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Men and Women in Canada 2005
National and Provincial Trends
(March 2005)
ISBN 1-894366-10-7
Men. Women. How are they doing? How are they doing relative to each other? How are they doing at the Canadian level and at the provincial level? This is what this report is all about.
This 83-page report covers the major aspects of life separately for both sexes. Each of the 64 trends and realities is a short story in itself. All of the topics are based on solid information gathered from reputable sources and are the latest information available. The author, Roger Sauvė, has many years of experience in social, economic and demographic analysis of Canadian and provincial trends. He is frequently quoted in the national media.
The report is useful for individuals, for couples and for discussion and planning groups within governments, non-profits, pressure groups, labour groups, educators, business and others.
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The complete trend headings are listed below.
Table of contents
- INTRODUCTION and KEY TRENDS AND REALITIES
- THE BIG PICTURE
- POPULATION COUNT: Females are now the majority everywhere except Alberta
- LIFE EXPECTANCY : Women now outlive men by “only” 4.9 years
- AVERAGE AGE : Heading for 40 and perhaps on to Parksville and Elliott Lake
- IN THE WORKFORCE – Women now hold almost half of all jobs
- AROUNG THE HOUSE - Women still do a lot more than men
- WORLD RANKINGS – Women rank 10th in Empowerment Index
- CONNECTIONS
- HAPPINESS – Married men are the big winners
- FRIENDS – Women have stronger social support systems
- SENSE OF COMMUNITY – No differences here
- TRUST – Women a bit less trusting
- RELIGION - Less important for men
- LIVING AT HOME – Men wait a lot longer before “leaving the nest”
- HEALTH AND FITNESS
- HEALTH RATINGS – Men think they are healthier
- DRINKING – Youth “binging” is in, especially among males
- SMOKING – Men still out smoke women
- WEIGHT – Quebec women most likely to be in the “normal” weight range
- KEEPING FIT – Men do better, except at middle-age
- COMMUTING – More women walk to work
- STRESS – Women more stressed with life and work
- EMOTIONAL HEALTH – Just a bit different
- HEALTH CARE DOLLARS – More dollars for women
- FAMILY LIFE
- SINGLE, MARRIED, ETC. - Many more widows as people age
- MARRIAGE ODDS – About 50%, that’s it.
- LIVING TOGETHER – Most popular in Quebec
- AGE AT MARRIAGE – Later and late
- DIVORCE – At least four-in-ten will part before 50th
- BABIES – Fewer and later
- “UNMARRIED ” MOTHERS – Many more than before
- DAYCARE – Rapidly growing demand
- EDUCATION
- STUDENT ASSESSMENT TESTS – Differences but same ability to problem solve
- LANGUAGES – Young females have the language advantage
- YEARS OF SCHOOLING – A revolution in the making
- FIELDS OF STUDY: CURRENT SITUATION (1) – Depends on level of education
- FIELDS OF STUDY: CHANGE (2) – Growth trends among younger adults 20-34
- PAID WORK AND UNEMPLOYMENT
- PAID EMPLOYMENT RATE – Up sharply for women but slipping for men
- JOB TENURE – Women now staying much longer with the same employer
- JOB PERMANENCE – More full-time and permanent jobs for men
- SELF-EMPLOYMENT – More men than women are incorporated
- MOONLIGHTING – More women than men now have more than one paid job
- OCCUPATIONS: CURRENT STRUCTURE (1) – Computers versus retail
- OCCUPTIONS: CHANGE (2) – More female police officers and male estheticians
- WORKING MOTHERS – More working than ever before
- WORK, CHILDREN, PARTNERS – Majority of female lone-parents at home
- PART-TIME WORK – Many mothers do it to care for family
- RETIREMENT – Women now retire one year earlier than men
- UNEMPLOYMENT – Mostly higher for men
- UNEMPLOYMENT DURATION – An extra week of unemployment for men
- INCOMES
- ANNUAL EARNINGS – Women slowly catching up
- MAJOR FAMILY EARNER – One-quarter of wives out-earn their husbands
- HOURLY EARNINGS – Women earn less at full-time but more at part-time work
- AVERAGE HOURS OF PAID WORK – More paid hours for men
- UNIONIZATION – No longer any differences between men and women
- THE WORKING RICH – More men than women
- THE WORKING POOR – More women than men
- WORKPLACE CONDITIONS – Better for men
- POVERTY – More difficult on older women
- THE FINANCIAL BOTTOM LINE – Wall of worry is higher for women
- CULTURE AND SPORTS
- RADIO AND TELEVISION VIEWING - Men watch much more sports
- CULTURE – Reading newspapers is # 1 for both sexes
- SPORTS – It is still a man's game
- DONATING – More women volunteer but men give more hours
- CRIME
- VIOLENT CRIMES – Over 80% of the accused are men
- PROPERTY AND OTHER CRIMES – Prostitution charges are equal
- VICTIM SERVICES – Mostly women who get the help
- ENDNOTES
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