Gender Roles in Canada and Saudi Arabia
by Every since the early days of colonialism societies have operated under a patriarchal structured system. Within patriarchal societies men dominate, and women are considered second-class citizens. Though progress has been made in certain communities, injustices based on gender still occur. By comparing gender roles in two drastically different societies, Canada and Saudi Arabia, one can understand the evolution of gender relationships. Analyzing the roles women have in the work force, within their homes, and in society provides us with an accurate representation of how gender roles have developed differently in diverse societies.
Gender roles in Canada and in Saudi Arabia are drastically different. These differences can be seen in the way women are viewed by the work force, the government, and within their own household by their families
In Saudi Arabia working environments’ are very different than those in Canada. A huge reason why this is true is because in Saudi Arabia there are restrictions that prevent women from working. According to Islam a women has the right to work as long as it does not cause harm to her, or others. There is one main issue that prevents many women from taking part in the work place. In Saudi Arabia society considers women in the work place as being inappropriate. This is a moral issue that involves a religious and social point of view; even though more labour is needed the old customs and traditions are still being up held. This is not the case everywhere in Saudi Arabia; due to the government and Saudi nationalists a policy is being enforced to put more Saudi’s in the work place. With the ‘Saudistation’ (that is, Saudi nationals replacing foreign workers) the public and private sectors of work involves a higher level of participation by females. With Saudi station more and more Saudi females are entering the workforce every day and are becoming a more important part of society.
It was not long ago since woman working in Canada were discriminated against. Woman’s entrance to public employment was a very strong and progressive movement; which helped over come many predigests and stereo types. Mass numbers of women first made an impact in the male dominated workplace during the Second World War; because men were being shipped out thousands of unfilled jobs were open for women to choose from. Yet when the war ended and the soldiers returned to Canada many of these female workers were left jobless, and they did not want to go back to being the traditional house wife. Women swiftly invaded the male world of government employment and other sectors of work. Women in Canada accounted for more than 98% of secretaries and more than 90% of nurses, bank tellers, and housekeepers but fewer than 5% were in top management jobs. Today women are the fastest growing entrepreneurs in Canada. In Canada working women are given certain benefits that men do not have and example of this is, fraternity leave and this is when pregnant women take a leave of absents for taking care of their newborn children.
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