CULTURE AND DIVERSITY: Role of women in Asian, Africa, Middle Eastern and Northwestern Society

The role of women in the Philippines is explained based on the context of Filipino culture, standards, and mindsets. The Philippines is described to be a nation of strong women, who directly and indirectly run the family unit, businesses, government agencies and haciendas. Although they generally define themselves in the milieu of a masculine dominated post-colonial Asian Catholic society, Filipino women live in a culture that is focused on the community, with the family as the main unit of society. It is in this framework of Philippine hierarchical structure, class differences, religious justifications, and living in a globally developing nation wherein Filipino women struggle for respect. Compared to other parts of Southeast Asia, women in Philippine society have always enjoyed a greater share of legal equality. Generally, the Filipino wife is the treasurer in the family. She has the power of the purse. She makes crucial decisions that involve her family, her home, and her children. Filipino husband's responsibility is to provide for the family, while the Filipino wife ensures that their home and family are well taken care of. Filipino women take pleasure in ensuring that her husband and children are well taken care of, not because she is obligated to do so, but because of her selfless love and devotion to her family.

In traditional Africa, women had recognized and vital roles in the economic well being of their communities. Among the Kikuyu of Kenya, women were the major food producers and thus not only had ready access to land but also had authority of how the land was to be used and cultivated. Therefore, the value of women’s productive labor in producing and processing food established and maintained their rights in the domestic and other spheres. Moreover, in much of pre-colonial Africa, bride wealth gave women a certain amount of economic independence and clout. In the past, African women in some societies retained a measure of control over their bride wealth which economically empowered her to a certain extent. Women were responsible for a number of things including: setting the rules of trade among themselves and an example is market taxes and tariffs, organizing and managing the market system, agreeing on lucrative terms of trade with outsiders, holding meetings to discuss how to improve their trade and marketing system and more.

The position of women in Islamic society in general and in Saudi Arabian society in particular is a complex and frequently misunderstood issue. It is certainly true that Muslim and Western views of the role of women show sharp cultural differences but the stereotype of Muslim women, as uneducated, with no rights and no opportunities is a caricature born of ignorance or malevolence. The Holy Qur'an gave women economic and social rights long before such rights were attained by Western women. From the beginning of Islam, women have been legally entitled to inherit and bequeath property, holding their wealth in their own names even after marriage, without obligation to contribute that wealth to their husband or their family. Under Islam, a woman is enjoined to behave modestly in public and, as in the West until recently, is generally expected to give a full commitment to making a family home - a home within which, incidentally, she enjoys a pre-eminent role.

The Royal Commission on the Status of Women was a Canadian Royal Commission that examined the status of women and recommended steps that might be taken by the federal government to ensure equal opportunities with men in all aspects of Canadian society. Passed by prime minister of the time, Pierre E. Trudeau, the Canadian Human Rights Act gave basic rights to all humans. There was no discrimination based on sex, race, religion, sexuality etc. It specified that there must be "equal pay for work of equal value". There had been significant disparity between the pay received by women and by men.

CULTURE AND DIVERSITY : Things that should be done to aid new immigrants to help them settle in Manitoba

There are so many things that should be done to aid new immigrants to help them settle in Manitoba. First and foremost is to go to Service Canada to get Social Insurance Number (SIN) on any designated area nearest you. Second, is to go to Manitoba Health Insurance to get the Manitoba Health Card at 300 Carlton Street. Third, enroll to Entry Program at Unit 400 - 259 Portage Avenue to know everything about Canada like housing, banking, education, employment, child care, government and taxes. Lastly, to know more about settlement in Manitoba you can also visit Immigration Center at 100 Adelaide Street.

            You can easily adapt to any culture by respecting them because every nation has a different culture to know and understand by everyone. You can simply adapt to weather by wearing proper clothes especially winter time, you have to wear sweaters, jacket, gloves, toques, scarves and boots.

