Day 2: Research and Data Collection
After considering my Day 1 outline on gender inequality, I conducted research and gathered
data to support my argument. To maintain accuracy and reliability, I focused on primary
sources, namely government reports, which provide concrete data on how gender
inequality affects society and individuals. Also, I consulted secondary sources, including
respected sites, to investigate the contributions of significant leaders who both upheld
gender inequality and actively struggled for gender equality. After considering my Day 1
outline on gender inequality, I conducted research and gathered data to support my
argument. To maintain accuracy and reliability, I focused on primary sources, namely
government reports, which provide concrete data on how gender inequality affects society
and individuals. Also, I consulted secondary sources, including respected sites, to
investigate the contributions of significant leaders who both upheld gender inequality and
actively struggled for gender equality.
Introduction
Statics 1:
In 2022, women aged 15 years and older earned 84 cents for every dollar earned by men,
showing a gender wage gap of 16.3%.
Source: Government of Canada, Statistics Canada. (2024b, March 8). International
Women’s Day 2024. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/89-28-
0001/2022001/article/00009-eng.htm?utm
Statics 2:
Gender inequality is a social issue because it has caused discrimination and exclusion of
women, and people from social, political, and economic life. It has also blocked women
from leadership roles and has led to an increase in gender-based violence.
Source: Gender justice and women’s rights | Oxfam International. (2024, October 25).
Oxfam International. https://www.oxfam.org/en/what-we-do/issues/gender-justice-and-
womens-
rights#:~:text=It%20is%20one%20of%20the,to%20increasing%20gender%2Dbased%20vi
olence.
Social Change: Gender inequality has led to social change by shifts in social or cultural
norms, policies, and power structures. Gender inequality drives social movements, such
as the women's suffrage movement and feminist movements, that challenge the norms
that exist and push for equal rights, leading to a huge legal and social change.
Source: Population Media Center. (2024, April 23). Then and Now: Goals of the Women’s
Rights Movements. https://www.populationmedia.org/the-latest/history-of-womens-
suffrage
Deviance:
Gender inequality can be connected to the labeling theory because often of the times,
societies label those who challenge traditional gender roles as deviant
Source: Sociology, E. (2024, May 15). Labelling Theory and gender in Sociology. Easy
Sociology. https://easysociology.com/sociology-of-gender/labelling-theory-and-gender-in-
sociology/#:~:text=Labelling%20theory%20provides%20valuable%20insights,'%20behavio
r%20and%20self%2Dperception
Influential leaders:
Quote 1:
“Men alone are not capable of making laws for men and women.” Nellie McClung
Source: Top 35 Nellie L. McClung Quotes (2025 Update) - QuoteFancy. (n.d.).
https://quotefancy.com/nellie-l-mcclung-quotes
Nellie McClung was a figure who helped in the women's suffrage movement in Canada. She
was particularly known for her advocacy for women's voting rights in 1914.
Source: Nellie McClung. (n.d.). The Canadian Encyclopedia.
http://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nellie-letitia-mcclung?utm
Quote 2: “We want to end gender inequality and to do that we need everyone to be
involved” Emma Watson
Source: Watson, Emma. "I Don’t Care If People Call Me a Feminazi." World Economic
Forum, 29 Mar. 2016 https://www.weforum.org/stories/2016/03/emma-watson-i-don-t-
care-if-people-call-me-a-feminazi/.
Emma Watson has raised awareness of gender equality by launching the UN Women's
HeForShe campaign, which calls for women's rights and political participation.
Source: Emma Watson | One Young World.
(n.d.). https://www.oneyoungworld.com/counsellors/emma-watson-
0#:~:text=In%202014%2C%20she%20was%20appointed,rights%20and%20women's%20
political%20participation
Source documentation:
• Government of Canada, Statistics Canada. (2024b, March 8). International Women’s
Day 2024. https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/pub/89-28-
0001/2022001/article/00009-eng.htm?utm
• Gender justice and women’s rights | Oxfam International. (2024, October 25). Oxfam
International. https://www.oxfam.org/en/what-we-do/issues/gender-justice-and-
womens-
rights#:~:text=It%20is%20one%20of%20the,to%20increasing%20gender%2Dbased
%20violence.
• Population Media Center. (2024, April 23). Then and Now: Goals of the Women’s
Rights Movements. https://www.populationmedia.org/the-latest/history-of-
womens-suffrage
• Sociology, E. (2024, May 15). Labelling Theory and gender in Sociology. Easy
Sociology. https://easysociology.com/sociology-of-gender/labelling-theory-and-
gender-in-
sociology/#:~:text=Labelling%20theory%20provides%20valuable%20insights,'%20b
ehavior%20and%20self%2Dperception
• Top 35 Nellie L. McClung Quotes (2025 Update) - QuoteFancy. (n.d.).
https://quotefancy.com/nellie-l-mcclung-quotes
• Nellie McClung. (n.d.). The Canadian Encyclopedia.
http://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/nellie-letitia-mcclung?utm
• Emma Watson | One Young World.
(n.d.). https://www.oneyoungworld.com/counsellors/emma-watson-
0#:~:text=In%202014%2C%20she%20was%20appointed,rights%20and%20women
's%20political%20participation
• : Watson, Emma. "I Don’t Care If People Call Me a Feminazi." World Economic
Forum, 29 Mar. 2016 https://www.weforum.org/stories/2016/03/emma-watson-i-
don-t-care-if-people-call-me-a-feminazi/.
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I have gathered presented information to make my infographic easy on the eye while
informational. This research shall enable me to expound on such topics as an overview of
how gender inequality affects the economy, how it affects individual health, and what
people in societies have done to stand up for solutions to this issue.
