Respect for the law, gender equality, and diversity are just a few of the values Canada recognizes Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. But do all Canadians share them to the same degree?
New data from Statistics Canada’s General Social Survey examined values across different Canadian demographics and found that Canadian women Canadian men are more likely than men to hold most social and democratic values.
Statistics Canada used 2020 data. Social Identity Survey and examined how each gender values human rights, respect for the law, gender equality, linguistic duality (English and French as the official languages of countries), ethnic and cultural diversity and respect for local cultures.
Findings
In general, 86 percent of Canadians value human rights, 81 percent value gender equality and 80 percent respect the law.
When it came to gender, the study found that more women agreed with values such as gender equality, ethnic and cultural diversity and respect for local cultures than men.
In fact, 71 percent of women value ethnocultural diversity, compared to 62 percent of men.
Statistics show that 68 per cent of all Canadians value respect for indigenous cultures, however, more women value it than men.
According to Statistics Canada, respecting cultures is defined as respecting the unique histories, languages, cultural practices and spiritual beliefs of diverse indigenous groups.
Based on the data collected, it is highly valued among the local population. According to the data, 90 percent of indigenous women value respect for indigenous cultures, compared to 73 percent of non-indigenous women. Meanwhile 78 percent of Indigenous men strongly agreed with the value, compared to 63 percent of non-Indigenous men.
When it comes to linguistic duality, there were no gender differences for Canadian values of having English and French as official national languages—55 percent of the population surveyed shared this value.
Different races, different values?
Looking at the correlation between gender and age, it found that 82 percent of women aged 15 to 34 were very concerned about respecting local cultures, compared to 67 percent of men of the same age.
Other findings from data collected by the government from 2016 to 2019 similarly found that in general, Canadian youth care deeply about diversity.Seeking more diverse representation among staff in justice system institutions and greater investment in culturally relevant resources in these communities.
Comparing age groups among women, it found that women 65 and older agreed less strongly with valuing ethno-cultural diversity than the younger female population—compared to 82 percent in 2020. I 60 percent.
However, 91 percent of women in the older population rated respect for the law highly, compared to 69 percent of younger women. Patterns were similar for men among the same age groups.
