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Female education over the past decades has progressed considerably. In the past few decades,  there was a small number of women than men that had a post-secondary degrees, and it wasn't easy to get into an institution twenty years ago. It is vastly different now compared to where it was, gender equality now has high priority in education, the workplace, status, and pay. Women are now able to receive the same education as men and to prior belief have a career and a family and not just be placed in the stay at home spouse position. My aunt went to college after she was married at the age of twenty-five, she wanted to help support her family and have an occupation of her interest instead of being a stay home wife. Research states that women do better than men in education.  They generally get better grades and get a diploma or degree in University or College programs ergo deserving every right that has long been fought for.

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It was once thought that women in our society were seen as wives, mothers, and household managers as men were viewed as work-related outside of their household. There is a huge gap between male and female education level. The higher a woman degree is, the larger gap in pay exists between her and men with the same level of education (Winters, 2007). When the term “Pink Ghetto” was declared in 1983 to women, children, and poverty in America, it was also used to describe the limits women career advancement in tradition resulting in low pay (Kleiman, 2005), this often without benefits. Women were slowly able to move up their salary, but it would take a long time and even when a woman was at the top of her field compared to men, her salary would still be noticeably lower (Seattle Times staff, 2006). Society expects women to work in more nurturing jobs like nursing, teaching, clerical, sales/services. Education doesn’t reduce the wage gap. Women in university degrees, employed full-year, full-time earned 74% of what men earned with university degrees (Lockey, 2019). Women weren’t meant to be in a workforce, going to university was a way to find a husband not to get a career. Women are expected to have and raise children for the colony, take care of the household, cook, sew, and garden. It was unusual to see women own property, keep books, and manage a business. Moreover, study for a high position. Women were not encouraged to pursue higher education. Women were viewed as incapable of education. Society viewed women to stay home and work not go out a work. They weren’t respected or lady like if they chose to do so. Women were not given the chance to prove that they were just as able to men at that time. When the feminist movement occurred in 1970 the Women’s Liberation Movement had a major focus on equal education and job opportunities. They fought for women rights and gender equality until 1972 when the enactment of Title IX, law guaranteed the right to an education free from sex discrimination (Aclu, n.d). This law was able to give women equal rights to education.

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My aunt says that employment earning was different between men and women according to their level in school. My aunt has a bachelor diploma in accounting and payroll and says no matter how high her education level was as a woman; it was always different from what men earned. Even the success rate at her college was higher for women than men and the result was always men earned more. My aunt explained that most women studied nursing or teaching in college. In her class, 30% were women and even then women were closely supervised on campus because of the increasing number of women wanting to study after the feminist movement. In my aunts 4 years in college, she said she had one female teacher and back then it was told that if a woman did work it was for “pin money” (Lockey, 2019) as a married woman. However, my aunt usually talked to her teacher, her teacher gave her to advise that made her want to study more and that was “to prove the stereotypes are wrong and to do what you love instead of what is expected from you”. My aunt exclaimed to me that this kept her motivated through college to succeed and do not have the prior belief of how women should be (my aunt).

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Women enrollments and graduates in college programs, Canada, 2000 to 2007 (Statistic, 2015)

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Women enrollments and graduates in college programs, Canada, 2000 to 2007 (Statistic, 2015)

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As is said earlier, women are likely to receive a high school diplomas than men. In 2006 to 2007, there were 56% women enrolls and 59% graduates. This table shows all the college program women enrolled and graduated from.

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In 1972, she went to Sheridan College in Canada when she was sponsored out of Sri Lanka with her husband after she got married at the age of 25. Mable did an accounting and payroll program for 4 years. In 2005, she did an online course for computer application and now working at DHL Express.

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Today every women goes to either university or college to pursue the occupation of their interest. Society’s perspective in women has changed drastically with gender equality. It was once thought that women had no rights, but now we have hundreds of organizations that encourage women and influence female to study and pursue whatever career they want. A women can now own a business and work in high occupation without society judgment. Women now are constantly improving their position in the work world. My aunt is an accounting clerk at DHL Express and she is always improving herself with different training programs that her male colleagues also do like collector training, and computer software training.  Education strengthens the economy. When a women has a high degree of education they have a greater chance of becoming employed which raises the income of their entire household. A study showed that every year the country average years of schooling increases by 3.7% (Gutterman, 2018). When men and women apply for a job they are asked for the same requirements, but some people get a better advantage because of the extra studies or the experience they have. My aunt says at DHL Express; her company look for employees with experience than education level. Education level is a requirement, but picking between employees they look for experience because experiences employees are competent and understanding of a business fundamentals that would benefit the company they are applying for. Women usually carry a high degree or diploma then men. Now we have equal pay and the gender pay gap has slowly disappeared. The proportion of women in Canada aged 25 to 34 who had at least a bachelor’s degree increased by 25% between 1986 and 2016 from 15.7% to 40.7%. As for men it decreased by 13.4%, women are more likely than men to have a bachelor’s degree in 2016 from 40.7% to 29.1% (Stat, 2018). Equal Pay day is the first day of the year when women effectively stopped being paid differently. Women and men are granted loan from the government to support their post-secondary education expenses by household income you’re your income is high then you get a low loan, but if your income is low then they give a higher amount. Women are now respected and ladylike with a high education.

