The Impact Of The Welfare System In Canada

Throughout history, women have typically stayed at home in order to raise their children, whereas the male would be expected to support the family financially (McMullin, 2010). In todays society there are more single parent homes, which can cause single mothers to rely on welfare programs in order to feed themselves and their children. McMullin (2010) discussed how housework does not pay, and since housework and raising a child do not generate income and take up more hours in a week than a fulltime job, it would be very difficult to maintain a fulltime job. Welfare programs are a necessary part of society, however, they also tie women to poverty and can cause further generations of poverty. One reason why the welfare system is important within

According to Kenworthy (1999), the United States have failed to reduce poverty rates since the early 70’s, and with factors such as job instability, it can be extremely hard to leave poverty. Since welfare is only designed for the poorest of poor, usually with no income, it makes it very hard for an individual to no longer use the welfare system. If an individual gets a job, or have any other form of income, they must declare the money, and therefore lowering the amount of money they will receive for the month, which can make it harder for people to leave welfare because the individual might not be making enough to support themselves. Another reason why the welfare system is inadequate is because there is not a lot of support for daycare, which leave the parents to be home with their children and not work because they cannot afford daycare costs. A reason for welfare not providing a lot of daycare support could be traced back to extreme patriarchy, when it was expected for the woman to stay at home and raise the children (Acker, 1988). Since our society still faces a large amount of inequality, especially gendered inequality, our government systems could still favour patriarchal view

A person who grew up in a low-income household might not be able to afford a post-secondary education, or be advised against post-secondary education because of future financial burdens which would keep them in the lower class (Gray & Kish-Gephart, 2013). A lot of countries have assistance for individuals who cannot afford a post-secondary education, those individuals might not have the resources to apply for that aid or for school simply because they might not have access to a computer or internet. Finding and maintaining a high paying job would be significantly harder for someone without a post-secondary education, and would limit a lot of their job options to minimum wage