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The Married Women’s Property Acts
An English Law that looks at Property rights was amended, allowing women to control their own property. The women were recognized as people who needed (and received) protection and influence from their spouse. Under the law, women and their spouses became almost united as one. This act separated the established unity between the sexes and Women received the right to sell their property The act also restored the legal identity of women. -
Military Women's Voting Act
Women (alongside men) who are British subjects and contributed to Military Services in Canada were granted the right to vote. These women did not necessarily have to live in Canada, but had to be contributing to Canada through good service, -
The Persons' Case
The resulting action to the questions "Are women persons?" and "Are all Canadians equal?". The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms states that all individuals are equal, and should be treated without discrimination of race, sex, etc, but females were not being treated equally. Documents that said "persons" did not seem to include the female population. The "Famous Five" decided to push for equality, and demanded an answer to whether women could surve in the Canadian Senate. Positive outcome. -
The Female Employees Equal Pay Act
Equal pay for females and males law is passed as a way to end discrimination regarding wages based on inequality between the sexes if they are doing the same type of work. Women are now entitled to the same pay if they are doing similar work as a man. -
Royal Women on the status of Women
The head of the CEW (Equality of Women in Canada) Laura Sabia threatened to do a women’s march in Ottawa, while another lady in power, Judy LaMarsh, (the secretary of the state) put pressure on the Cabinet regarding women's issues. Eventually, President Kennedy announced a Royal Commission stating steps that would be taken by the Federal Government to decrease inequality between females and males, and give equal oppertunites to women as they have been given to men. Big feminism movement. -
Report of Commission on the status of Women
The report of Commission was launched by Prime Minister Lester B. Pearson as a result to a six-month campaign of women's organizations led by Laura Sabia, who was now president of the Canadian Federation of University Women. Laura had called a meeting to discuss the status of Women, creating tension and pressure in the media and a threat to lead another women's march. -
Canada Labour Code
Quebec allows women jurors, the Canadian government amended the Canada Labor code to prohibit sex discrimination so women could be treated with equity and proper respect. This was the year Canada also accepted an equal amount of female and male immigrants. -
More Women Dominance
BC NDP MLA Rosemary Brown becamse the first Canadian Black women to be elected to a legislature. This same year also saw the first issue of "The Other Women", a lesbian newspaper. -
Women rise in Power
CRIAW (Canadian Research Institution for the Advancement of Women) board member Audrey McLaughlin was elected to the house of commons as MP for the Yukon. Ontario Native Women's Association President Jeanette Corbière-Lavell created a court challange in hopes of extinguishing sex discrimination in the Indian Act. -
Refugee Guidelines
Canada’s refugee guidelines were changed to include women dealing with gender-related issues such as persecution. This was a giant positive for women as they were allowed to attend the refugee program.
