Over the past few decades, North American countries have became a mosaic of different cultures and religions, but does your culture or religious beliefs Countries like Canada and America have become more diverse than any other countries in the world, giving people from all cultural and religious background, a place in the work force along-side natives to the country. Although immigrants are given work, they are often discriminated in their work place, it is immoral.
Canada is a very diverse country, giving people of different backgrounds, a chance to work along side those native to the country. Although North America is a mosaic of different cultures and accepts people of all backgrounds, many people believe that those of colour and from
…show more content…
In previous years, women were considered the “homemakers” of their family. The woman was supposed to stay at home and do the chores and take care of the children while the man was typically the “breadwinner” for the family, taking care of the finances and doing the work. In the past few decades however, women have become a big part of the work force, and recently have been getting equal positions to men. In the past, stereotypes of women consider them to be too emotional to be able to work in a high position, such as a CEO for example, whether this stereotype proves to be true or not. When women are elected into these high positions, their pay is only 82 cents on average, of what a man would earn doing the exact same job. It is unfair that women aren’t treated as equally and professionally as men. There is also an astonishing amount of cases against people solely because of their sexual or gender identity. Because many companies are based with dated core values, LGBT employees can feel cornered and are often judged and discriminated against by their other co-workers and most countries and states do not provide legal support for LGBT employees
Overall, there is still a significant amount of discrimination in the workplace to this day and employers and coworkers should make it their duty to accept and include people of all ethnicities, religions and genders. The work an employee completes has nothing to do with their background or gender and workers should be only judged based on their competence, to give everyone an equal chance in the work
In today’s society despite of the progress women have reached there are still barriers that are placed in society. According to author “Thirty-four percent of all families headed by women are poor: the rates are higher for African American women, Latinas and Native American women, and the rate has been increasing” (Andersen, 2015, p. 3). The previous statistics reveal that even living in a society were “equality for both genders” is usually advocated, women’s are still suffering the biggest discrimination in the workplace and in society. Even professional women working full time are being paid less than males. Moreover, professional women are continuously suffering from barriers such as the glass ceiling effect this clearly affect women from raising to upper level positions.
‘We see and understand things not as they are but as we are’ – Christopher Columbus. Growing up in a multicultural mecca like Canada, you learn a lot about other cultures and races, but you also learn about what others think of your culture, race, personality and religion. Everyone at one point or another has been shocked by someone acting differently to the stereotype perpetuated by others about their culture, race, ethnicity, or religion. Part of growing up in Canada is learning that your perception of someone was wrong. Time and time again, people stood up and proven that stereotypes are not only wrong but a crude and unfair generalization.
The two stereotypes about Canadian Culture that I have found to be untrue. Firstly, they lives in igloos and next, they says eh thing. Even personally, I am agreeing that these stereotypes are absolutely untrue because I think, they don’t have only snowy winters. However, they are also enjoying a beautiful weather like spring, summer etc.
A concrete example of unique Canadian language would be the use of the word ‘eh’. “Eh” is a meaningless expression that can be added to the end of pretty well any sentence. This has become a part of Canadian culture because so many people started saying it, then when others heard it, the word caught on and now every true Canadian has said it at least once in their lifetime. In conclusion, being Canadian is such a blessing that many citizens take for granted.
As modern society has made clear, women have the ability to perform with equal skill and success in virtually every endeavor engaged in by men, including employment, athletics, academics and politics. Yet discrimination on the basis of sex has a long history in the United States, and its residual effects still operate to keep women's salaries lower and opportunities fewer in the employment
The media today plays the greatest role in creating stereotypes in our society. Quite often, these stereotypes do not correspond to reality, showing it in a distorted way. However, many people accept that distorted reality as a truth. The reasons for establishing such generalizаtions and categorizations often lies in political or corporate interests.
With Canada and it’s population of approximately 35 millions inhabitants, In todays day there will definitely be racism present regarding Islamophobia. Canada being a free country, isn’t giving equal living rights to the women who wear a head gear in regards to their religion. In the present day Muslim women wear hijab and Niqab to cover themselves to respect their religion, and show their expression of their cultural identity. Muslims across Canada are free to practice their religion in which they choose.
