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The Modern Woman By Amelia Macgregor

The Modern Woman By Amelia Macgregor. “ Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed.  If I fail, no one will say, "She doesn't have what it takes."  They will say, "Women don't have what it takes."  Clare Boothe Luce. 1903 –1987. The Modern Woman.

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The Modern Woman By Amelia Macgregor

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  1. The Modern WomanBy Amelia Macgregor

  2. “Because I am a woman, I must make unusual efforts to succeed.  If I fail, no one will say, "She doesn't have what it takes."  They will say, "Women don't have what it takes."  Clare Boothe Luce 1903 –1987

  3. The Modern Woman Duel–income families are now the norm. • In our Canadian Society half of the employed population are female. • In 1960 less than 20% of married women were in the work field.

  4. What has CHANGED? Legendary Positions Who will suffer due to the new “modern woman”?

  5. “Ma’ma?” Will the pre-school child suffer? “Mommy?” Will the youth suffer? “Mom?” Will the teen suffer?

  6. 59% of men and 67% of women agreed that an employed mother can establish just as warm and secure a relationship with their children as a mother who stays home. However…. Over half those surveyed agreed that a pre-school child will suffer if both parents are employed.

  7. If our children are suffering due to Canadian mothers desire to work, then why do women persist with a career in vain of her child’s emotional needs? There are many reasons….

  8. Society has changed…. Economics have changed… Expectationshave changed… Women have changed.

  9. Societyhaschanged 50’s - Korean War, - CBC opens - first female Cabinet Minister 60’s - Female wins gold at Winter Olympics - NDP starts - PM Pierre Elliot Trudeau - Abortion legalized and ‘The Pill’ introduced. • 70’s - Now • - First female PM • Canadian Health Care Act passed • Berlin Wall falls • - AIDS awareness • Gulf War begins/ends

  10. Economicshavechanged Life today in our modern western society is expensive. In order to have luxuries, a duel income can seem unavoidable “North America has devoted the last 50 years to acquiring high-priced gadgets, appliances, TV’s and cars.” – Karen Hall “Just how much is enough”

  11. Expectationshavechanged

  12. Who has changed? Women have changed.

  13. Our ideas and experiences shape the world around us as we change as a whole, and although the traditional role of women in North America is fading, its impact can not yet be foreseen completely. Knowing nature and looking at the past, it can be assumed that we will adapt.

  14. Images • Woman on cell/glasses - http://www.heart-land.us/ • Woman at desk - http://student-groups.usm.maine.edu/afs/ • Firefighter - http://www.painetworks.com/pages2/gm/gm3803.html • Asian woman on cell - http://www.fotosearch.com/TGR176/pha28219/ • Pregnant woman - http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/h/ha/hamletnc/419685_90835811.jpg • Pregnant woman standing - http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/h/ha/hamletnc/418543_6861.jpg • Silhouette woman - http://www.shutterstock.com/pic-404690.html • Mom in 60’s - http://www.gallagher.com/50party/Photos/children/michigan_vacation.jpg • Screaming kid 1 - http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=download&id=422569 • Screaming kid 2 -http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=download&id=422568 • Mother daughter on dock - http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/b/br/brotherton/378347_4239.jpg • Shopping cart - http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=download&id=329731 • Money - http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=download&id=232300 • Palm - http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/d/de/deboer/437052_96746186.jpg • Two sided phone - http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/c/cz/czubaka/365284_9917.jpg • I-pod - http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/m/mf/mferak/434955_40337339.jpg • Paris - http://www.sxc.hu/pic/m/m/mr/mrethics/429893_16416199.jpg • Louis Vuitton bag - http://nicolestyle.allstarz.org/bags1.html • Teacher-www.homepage.psy.utexas.edu/homepage/group/BiglerLAB/STEREOTYPES/adults/red.htm • Doctor - http://foreign-drugstores-online.com/order.htm • Army girl - http://www.strangemilitary.com/content/item/8939.html

  15. Works Cited Internet • Micromedia, ProQuest, Canada Timeline http://www.micromedia.on.ca/Timeline/TIMELINE.htm • Quote Garden, Claire Boothe Luce http://www.quotegarden.com/feminism.html • Wikipedia.org, Claire Boothe Luce http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clare_Boothe_Luce Other • Bain, Colin, Coyer, Jill. Transitions in Society, the Challenge of Change. Oxford Canada, 2002 • Government of Canada, Statistics Canada – Social Trends. 1997 • Government of Canada, General Social Survey 1995 • Hall, Karen. Just How Much is Enough? (Honours Thesis coursepack) • Sens, Allan, Peter, Stoett. Global Politics, Origins, Currents, Directions. Nelson Thomas Learning, Toronto, CAN. 2002

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