“Take nothing for granted. History can
unfold in many different ways. The
women who came before us forced it
to unfold in a way that is assumed to
be normal, but remember nothing,
absolutely nothing, has ever been ‘given’
to women. We have fought hard through
generations for the gains that we have
made.”
Ontario Federation of Labour. (2007).
1900-2000: A Century of Women and Work
“Generally speaking women wage earners
are not convinced that the principle
of higher pay to men as bread-winners
works out justly.”
Report of Ontario Commission on
Unemployment
“Even today, there still exists a prejudice
against women working. Strangely
enough this prejudice does not extend
to occupations which are badly paid
and where men do not want to work.
These are nursing, waiting on tables in
restaurants, clerical work and primary
school teaching.”
OFL submission to the Royal Commission on
the Status of Women in Canada, February 1968