Gender Inequality in Canada: A Political Science Perspective

This article discusses the issue of gender inequality in Canada from a political science perspective. It highlights the efforts made by the government and various unions to address the issue, as well as the challenges faced in achieving gender balance. The article also explores the root causes of gender inequality and the lack of constitutional support for gender equality.

Running head: POLITICAL SCIENCE
Political science
Name
ID
Course
Unit
Lecturer
date

POLITICAL SCIENCE 2
Gender inequality in Canada is still a major problem?
Porter, (2015) says that, even though many leaders in Canada have emphasized on the
matter of gender equality, the country is yet to achieve the goal. For example, in the year 2015
when Justin Trudeau won the position of the Canadian prime minister, he appointed an equal
number of males and females in her cabinet according to Breau, (2015). However, many reports
still agree that effort to balance the gender in many government sectors is far from gaining its
momentum. Women are the most disadvantaged gender in this scenario. Men are the ones who
are occupying several positions in the country according to Jayachandran, (2015).
On the other hand, there are several unions which fight for the issue of gender equality in
Canada. For instance, Gender Equality Network Canada has come up with various strategies to
ensure many women are empowered in the society to create gender balance according to
Atkinson, Casarico & Voitchovsky, (2018). One of the reasons why gender equality is still a
challenge in Canada is that many people have failed to support the crusade of women
empowerment. Men are fighting on their own as women collaborate on the other side. Secondly,
there is an issue in the constitution. The law does not provide statements to support gender
equality according to Ponthieux & Meurs, (2015). When Prime Minister Justin appointed the
same number of male and female in his cabinet, many people uploaded him, but there was no
clear law on the matter in reference to Fortin & Lemieux, (2015). Despite the women being
active on the grassroots fighting for equality, several reports show that there have undergone
challenges with one primary being the withdrawal of the government on the matter for ten years
in reference to Socias, Koehoorn & Shoveller, (2016). From the above statements, it clear that
gender equality is still a challenge in Canada.

POLITICAL SCIENCE 3
References
Atkinson, A. B., Casarico, A., & Voitchovsky, S. (2018). Top incomes and the gender
divide. The Journal of Economic Inequality, 16(2), 225-256.
Breau, S. (2015). Rising inequality in Canada: A regional perspective. Applied Geography, 61,
58-69.
Fortin, N. M., & Lemieux, T. (2015). Changes in wage inequality in Canada: An interprovincial
perspective. Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 48(2),
682-713.
Jayachandran, S. (2015). The roots of gender inequality in developing
countries. economics, 7(1), 63-88.
Ponthieux, S., & Meurs, D. (2015). Gender inequality. In Handbook of income distribution (Vol.
2, pp. 981-1146). Elsevier.
Porter, J. (2015). The vertical mosaic: An analysis of social class and power in Canada.
University of Toronto Press.
Socias, M. E., Koehoorn, M., & Shoveller, J. (2016). Gender inequalities in access to health care
among adults living in British Columbia, Canada. Women's Health Issues, 26(1), 74-79.