CULTURE AND DIVERSITY: Role of a man in Asian, Africa, Middle Eastern and Northwestern Society

In the Philippines Society, a manhood is not measured on the way he verbally or physically express himself but on the way he conducts himself appropriately under different social interaction. A Filipino man is trained to be gentleman, calm giving and sensitive to others. As a husband, he generally respects that the household belongs to his wife and thus typically provides opinions regarding household issues only if consulted by his spouse. A Filipino man takes pride of his success as a husband and a father based on his ability to provide comfort and financial support to his wife and his children. Since family is an important segment in the Philippine society, He also takes pride in his ability to raised good mannered, educated and successful children. A Filipino man is expected to be the father figure and the personification of emotional and physical strength because he is considered as the post of the house or pillar of the dwelling, figuratively meaning father of the home, the partner of the Filipino woman who takes the role of being the mother of his children and the light of the home.

In Afghanistan society, under such circumstances gender roles necessarily follow defined paths. Male prerogatives reside in family economic welfare, politics, and relationships with outsiders; within the family they are expected to be disciplinarian and providers for aged parents. In Islam, men are the protectors and maintainers of women, because Allah has given the one more strength than the other and because they support them from their means. Often times, the men are nowhere to be found or they are out making money to support the family. The man is the head of the home if he lives there.

In Saudi Arabia Society, the family was the most important social institution. It is primary basis of identity and status for the individual and the immediate focus of individual loyalty; just it was among those who recognized a tribal affiliation. Usually, a family business was open to participation by sons, uncles and males cousins, and functioned as the social welfare safety net for all members of the extended family. The structure of the family in Saudi Arabia was generally compatible with the structure of tribal lineage. Families were patrilineal, the boundaries of the family membership being drawn around lines of descent through males. Relations with maternal relatives were important, but family identity was tied to the father, and children were considered belong to him and not to the mother. At its narrowest, a family might therefore be defined as comprising a man, his children, and his children’s children through patrilineal descent.

In Canadian society, women and men have equal standing and equal status in terms of explicit rules. Over a twenty-years period there has been a rise in the number of women in the workforce in Canada. This shift has increased father participation in family tasks which is used primarily be the responsibility of the mother. Parental roles are becoming less traditional and the stay- at- home dad arrangement is becoming more common. The number of stay-home-dad has increased by three percent between 1976 and 1998. The average of stay-home-dad in Canada is forty-two. A bill was passed in by the Canadian government in October 1990 which granted paid leave for fathers for the purpose of primary care giving.

CULTURE AND DIVERSITY: The process for someone immigrating to Canada

            Immigrating to Canada permanently is an exciting opportunity. There are several things to consider before you apply to be a permanent resident. If you want to immigrate to Canada, there are few different ways to apply. You can choose one of the following categories: Skilled workers and professionals are for people who want to settle and work in Canada. Quebec-selected skilled workers are for people selected by the Quebec government to settle and work in Quebec. Canadian Experience Class are for people who have recent Canadian work experience or have graduated and recently work in Canada. Investors, entrepreneurs and self-employed people are for people who want to start a business in Canada. Provincial nominees, one of Canada’s provinces or territories can nominate you to settle and work there. Sponsoring your family, how to sponsor a family member to join you here if you are a permanent resident or a Canadian citizen.

             If you choose to immigrate to Canada as a provincial nominee, you must first apply to the province where you wish to settle and complete its provincial nomination process. The province will consider your application based on its immigration needs and your genuine intention to settle there.

             There are eight steps to apply to immigrate to Canada as a provincial nominee. First is, obtain a certificate of provincial nomination. You must first be nominated by a province or territory. Second, obtain and print the Citizenship and Immigration Canada application package. The package includes the application guide and all the forms you need to fill out. Third is, complete your application. Fill out and sign the forms. Fourth, determine where you must submit your application. You must submit your application to the correct visa office that serves your country of nationality. Fifth, obtain the instructions for the visa office where you will submit your application. Print the forms and instructions required. It includes information on medical examinations and the criminal and security checks that you and your dependants will have to undergo. Sixth, calculate your fees. You will have to pay the processing fee, the Right of Permanent Residence fee and medical examination. Seventh, check your application. Make sure your application is completed correctly, and that you include all the necessary supporting documentation. Eight, submit your application. Mail your application and your fees to the appropriate Canadian visa office.

CULTURE AND DIVERSITY: "In order to immigrate to Canada, You must be well educated. In Winnipeg, we have thousands of professionals working in "fast food" restaurants, housekeeping, etc. Manitoba should take a stronger stand and allow immigrants to work in the careers they were originally trained in."

