Beyond Formal Equality: Closing the Gender Gap in a Changing Labour Market - A Study of Legislative Solutions Adopted in Canada

This article looks at the position of women in the Canadian labour market and at the legislative measures adopted to address their segregation in terms of occupation, wages and working conditions. Federal and provincial legislators have, with relative success, attempted through a series of measures...

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Published inJournal of legislative studies Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 481 - 501
Main Authors Bernstein, Stephanie, Dupuis, Marie-Josée, Vallée, Guylaine
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Routledge 01.12.2009
Subjects
Canada
discrimination law
Equality
Females
Gender
Labor Market Segmentation
labour and employment law
Labour law
Labour market
Legislation
Legislative process
non-standard work
social law
Women
Women workers
work
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Summary:This article looks at the position of women in the Canadian labour market and at the legislative measures adopted to address their segregation in terms of occupation, wages and working conditions. Federal and provincial legislators have, with relative success, attempted through a series of measures to respond directly to the issue of discrimination against women in the workplace and in the labour market. They have, however, remained relatively insensitive to other factors that make the situation of working women precarious, such as the rise of 'non-standard' work. These inequalities are not peculiar to Canada and legislative responses to these questions vary according to specific national realities and legal traditions. A study of the legislative evolution in Canada serves to illustrate some of the challenges faced to redress this gender gap.
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ISSN:1357-2334
1743-9337
DOI:10.1080/13572330903302521