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Motherhood and the Job Market

The Dominion of Discrimination

From: Motherhood, The Mother of All Sexism

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This chapter begins to outline the systemic discrimination, wage loss, and job insecurity that women/mothers face in Quebec and beyond, drawing on multiple examples. It critiques the Quebec Parental Insurance Plan– looking at how Quebec can improve its services for parents and in particular mothers– as well as looks at how to ensure that employers are kept accountable. The author also examines the issue of "self-exploitation."

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Marilyse Hamelin

Marilyse Hamelin is an independent journalist, blogger and public speaker born in 1980. She is a regular contributor to leading French-language publications including Le Devoir, La Presse, L’actualité, La Gazette des femmes and Châtelaine. As a committed feminist, she is often invited by Radio-Canada and other media to discuss the burning issues concerning women’s rights. Motherhood, The Mother of All Sexism, published in French under the title Maternité, La face cachée du sexisme (Leméac, 2017) is her first book. Marilyse lives in Montreal.