Canadian Women in the Workforce: 1940’s to the 1970’s The 1940’s to the 1970’s were 30 short years‚ but resulted in a huge revolutionary change to Canadian women and their place in the workforce. The women who lived during this time period fought for the rights that working women have today. Women went from working in their homes to working in stores‚ factories‚ and running the farm. There were plenty of things women had to overcome during this time‚ such as; filling in the job market during WWII
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The United States underwent vastly different presidents but had a constant global presence during the 1970’s. The country was near the end of a stressful war in Vietnam and was pressured by a rise in communism and domestic problems. The presidents during this era were Nixon‚ Ford‚ and Carter. The power of the United States government was changing‚ but constant abroad and at home during the 1970’s. Richard Nixon abused and power of the government and lost the people’s trust with the government. Nixon
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during the 1970s close to a million young people‚ mostly from major urban centres‚ moved ‘back-to-the land’. United by a shared critique of consumer oriented society‚ capitalization and the homogenizing‚ often oppressive effects of mass media‚ the generation sought to live in ways that were more authentic‚ self-reliant and in better harmony to the natural world. There was an emphasis on nonconformity‚ self-sufficiency and on ‘doing’ itself. Leading thus to the formation of the 1970’s back-to-the
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Structural weakness Typically‚ 1970’s structures may require additional strengthening as part of the refurbishment works. Analysis of whether any loadbearing components have been removed should always be conducted so as to determine if bracing is supported and any other evidence of structural issues. Moisture Structures typically built in the 1970’s would have fewer weather tightness concerns. Although‚ weathertightness can occasionally be an issue if any fitted cladding has deteriorated over time
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in Us and 43 in 25 other countries with more than 2000 distribution outlets worldwide.They had 105.000 employees and ranked 3rd in the world wide sales of new tires. From 1900’s till 1970’s there were 5 big players in U.S tire industry.These companies were Goodyear‚Firestone‚Uniroyal‚BF Goodrich and General Tire.After 1970’s 3 important changes happened.First radial tired replaced bias tires.These tires would last for 40.000 miles while their old counterparts stood at 20.000.Second foreign competition
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The political scene in Canada of the 1970s was a rather tense one. In Quebec‚ citizens felt they were not considered in federal decision-making. They had a culture influenced by the French while the majority of Canada had an English influence. This angered a group of Quebecois so it was decided they would try to be heard by the federal government in Ottawa. This did not work by peaceful means. The Front de Liberation du Quebec ‚ here on after known as the FLQ‚ followed what most terrorist organizations
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“Postmodern Dance and Its Influences on Partner Dance in the 1960s and 1970s” The 1960s were a time of great change in America that led into the 1970s where even more changes continued to take place. President Kennedy in the early 1960s brought many new programs to the country; one of them was the Peace Corps. His assassination in 1963 caused turmoil across the country. The next president‚ Johnson‚ brought this country the War on Poverty and at the same time America’s involvement in Vietnam
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March‚’ which is an image photographed on the 26th of August‚ 1970; gender equality is the achievement of fair treatment from a professional‚ economic‚ and intellectual standpoint and is attained only through the drive to change the view of an entire global society on the roles of a class of citizens that still ranks second to the male patriarchy‚ which is exactly what feminism in the 1960s and 1970s was trying to prove. The 1960s and 1970s were a period of evolution for American society; the country
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The early 1970s were a pivotal point in job equality for women that ushered in a new horizon to the workforce and progression of equality for women and men. Following closely to the Civil Rights Movement‚ the Women’s Rights Movement of the 1960s – 1970s gave women the voice to finally move forward alongside their male counterparts. Whereas before‚ women were expected to follow one path in their lives‚ a path that hardly left any room for women to be themselves and live their lives. That path was
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If I could live one week in any time period since the dawn of time‚ I would choose the mid-1960s to the early 1970s. I love this era of history because so many great things came out of it. My favorite thing about this era was the passion young people had for social issues. They were incredibly driven and motivated to create change. Their passion eventually created social change that still affects us today. Today’s youth‚ however‚ is much different. They lack the intensity of emotion of the youth
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