Gender Roles Of Aboriginal Women

188 Words1 Page
bulb-icon

Recommended: Aboriginal women in canada

Aboriginal women are currently facing many challenges and working towards reclaiming their lives, rights and roles lost. Historically, Aboriginal women played a large role in their communities including caregivers, producers of food and protectors of land as well they held many leadership roles (Shepard, O’Neill and Guenette, 2006, p. 228). The affects of colonization and residential schools have torn some of these roles from Aboriginal women, as a patriarchy system was pushed on them (Shepard et al., 2006, p. 230). Presently, women all over the world are fighting for gender equality. However, although we share a common goal it cannot be over looked that each woman is facing different challenges on the road to gender equality. Gerber (2014) argues that to this day Aboriginal women “are disadvantaged first as Aboriginals (race), second as Indians (ethnicity and third as women (gender)” (p.122). Therefore, Aboriginal women are facing their own unique set of challenges.

Show More
Related

  • Social Determinants of Health in Aborigines

    1814 Words  | 4 Pages

    Firstly, gender disparity plays a significant role in aboriginal health, especially in the administration of health care. In Aboriginal culture, there are certain health practices that can only be done by either men or women, but not all (Bonvillain, 2001). In most cases, women are treated by their female counterparts whereas male doctors handle male patients. This means that a male doctor cannot undertake a vaginal inspection and a female nurse cannot teach an aboriginal man about self-catheterization. As a result, a breach of this traditional gender division, for instance a male doctor helping a woman in emergencies, is likely to cause shame, distress, depression, and fear of breaking a particular taboo (Freud, 2000).

    Read More

  • Women In the Fur Trade

    2974 Words  | 6 Pages

    Kelm, Mary, and Lorna Townsend. In the days of our grandmothers: a reader in Aboriginal women's history in Canada. Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2006.

    Read More

  • Reconciliation Action Plan

    1257 Words  | 3 Pages

    ...rial covered in the unit Aboriginal People that I have been studying at the University of Notre Dame Fremantle, Aboriginal people have had a long history of being subjected to dispossession and discriminatory acts that has been keep quite for too long. By standing together we are far more likely to achieve long lasting positive outcomes and a better future for all Australians.

    Read More

  • Aboriginal Female Offenders Case Study

    869 Words  | 2 Pages

    Aboriginal women account for 24.9% of the general population and 32.5% of the incarcerated female population (Amey Bell, Shelly Trevethan & Nicole Allegri, 2004). Aboriginal female offenders are also responsible for violent crimes (Bell et al., 2004). Aboriginal female offenders have an adverse childhood; the childhood for Aboriginal women are centred around family violence, instability and substance abuse (Colleen Dell & Jennifer Kitty, 2012). The Canadian government is attempting to solve the over representation by implementing bills such as 718.2(e) (Gillian Balflour, 2012). This becomes a challenge to the correctional system since Aboriginal female inmates account for a great number of the prison population despite the bill 718.2(e).

    Read More

  • Difference Between Indigenous Women And Feminism

    1746 Words  | 4 Pages

    Many Indigenous women are craving for a change in our society and it is time for a change. The women being interviewed came up with a few statements that they would like to see changes too. Firstly, women would love to see the return of Indigenous women’s positions in Indigenous societies. Regarding the equality of women and men. In Indigenous cultural women were viewed as life-givers and care givers of life. This gave women a great reasonability of the children and the future generations. “Women figured centrally in almost all Aboriginal creation legends. In Ojibway and Cree legends, it was a woman who came to earth through a hole in the sky to care for the earth.” Women were treated as an essential part of life, unlike how they felt after the Indian Act. Secondly, Indigenous women would like to set differences aside and work together with other races in making our society much more bearable for women. Thirdly, they want to set focus in Indigenous youth and creating a better education and guidance program for those who are new to urban areas. Granted, they are the next

    Read More

  • Discrimination against Aboriginal Women in Canada

    683 Words  | 2 Pages

    Despite the decreasing inequalities between men and women in both private and public spheres, aboriginal women continue to be oppressed and discriminated against in both. Aboriginal people in Canada are the indigenous group of people that were residing in Canada prior to the European colonization. The term First Nations, Indian and indigenous are used interchangeably when referring to aboriginal people. Prior to the colonization, aboriginal communities used to be matrilineal and the power between men and women were equally balanced. When the European came in contact with the aboriginal, there came a shift in gender role and power control leading towards discrimination against the women. As a consequence of the colonization, the aboriginal women are a dominant group that are constantly subordinated and ignored by the government system of Canada. Thus today, aboriginal women experiences double jeopardy as they belong to more than one disadvantaged group i.e. being women and belonging to aboriginal group. In contemporary world, there are not much of a difference between Aboriginal people and the other minority groups as they face the similar challenges such as gender discrimination, victimization, and experiences injustice towards them. Although aboriginal people are not considered as visible minorities, this population continues to struggle for their existence like any other visible minorities group. Although both aboriginal men and women are being discriminated in our society, the women tends to experience more discrimination in public and private sphere and are constantly the targeted for violence, abuse and are victimized. In addition, many of the problems and violence faced by aborigin...