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1.    What post-secondary institution did you attend and what program were you in?

Sheridan College 1972, 4-year program in Accounting and Payroll.

2.    How did you feel women were treated in college?

If a woman studied, they weren’t respected or viewed ladylike.

3.    Did you have the same rights as men?

Women and men were treated the same in class, but they didn’t believe women were capable and didn’t respect women that studied the field they want.

4.    How many women were in your class?

30% were women and even then women were closely supervised on campus.

5.    What is your point of view in women stereotypes?

The stereotype wasn’t respectful at all. Women were meant to stay home and do chores, especially married ones. I got married before starting my program and I did get a few judgements, but even in my college women average were higher than men. So that build up my confidence.

6.     How did you feel studying the program of your interest and not what is expected from women?

Math was something I was always good at, and doing something I’m interested in is part of life and something I should be able to express without worry about what society would think. Most women in my college studied nursing or teaching because of the judgment. But I didn’t let society pick what I want.

7.    Was it hard to get a job as a woman?

Yes, it was because men were viewed more capable and they believed it was hard to work with women and that we would take more day offs because of children at home.

8.    Did you find it unfair how women were seen in society?

It is very unfair, we are not different from men, we have the same capabilities and strengths.

9.    Do you believe that the gender wage gap is true? What is your point of view in that?

Gender wage gap shouldn’t have been a thing. Education level and experience are important not what gender I am because what I am capable of and what I know should be what companies look for.

11.    Did students treat you differently because you were married?

I got few judgments but as I said earlier my confidence and interest is who I am.

12.    Do you remember the lowest amount of women were in your class?

No, I don’t.

13.     How many of your teachers were females?

Yes, I remember one teacher, she influenced me a lot that year I had her. She told me “to prove the stereotypes are wrong and to do what you love instead of what is expected from you”

14.    How do you feel about Women’s right?

Now women have the right to vote and do whatever they want. It’s an amazing change and a dream come true.

15.    Do you believe society has changed their view of women?

Yes, as explained before I am grateful with how they view us the same way as men.

16.     When applying for jobs did your education level matter?

I work at DHL Express now. But with high education, you can get a better job, but the salary wouldn’t be the same as men. Just better than women usual salary. I am now always improving myself with different training programs like my male colleagues by doing stuff like collector training, and computer software training.

17.    Do you believe jobs were mostly hired by gender and not education level?

Most of the time because they wanted men workers.

19.    Did you believe that there were fewer women influencers in society back in the day?

Yes, there were If I didn’t meet that teacher I told you earlier, my perspective and goal would be different when I was in college.

20.    Do you still feel women rights and gender equality still needs to change?

It is way better than when I was at school but there are still some differences. I can’t exactly tell you what but there always will be. It is just better now.

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Education rights have changed so much over the past years. Gender parity isn’t just good for women, but it’s good for society. The college life my aunt went through and the college life I am going through is different. After interviewing my aunt, I noticed how much life has changed for women especially with how society viewed women. Women not being able to study or even the occupation they want because of how gender was viewed. That is gender discrimination and we should be thankful for the women that fought for these rights because if women were viewed just to get married, have kids, and do house chores, I wouldn’t want to be a woman, I personally wouldn’t want to live that life at all, I rather be a man. Women weren’t able to show what they want or do what they were interested in. Luckily, now I am able to study Marketing, and play sports. Moreover, not need to worry about getting married because that is not going to happen anytime soon.  It is very sad how back in the day, there wasn’t many female influence, but luckily there were few that brought the bravery into women appearance. I am able to study what I want, do the same course at the same level as men, and do any occupation I want with the government help in spending. My classes have many females and most of my teachers these two years have been women. They are amazing role models and have a lot of business experience that helps us learn and want to be like them one day. My aunt told me that she is grateful for how much that has changed over the years. Now women have the rights to vote and do whatever they want. She believes it’s an amazing change and a dream come true. I am very thankfully the law has changed, and now women and men are viewed the same way and can live in an equal society.

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