White women and multiculturalism....

[Said1]

I am white, and 16th generation with a mixed european background. I was influuenced mainly from these cultures growing up and christianity. I was always so proud to be a true canadian since my family came to canada in 1630 and started quebec but we ended up on NB later on. I of course come from an educated family, dad being a lawyer.

I am now 45 and there STILL is no work in my province. I had to leave many times alone to f ind work. I am college educated. What I find is when I enter cities like toronto, vancouver and ottawa, there is NO support at all for white women like myself. In fact this past year I tried many places and everywhere only help immigrants. I also personally know al ot of my female friends are either on paxil or anti-depressants because of the way they are treated by immigrant MEN mainly (i ended up on them in vancouver when I lived there). Where do we draw the line with this ethnic stuff- we are the d ominant culture and we want to preserve our culture. We should not have to give up our rights so that minorities can each have their own culture and ours is pushed aside. I am rather sickened by it. What do you all think???

I really don't understand what type of support you are looking for? Until you expand, I'll save my comments for later.

 

[Colpy]

Move in with Sir Joseph Potter. He's always touting how TO is so utopian.

What a thing to suggest!!!!!!

LMAO!

 

[AnnaG]

What a thing to suggest!!!!!!

LMAO!

You're right.

My sincere apologies, torontogirl. All I can say is that my comment was more a snipe at our local court fool and not a real suggestion to you.

 

[Ron in Regina]

Here in Toronto there is NO work. I'm a student and have been looking for work (part-time) for a year now. Nothing. I've applied to McDonalds, Burger King, KFC, anything, and no one has even called me back for an interview. It's become hopeless for me.

First, Welcome Aboard torontogal28!!! Sorry to hear about your plight.

I've a Son who's got a buddy with similar story. He say's there's just nothing
out there, & this is in Regina, Sask. Now there are some extenuating
circumstances to his story.

This young man has tattoo's (sleeves) to his wrists and up to his ears, and
enough "facial" jewelry to place havoc in an airport, and a "Goth" style of
dressing, etc....and though in a perfect world this shouldn't make any
difference (freedom of self expression and all of that)....but in the
real world, those things can be an obstacle to gameful
employment.

I don't know you at all, but have you stepped back and pictured yourself as
a potential employer might see you, if you are in a similar predicament
to the young man that I've described above?

I've not idea if this is the case or not, but it's something to ponder.

 

[Downhome_Woman]

I am white, and 16th generation with a mixed european background. I was influuenced mainly from these cultures growing up and christianity. I was always so proud to be a true canadian since my family came to canada in 1630 and started quebec but we ended up on NB later on. I of course come from an educated family, dad being a lawyer.

I am now 45 and there STILL is no work in my province. I had to leave many times alone to f ind work. I am college educated. What I find is when I enter cities like toronto, vancouver and ottawa, there is NO support at all for white women like myself. In fact this past year I tried many places and everywhere only help immigrants. I also personally know al ot of my female friends are either on paxil or anti-depressants because of the way they are treated by immigrant MEN mainly (i ended up on them in vancouver when I lived there). Where do we draw the line with this ethnic stuff- we are the d ominant culture and we want to preserve our culture. We should not have to give up our rights so that minorities can each have their own culture and ours is pushed aside. I am rather sickened by it. What do you all think???

Oh Lord love the duck! There are SO many things here that strike me wrong, I almost don't know where to start - well ok - that whole '16th generation with a mixed european background' thing. So you might not be an immigrant but you're the descendant of an immigrant. cut the noobies some slack. when your's and mine came here? (And yes - I have the same ancestry bragging rights) - so cut the new guys some slack. Let's face it when YOUR immigrant ancestors came here, they could pretty much do what they wanted when they wanted. The new guys? Stifled by government garbage. All in all? While your ancestors may not have had health care and government help, they could do what they damned well wanted.
You know what? Stop complaining. You can't get a job? Retrain. I went back to school at 47 and I'm now working at a job that I trained for and like.
Stop blaming your failures and that of your friends on drugs, on immigrants. Those immigrants are just looking for the same thing your ancestors 16 generations ago were looking for. If you don't begrudge your ancestors for what they did - and maybe took from the aboriginal community, why in all that's holy are you coming down on the present immigrant community!?! Kind of hypocritical, if you ask me.

 

[Trotz]

Funny you should say that. Jan. When our son came home after his second year of college, he tried very hard to find a summer job. He did not get any; he was beat out by girls at every stage. He was hopping mad about it. He was home all three months, doing nothing.

So he looked at what career would be good, where he won’t have to compete against girls at each and every stage, fight them for jobs and come out the loser. He decided on medicine. He has always been full of self confidence; he had no doubt in his mind that he will be able to get into medicine.

And he was able to get admission to Western for medicine. He is just finishing the medical school and will start his residency in July. He won’t have to compete with anybody when he finishes his residency.

But it is all a matter of perspective, isn’t it? You think that women have it rough; my son thought that women have it easy, that he had it rough.

It sounds like that the original poster is dealing with age discrimination - not gender discrimination.

Here's a classic example of gender discrimination - head to the mall and just about every store is full of young female clerks. How is that gender discrimination? Because young men like myself (who need the $ for things like education - not a new pair of jeans) are put on the back burner.


I imagine I am a lot like your son. I am a great speaker, can type lighting fast on word and have years of experience with excel. In theory, I shouldn't have a problem finding a job in retail or in an office. In reality, unless it is a family business or I have a referral, in all likelihood I am going to lose out to some women.

Personally, I rather be working at GAP for $10-$12 a hour (even part time) as opposed to breaking the bones in my body in construction for $15 or $20 and dealing with the life-threatening conditions and idiotic employees who are quick to insult me for being a "College Boy".