Mr. Aldunate
Karl Marx (1818-1883)
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Wrote __________________(with Engels) and _____
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Began to ponder; how is that so few controlled the
factories and other means of production, while there
so many who toiled in the factories, mills and mines?
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E.g. He noted that there were laws that made the act
of forming a labour union a criminal offence
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Feminist Jurisprudence
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Challenge the idea that law is objective and neutral in its
application and that everyone is treated equally under it. Not the
case for women, who traditionally have been treated differently
from men under the law.
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Examples:
Canada ranks far behind other countries such as Germany, Norway, and Rwanda when it comes
to the proportion of women holding political office. Indeed, Norway (their parliament is 45 per
cent female) and Rwanda (48 per cent female) are far ahead of Canada when it comes to
equitable gender representation in politics. For years, the Canadian government has maintained
its glass ceiling at 20 per cent.
House of Commons
Political Party
Liberal
Bloc Québécois
Conservative
New Democratic Party
Total
(as of 2006.02.01)
Number of Women
21
17
14
12
64
Question for discussion: How can greater respect for women’s issues can be incorporated into
our legal system?