the modern woman by amelia macgregor. “ because i am a woman, i must make unusual efforts to...
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“Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed. If I fail, no one will say, "She doesn't have what it takes." They will say, "Women don't have what it takes." Clare Boothe Luce
1903 –1987
The Modern Woman
Duel–income families are now the norm.
In our Canadian Society half of the employed population are female.
– In 1960 less than 20% of married women were in the work field.
Will the pre-school child suffer?
“Ma’ma?”
“Mommy?”
“Mom?”
Will the youth suffer?
Will the teen suffer?
59% of men and 67% of women agreed that an employed mother can establish just as warm and secure a relationship with their children as a mother who stays home.
However….
Over half those surveyed agreed that a pre-school child will suffer if both parents are employed.
If our children are suffering due to Canadian mothers desire to work, then why do women persist with a career in vain of her child’s emotional needs?
There are many reasons….
Societyhaschanged
50’s - Korean War,
- CBC opens
- first female Cabinet
Minister
60’s - Female wins gold at
Winter Olympics
- NDP starts
- PM Pierre Elliot Trudeau
- Abortion legalized and
‘The Pill’ introduced.
70’s - Now - First female PM - Canadian Health Care Act passed- Berlin Wall falls - AIDS awareness - Gulf War begins/ends
Economicshavechanged
Life today in our modern western society is expensive.
In order to have luxuries, a duel income can seem unavoidable
“North America has devoted the last 50 years to acquiring high-priced gadgets, appliances, TV’s and cars.”
– Karen Hall “Just how much is enough”
Our ideas and experiences shape the world around us as we change as a whole, and although the traditional role of women in North America is fading, its impact can not yet be foreseen completely. Knowing nature and looking at the past, it can be assumed that we will adapt.
Images• Woman on cell/glasses - http://www.heart-land.us/• Woman at desk - http://student-groups.usm.maine.edu/afs/• Firefighter - http://www.painetworks.com/pages2/gm/gm3803.html• Asian woman on cell - http://www.fotosearch.com/TGR176/pha28219/• Pregnant woman - http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/h/ha/hamletnc/419685_90835811.jpg• Pregnant woman standing - http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/h/ha/hamletnc/418543_6861.jpg• Silhouette woman - http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-404690.html• Mom in 60’s - http://www.gallagher.com/50party/Photos/children/michigan_vacation.jpg• Screaming kid 1 - http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=download&id=422569• Screaming kid 2 -http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=download&id=422568• Mother daughter on dock - http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/b/br/brotherton/378347_4239.jpg• Shopping cart - http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=download&id=329731• Money - http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=download&id=232300• Palm - http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/d/de/deboer/437052_96746186.jpg• Two sided phone - http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/c/cz/czubaka/365284_9917.jpg• I-pod - http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/m/mf/mferak/434955_40337339.jpg• Paris - http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/m/mr/mrethics/429893_16416199.jpg• Louis Vuitton bag - http://nicolestyle.allstarz.org/bags1.html• Teacher-www.homepage.psy.utexas.edu/homepage/group/BiglerLAB/STEREOTYPES/adults/red.htm• Doctor - http://foreign-drugstores-online.com/order.htm• Army girl - http://www.strangemilitary.com/content/item/8939.html
Works CitedInternet• Micromedia, ProQuest, Canada Timeline
http://www.micromedia.on.ca/Timeline/TIMELINE.htm• Quote Garden, Claire Boothe Luce
http://www.quotegarden.com/feminism.html• Wikipedia.org, Claire Boothe Luce
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_Boothe_Luce
Other• Bain, Colin, Coyer, Jill. Transitions in Society, the Challenge of Change.
Oxford Canada, 2002• Government of Canada, Statistics Canada – Social Trends. 1997• Government of Canada, General Social Survey 1995• Hall, Karen. Just How Much is Enough? (Honours Thesis coursepack)• Sens, Allan, Peter, Stoett. Global Politics, Origins, Currents, Directions.
Nelson Thomas Learning, Toronto, CAN. 2002