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Gender Equality in the Workplace

We are directing our focus towards equity in the workplace and schools. This topic continues to have its challenges, but yet, working on a progressive movement forward. There are many examples to choose from based on how women are treated or not given the same opportunity as men. Job titles and roles in any institution have the same responsibilities and accountability that must be met, whether a man or woman performs it. Unfortunately, our society continues to struggle with the value given by women compared to men. Men continue to dominate in pay, especially with the same role and title. Some examples of this discrepancy within the pay are that women need to work three months more to gain an average income of a male per year. In 2018 women on average, earned 81.6 cents for every dollar compared to their male counterparts. (Wolfe, 2019). Opportunity is the key. Equity is present when an opportunity is given to all genders, races, abilities and differences in culture. 

Around 132 Million girls are out of school all around the world, according to Unicef (Unicef.org, 2021). The most notable countries like South Sudan, Central African Republic, Niger and Afghanistan have some of the worst rates for women not attending school. The most prolific country is South Sudan, and the numbers are shocking. 73% of girls living in South Sudan do not have access to primary school, and the government hasn't been making strides to change this. From their yearly budgets, only 2.6% of that goes towards the funding of education. Besides war, these countries suffer because of their traditionalism. According to The Guardian, "more than half of the girls are married before their 18th birthday, and one in four are, on average, are child labourers" (Hodal, 2017). Some countries like Ethiopia and Niger are pushing a very significant portion of their funding into their education programs. However, poverty, cultural and economic barriers prevent girls from gaining an education (Hodal, 2017). 

You would think that this issue wouldn't be taking place in Westernized societies, but in fact, they still are. Many problems have stemmed from the "re-education schools" that our government forced Indigenous families to go through. Some Indigenous communities have had it worse than others. Some examples may include; 57% of Metis women have postsecondary education, while the number lowers to 47% for the First Nations women and 36% for Inuit women. Not only is it unlikely for Aboriginal women to receive and complete postsecondary education, but the percentage varies depending on your Aboriginal group (Statistics Canada, 2016).