in the workforce. Those with only one parent working had a higher chance of being low income. The women’s movement helped significantly with the advocacy of women being allowed to make their own choices in life (Connelly). In this essay, I will explore women in the workforce through the increased rates of sexual harassment, gender pay gap, and male gaze. Much work still needs to be done to fix the problems in the

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