The Present Challenges of Canadian Economic Diplomacy and the Feminization of poverty with its Impact on Equality of Opportunity for Education in North America
The Present Challenges of Canadian Economic Diplomacy and the Feminization of poverty with its Impact on Equality of Opportunity for Education in North America

Summary/Abstract: Historically, the economic diplomacy was managed by men and many women were discriminated against ifthey tried to get a job in an area traditionally male-dominiated. Nowadays in Canada more women have the chance toget a job in areas, like business or economic diplomacy, previously dominated by men. Having many women living inpoor conditions, gave birth, in 1978, to the term “feminization of poverty”. This paper gives a short description ofeconomic diplomacy and evaluates some strategies used in Canada to include more women in the global promotion oftrade. The paper also describes what the “feminization of poverty” is and presents its impact on equality of opportunityfor education based on gender, race, ethnicity or social status. The paper also evaluates the cycle of poverty and thediscrimination that women, especially from different minorities, have had to face in North America concerning their rightsfor education. The paper also shows how women have had to deal with oppression concerning education and jobopportunities and evaluates how this situation has changed in Canada. The interest of this research is to evaluate theconditions that created the lack of political tools to efficiently address the “feminization of poverty” in Canada, giving theexample of many young female graduates who cannot find a job in their field. The last part of the paper briefly describesthe feminist movement, its approaches and the historical legacy of the “feminization of teaching” in Nova Scotia.

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