The changing participation of Inuit women in non-traditional jobs

Regions: Qikiqtaaluk Region, Nunavut

Tags: social sciences, employment, social adaptation, aboriginal women, gender roles

Principal Investigator: D'Anglure, Bernard Saladin (12)
Licence Number: 8135
Organization: University of Laval
Licensed Year(s): 1988
Issued: Jan 01, 1988
Project Team: Elisabeth Joli; Helene Guay

Objective(s): to continue to investigate the individual histories of women that hold non-traditional jobs; to interview elders to document the history of the evolution of the gender system; to determine the influence of Inuit culture, and socio-economic and religious change on the participation of Inuit women in non-traditional jobs

Project Description: Dr. d'Anglure, Helene Guay, and Elisabeth Joli will continue their work on Inuit women who participate in the wage economy. They will be interviewing women and elders to find out what sorts of social changes have caused women to be employed in jobs that are considered to be "non-tradional".