Deck 7: Gender

Question 1

The "second wave" of the women's movement began about 1945.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Martha Black was the first woman elected to the House of Commons.

Answer 2

False
Agnes McPhail was the first woman elected to the House of Commons.

Question 3

What province was last to extend women's right to vote in provincial elections?

A)Alberta
B)Manitoba
C)Quebec
D)Saskatchewan

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Canada has a comprehensive national day care program.

Question 5

In which political venue were women unable to sit until 1929?

A)the Senate
B)the House of Commons
C)the Alberta legislature
D)the British Columbia legislature

Question 6

What were the main concerns of first-wave feminists?

Question 7

The National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC) actively supported the Meech Lake Accord.

Question 8

What province became the first to enact legislation prohibiting discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation?

A)Ontario
B)Alberta
C)British Columbia
D)Quebec

Question 9

As a result of a 2003 Court of Appeal decision in Ontario, same-sex partners were allowed to marry.

Question 10

What is the significance of Section 28 of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

A)It provides equality for all people, regardless of age, race, or religion.
B)It protects women's rights from use of the notwithstanding clause.
C)It allows provincial governments to infringe on equality rights of minorities.
D)It protects the French language and culture outside Quebec.

Question 11

The National Action Committee on the Status of Women (NAC) was the foremost women's pressure group in the 1970s and 1980s, but has now virtually collapsed.

Question 12

Which statement best describes employment equity programs in Canada?

A)These programs were designed to give preference to groups discriminated against in the past.
B)These programs have made women predominant in the public sector.
C)These programs have made women predominant in the private sector.
D)These programs have made women predominant in both the public and private sectors.

Question 13

What was the significance of the Halpern v.Canada case?

A)The Supreme Court ruled in favour of Aboriginal fishing rights.
B)The BC Court of Appeal recognized the Nisga'a land title.
C)The Supreme Court ruled that women were not considered "persons" under the law.
D)The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled the immediate recognition of same-sex marriages.

Question 14

The ruling in the Persons case was that women could sit in the House of Commons.

Question 15

How was sexual orientation added to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms?

A)through the Parliament of Canada
B)through the Supreme Court of Canada
C)through the constitutional amending formula
D)sexual orientation was not added to the Charter

Question 16

Which political parties have women historically supported?

A)the Liberals and the NDP
B)the Liberals and the Conservatives
C)the Green Party and the NDP
D)the Conservatives and the NDP

Question 17

Who was the first woman in Canada elected to lead a major national party?

A)Alexa McDonough
B)Audrey McLaughlin
C)Elizabeth May
D)Flora MacDonald

Question 18

Bill C-38 recognized the legality of same-sex marriage.

Question 19

When was the first woman appointed to the Federal Cabinet?

A)1935
B)1957
C)1959
D)1963

Question 20

Pay equity represents "equal pay for work of equal value".

Question 21

What are some of the major challenges that women face regarding employment?

Question 22

What were the major concerns of second-wave feminists?

Question 23

How has representation of women in politics and government progressed in the last century?

Question 24

What is meant by the term "feminization of poverty"?