Research essay - The phenomenon of dual breadwinners and women

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Women 's Employment and The Phenomenon of Dual Breadwinners in Canada

History of Canadian Women Struggle at Work

Throughout the early parts of Canadian history , Canadian women served only as wives and mothers where they shared the reservations of motherhood , the tasks and responsibilities of managing their home , and the vocation of serving their families (Errington 7 . Throughout this century , labor or work was significantly divided based on gender . As Elizabeth Jane Errington wrote , Men hunted , worked the fields , and tended to the heavy

outdoor chores . [W]omen kept the home , raised the children , and provided the food and clothing needed for daily subsistence (8 . Regardless of their economic status , women were limited to producing goods and services for their households . They were tasked to clean the house , cook food for the family and worked on a routine household chore . Thus the lives of Canadian women were dictated by the cycles of pregnancy , childbirth , and lactation (Errington 11

During the twentieth century , women were still discriminated in employment . There were reports of unequal pays between men and women workers wherein men 's salary is far above than women 's salary . However during the 1950s to 1960s , the new employment statutes ' in Canada were formed to prevent discrimination in employment relation to race religion , and gender . For instance , the first Canadian Bill of Rights ' has enclosed equal employment opportunity for all Canadians regardless of their gender , thereby prescribing equal pay for men and women . However , this bill failed...