{"id":616,"date":"2011-09-14T13:00:23","date_gmt":"2011-09-14T17:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/najc.ca\/?page_id=616"},"modified":"2018-01-15T16:44:01","modified_gmt":"2018-01-15T21:44:01","slug":"gender-discrimination-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/najc.ca\/human-rights-guide\/gender-discrimination-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"GENDER DISCRIMINATION IN CANADA"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is the meaning of Gender Discrimination?<\/strong>
\nGender discrimination means discrimination based on a person\u2019s gender or sex, which more often affects girls and women.\u00a0 Because of gender discrimination, girls and women do not have the same opportunities as boys and men for education, meaningful careers, political influence, and economic advancement.<\/p>\n

Where does it happen?
\n<\/strong>Gender-based discrimination happens throughout the world.\u00a0\u00a0 Because of gender discrimination, women who perform the same tasks as men are often paid less and receive fewer benefits from their work.\u00a0 Even in developed countries like\u00a0 Canada, women earn only 70.4 percent of what men earn – a percentage lower today than in the 1990\u2019s. [1]<\/a><\/p>\n

Why does it happen?<\/strong>
\nThe root cause is based in culture.\u00a0 A society\u2019s culture both shapes the way ‘things are done’ and explains why that is.\u00a0 Culture defines who women and men are, what they do, and establishes the structure of the relationship between them.\u00a0 Cultural explanations describe “women’s work” and “men’s work” in the home and community.\u00a0 These explanations differ among societies and change over time.\u00a0 Generally, women have less personal autonomy, fewer resources and less influence than men regarding decisions which affect and form their societies and their own lives.<\/p>\n

Are there laws against gender discrimination?<\/strong>
\nCanada has laws opposing gender discrimination.\u00a0 Canada\u2019s Charter of Rights and Freedoms states, \u201cEvery individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex,<\/span> age or mental or physical disability.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are also several international agreements upheld by Canada, which guarantee gender equality.[2]<\/a><\/p>\n

Gender equality means both men and women can exercise their rights and realize their full human potential, regardless of their gender.[3]<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/a>How does gender discrimination affect the Japanese Canadian community?<\/strong>
\n(Note: The Japanese Canadian community is defined here as community composed of Canadian born and immigrated Japanese Canadian citizens, Ijusha or immigrant Japanese, resident Japanese nationals, and Japanese visitors)
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