             

Canada is big attraction for the people to migrate across the world because of its unique system for migration and also a simple.  Other things are the strong economy, easy to set with all people, good Health Care and education system; everyone has the equal opportunity, attract the people from different culture.

          Manitoba is the third biggest province of Canada and middle in the North America.  It has the same rules to immigrant as across the Canada but one more is the Province Nominee Program facility.  Under this rule you may sponsor your close relative, distance relative as well as your friends.  Winnipeg is the main destination for immigration.  It is the capital of Manitoba and good opportunity to settle in Canada. 

          If you want to migrate in Canada must be well educated is the first requirement. 

Canada has two most common language English and French.  You must be able to communicate in one of these languages.  Education and experience are giving you most chance for immigration point system.  If someone finished the migration procedure as per rules and regulation education helps to find out employment.  Experienced people find out job in their field is the biggest plus point of Manitoba Immigration.  My neighbour, Harpreet is nurse in the

Child Emergency in the Health Sciences Centre at Winnipeg. She finished nursing and has six years of experience for working as nurse in India.  She migrated here in Winnipeg, Manitoba based on her education and experience and find out the job as a nurse.  However she has to give some challenging exam to prove herself as qualified nurse but it is not a difficult for her.  

My friend Anjali is safety officer in the Manitoba Lotteries at Regent Club.  In India she was fire and safety officer in a big private firm with 11 years of experience.  She easily got this job without any difficulties.  At the initial time she was an assistant in the safety department.  Because of knowledge, today she works with honor in executive level. 

          With the experienced guy, other family members have easy to stay in Canada, children should get better education and uneducated people should develop their language skill and take diploma course to find the job. 

Brian Sinclair Case

Canada's National Health Insurance Program often referred to as "Medicare" is designed to ensure that all residents have reasonable access to medically, necessary hospital and physician services on a pre-paid basis. As of Brian Sinclair's case, I believe that there was a failure in providing him an example of Canadian Health Care System. He was found dead at the Emergency Room after waiting 34 hours to be medicated by the health care professionals of the Health Science Centre. He was diagnosed of having a bladder infection in the walk-in clinic that he visited before he went to the hospital. All he needed was some antibiotics and a change of catheter yet, the health professionals from Health Science Centre wasn`t able to give it to him.

I certainly feel that there is a race issue in the incident that happened to Brian Sinclair. I heard a story about some hospitals which encounters aboriginal people with no shelter and stays at their facility to get some food or stays there for comfort. If you would think of what possibly happened, the health care providers might think that Brian Sinclair is just a simple aboriginal who needs comfort and not a patient suffering from a disease.

It is firmly unfair for Brian Sinclair to die in a health care facility after waiting for 34 hours to be medicated. On the other hand, his family could also be blamed because they knew that one of their family members is sick yet they didn`t have much time to be with him in his time of needs.

Brian Sinclair Case

This is not the accurate portrayal of our Canadian Health Care system because they are developed to provide a quality health care available to all citizens but totally it’s an irony of what it should be.

            I don’t think this is a race issue they only misunderstood Mr. Sinclair because they knew that he is a homeless person and needs a place to stay on. The staff was irresponsible for their duties because the security informed them what happened to him and that contribute a lot for this tragedy to happened.

            With regards to Brian Sinclair case, according to Dr. Balachandra that Mr Sinclair could have been saved by simple catheter change and antibiotics. So if it’s only simple why do Sinclair clinic physicians have to refer him to the Emergency Room physician. Why? Is his job only for consultation? Yes, I even asked my sister but then she said that its true and only prescribed medication and some are through referrals. Okay! So Sinclair went to the Winnipeg Health Science Center to seek medical attention but then he waited for 34 hours. Does the triage nurse don’t even bother to checked if everybody was called or not? It’s really negligence on their job. Why they also allowed people to come there but not for medical reasons. These people are homeless and it's really disgusting because it's a hospital; they should allow only those who come for medical reasons. For his family shame on you, when Mr. Sinclair needs you and you’re not around, he is homeless and sick and now you are going to file a suit for what reasons Mr. Sinclair was dead already or it’s obvious because of the money.