Canadian Stereotypes, Eh? How Canadian Stereotypes Have Influenced Our Past Canadian stereotypes(An oversimplified idea of Canada) have been going around the world for a long time, they are not new. They have been going on since before Canada was its Country. Stereotypes have affected immigration of the past all the way to our current Canadian identity. Some of the ones I 'm about to show you, have influenced Canadas past.
Is it possible to have “it all”, the fancy car, big house, great job with great pay, and a beautiful family? Of course it is, but having “it all” does come with some sacrifice. The difficulties women feel they face when it comes to having to choose between their families or being successful in their career has caused many men and women join the debate on this touchy subject. Ann Marie Slaughter, the author of “Why Women Still Can’t Have it All” shocked many with this piece, some felt as it shows that women are too emotional to hold high power positions and complain about them. While others believe it opened they eyes of many to just how much inequality in the workplace still exists, as well as the stereotypes placed upon not just women but
Stereotyping is a social disease that allows hatred to become embedded in society. As a person of the male gender, I have been exposed to stereotyping. When I was a child, even today, I experience all kinds of stereotyping. For example, the day we received our report cards, after school, my mother, sister and I went to the doctor's office to get a needle shot. While we were waiting, I showed my mom my report card.
However, I also believe that it is possible for the idea of justice and fairness to go too far in a job site, which is why I feel that there needs to be some restrictions on what is allowed. The main thing that I do not agree with is job quotas. I do not think that workplaces should be required to hire x amount of individuals from a certain racial background. While I understand the idea behind this practice, I feel that it devalues the presence of a racial diverse workplace and I also feel that it could be exactly what it is suppose to prevent, unfairness. Jobs still need to be based on skill level, and if you hire someone less qualified than other applicants due to their diverse ethnicity, it creates more problems than it solves.
Efforts to make Quebecers feel more at home in Canada through bilingualism and biculturalism: When Francophones began to vocalize their frustration with their situation in Canada, the government of Canada made efforts for Quebecers to feel more comfortable through bilingualism and biculturalism. In 1963, the government hired the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism to examine the situation and make recommendations on how to improve it. In order to address the problem, The Official Languages Act came into effect on September 9th, 1969 which gave English and French identical status in the government of Canada, making them both official languages by law. The cause of the Act was due to the fact that Francophones had a number
Majority of the individuals in Canada are immigrants, or come from immigrant origins. If it were not for the millions of individuals who have left their country to come to Canada in the hopes for a better life, Canada would never have prospered into what it is today. As a result of this fact, many immigrants are still faced with several hardships when they enter Canada. Immigrants coming to Canada believe that they will be able to keep their culture, identity and become successful in their lives. Such misleading hopes set immigrants up for a life of racism, discrimination, assimilation, prejudice and continuous disappointment.
Gender Stratification in The Workplace Over the years, women have fought their way through the various barriers thrown at them by society, they are now more educated, matching male participation rates in the labour force and they are seen to create more opportunities for themselves in the workplace. Despite these achievements, gender stratification still exists in organizations and corporations in the 21st century; this paper seeks to analyze the numerous reasons why women remain underrepresented in leadership positions in the workplace and how this causes a trickle-down effect for other females in non-managerial positions. One of the major factors influencing the progress women experience in their career advancement stems from the deep cultural-infused gender stereotypes associated
Gender equality: the pinnacle concept that American society is not-so desperately trying to achieve. Many Americans have convinced themselves that gender equality was remedied by the Nineteenth Amendment and the Second Feminist Movement, and have not considered the thousands of steps that are left on the journey. In recent years, a matter of public interest has been the gender wage gap, stating that women are earning significantly less money than men for doing an equivalent amount of work. Critics of the effort to “break the glass ceiling” claim that a pay gap does not exist, and that if it does, it is because women either do not work as hard, have to tend to their families, or hold lower paying jobs. However, the gender pay gap has been proven to exist in a variety of different forms,