    Read More

  • Aboriginal Women In Canada

    1205 Words  | 3 Pages

    According to LaRocque (1994), there is a distinct connection here between the effects of colonization and the decreased well being of Aboriginals, with the greatest impact noticed upon Aboriginal women.

    Read More

  • Functionalism And Feminism In The Aboriginal Community

    1036 Words  | 3 Pages

    Feminism analyzes how men have more social power than women and as a result, they use their social privileges above women (Ravelli and Webber 70). Likewise, feminism examines the political and social inequality occurring between both genders and highlight the patriarchy of men (Ravelli and Webber 70). Patriarchy is used to describe how male dominate the culture and the social system (Ravelli and Webber 71). When feminists understand a women’s experience, they consider her race and social class this is the concept of intersectionality (Ravelli and Webber 73). In intersectionality, they recognize the oppression women experience various for every individual (Ravelli and Webber 73). In the Aboriginal community, violence occurs because of the men’s inability to be superior. Although functionalism and feminism explain the disruption in the Aboriginal community, functionalism demonstrates a greater responsibly the police force has for the

    Read More

  • Aboriginal Education Essay

    1462 Words  | 3 Pages

    The education of Aboriginal people is a challenge that has been a concern for many years and is still an issue. However, it remains the best way young people can climb out of poverty. With the colonialization and the oppression of Aboriginals, there have been many lasting side effects that continue to be affecting the Aboriginal youth today. “While retention and graduation rates have improved among urban Aboriginal population, an educational gap still remains between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal youth in urban settings” (Donovan, 127). Many suffer from a diminished self-worth, as they do not feel valued and feel inferior to their classmates. In this essay I am going to outline the reasons Aboriginals are struggling, discuss what is being done

    Read More

  • Contemporary Aboriginal Issues

    2114 Words  | 5 Pages

    •     Amnesty International: Australia- governments dismissal of UN criticism undermines hard earned credibility in human rights diplomacy.

    Read More

  • Over-Representation Of Aboriginal Women In Canadian Prisons

    1582 Words  | 4 Pages

    The number of aboriginal women in Canadian prisons is on the rise. “Women of Aboriginal descent now make up more than 35 percent of the female prison population”, and Aboriginal women represent about four percent of the general population” (CBC News 2015). The overrepresentation of Aboriginal people in the criminal justice system has long captured attention in Canada. Many factors such as financial instability, unstable housing, households with only mothers with children, low education and disordered social network systems are associated with the commission of a crime in neighbourhoods. This paper will argue that the over-representation of Aboriginal women can be explained by their underprivileged position in both socioeconomic terms and by

    Read More

  • Idle No More Summary

    735 Words  | 2 Pages

    This Purpose of this article is to bring to the forefront what the movement Idle No More does, it created by four Aboriginal women to fight against the injustices placed upon not just Indigenous people but with a focus on Aboriginal women, who in such a community is responsible for the communities wellbeing. They argue that the establishing of Westerner ideals has caused Indigenous issues to be grouped together and not separate gender. Where in Aboriginal communities each person no matter their gender has a role to play to aid their community and their gender determines in which capacity they aid their community. It is from this that some of the push against the Westerner model comes from, for a community that has a worker system that creates

    Read More

  • Social Work In Australia

    1172 Words  | 3 Pages

    Bennett, B., Green, S., Gilbert, S., & Bessarab, D. (2013).Our Voices: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Work. South Yarra, Victoria: Palgrave Macmillan.

    Read More

  • Inequality in Race and Gender: A Growing Gap

    941 Words  | 2 Pages

    What would you say if I told you that the typical white family held a net worth six times greater than the typical black family at the end of the 20th century? What then would you say if I told you that gap has now doubled. This is the reality people of ethnicity face each day, society normalising the education and unemployment gaps that are growing far larger than we've ever seen before. Yet, Carly Fiorina with all the given wealth and opportunities, had the boldness to say that someone can't be limited by their gender or race. How is it possible that someone with such influence can claim that there are no limits, when they have never had to experience the poverty and segregation that so many others have? The issue of inequality in race and gender constantly

    Read More

  • Gender Studies And Feminist Anthropology

    1204 Words  | 3 Pages

    ... a wide array of varying groups of women. In conjunction with feminist projects, the promotion of women interest being recognized and heard is ongoing. Broader feminist project are insisting that women be heard, even with the possibility of them having to take more refined methods to authority through acts of resistance. Feminist scholars have served as influential advocates in the longing for women’s rights for pay equity throughout the United States and have stressed that women have the right to make choices for themselves, free of male dominance or foreseeing factors. However, there has been increasing awareness that these factors attempting to be rectified are not necessarily issues for all women around the world. Feminist anthropology has attempted to bring to emphasize their concerns and to find ways in which these women can empower themselves to urge change.

    Read More

More about Gender Roles Of Aboriginal Women

Open Document