Brian Sinclair Case

I don’t feel this is an accurate portrayal of our Canadian Health Care System. The purpose of the health care system is to diagnose, treat and cure illnesses.  I believe what happen to Brian is an issue of under-staffing and improper communication.  If only they are not under-staffed everybody who goes to the ER can be treated right away.

I don’t feel there’s a race issue here. Brian was hospitalized and treated for a similar infection last March 2008. Because he was at that hospital most of the times, maybe the triage nurse thinks that his case was not that serious and there are other urgent patients that have to be seen before him. And what happen to Brian that he was not treated right away is merely happening to all Canadians not only for the Aboriginals.

Being in ER for 34 hours is such a big issue, they should have seen and resolved that kind of problems before. They should have asked or check all the patients every hour .If they are lacking of nurses, they should have add more nurses so that everyone who comes to ER should be treated right away. And for the financial awards for the family, I don’t think that it will help the family. In the first place they should have been there to support Brian physically and emotionally. How could they let a legless man went to ER by himself.

Brian Sinclair Case

A man, named Brian Sinclair was found dead in his wheelchair at Winnipeg’s Health Sciences Centre Emergency Room in September 2008.  Case is very controversial in medical history.  Something happen wrong and the loss of life are resulting. 

I cannot justify the Canadian Health Care System based on the one case study.  Every coin has two sides.  A man waiting for treatment in his wheelchair up to 34 hours it is very

Ridiculous about emergency room.  Emergency room that means anyone should get treatment as soon as possible.  If the man himself didn’t approach the any care giver staff but no one of them notice the patient who was waiting for treatment or the man was here more than 30 hours.  Security staff or any other staff should ask him, “Why are you been here so long?” Family member of the Brain Sinclair should not take care and they didn’t try to find out him but after death they arrived for the lawsuit.  As per my view Canadian Health Care System is very unique and everyone should be cover under the insurance and eligible for any kind of treatment which is covered by Canada Health Act.  However there is some communication gap or system error occurred and the man lost his life in waiting room.

  This is not a race issue.  It is a case of communication gap between care givers to patient and family to family member.  In Canada everyone under the one roof there is no issue like racisms but its humanitarian issue.  Many people across the country are suffering from illness and have bad experience of our Health care system. That means they are not targeting the such kind of people. Canada is multicultural and not easy to harass, when they are in emergency waiting room. All Canadian pay the taxes for better living assistance and better system, based on ethics everyone should treat equally however you like the people or not. 
I am totally agreed with this opinion that waiting in Emergency Room is not a big problem but you couldn’t get treatment until you die is a big problem.  Government should find out the solution of this gap.  Blame on each other and giving some financial help to family after his death is not a solution of this case.

I would like to say about Terri’s comment that we must constantly look for easy ways to fix the system.  He has nice solution of long waiting and not spoken with the nurse.  This is the way where you can find who is longer in waiting room.

Brian Sinclair Case

I believe the healthcare system of Canada was definitely doesn’t have any intentions of purposely letting a human being die with no assistance as the case with Brian Sinclair. As seen on video Brian was approached by a triage nurse to offer assistance although said that he was not registered. It is the triage nurses responsibility to assess and find the proper care for the patient. I find it impossible for no one to see a man sitting there for 34 hours straight with no ability to use the washroom or be in a comfortable position to lay and rest. 

Although the waiting room is not visible to the triage nurse from where they are because of the crowd it should not have taken long to especially notice a man in a wheelchair who can't even talk and actually speak to ask someone for help. In some ways it could have been a race issue but race culture or background if even should be last to judge about someone especially when it is in a life and death situation. Innocent people like Brian who doesn’t choose to be in the situation he was, shouldn't be a victim of taking his life away for unknown reason. 
            On another note, where is Brian’s family? How can a man in such a condition bring himself to the hospital with no family by his side? But now there is nothing left to do to bring him life back they're asking for money in return. Being at his side and taking care of him in the first place could have been save Brian’s life and they could be with him right now instead of fighting for the 1.6 million they want in return. There should not have a price to replace a human beings life. If the right people were doing their job no matter who the person is, Brian could still be alive getting medically treated properly enjoying life with us, as we speak.

Let him rest in peace…