While equal rights might be stated in the laws in Canada, in my
personal experience this did not happen. I used to be on the faculty
in a biology department, and not only did the women in my department
generally get harder and larger teaching assignments and more
committee work, I was able to document getting a significantly
smaller raise than my male colleagues, despite the promotions being
objectively tied to a list of clearly identifiable criteria. That
was when my eyes were finally opened to many "women's" issues. So --
don't get too comfortable just because there are good laws, they must
be understood and enforced!
By the way, I've been a lurker on this newsgroup for probably 8
years. You all gave me so much support when I decided to have kids
(2 now, ages 2 and 5), and despite this being my first post, I really
enjoy listening in!
Leslie E. Sieburth
Assistant Professor
University of Utah
Department of Biology
257 South 1400 East
Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0840
sieburth at biology.utah.edu
801-587-9378 (PHONE)
801-581-4668 (FAX)
