The 1970s were a pivotal decade for women’s rights in Canada. Women have historically been stereotyped as obedient housewives who were nothing without a man. The 1970s were a time when women were starting to voice that they were much more than that. They also started to demand more equal pay, more job opportunities, and more personal freedom. Although things were not always like this, by the end of the 1970s, more than 50% of women had jobs outside of their own homes. Before the second wave of feminism, in the ’70s, (opposed to the first wave of feminism, when women first had the right to vote in Canada, 1916) most women's only jobs were to cook, clean, and take care of their children. Even though this was a big step, many things were still