How Is Infant Mortality Linked to Women's Social Status? How

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Essay

How is infant mortality linked to women's social status? How is maternal mortality linked to women's status?

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Definitions:

Retirees

Individuals who have stopped working full-time in their profession, often due to reaching a certain age or completing a certain number of years of service.

Residential Schools

Educational institutions where Indigenous children were removed from their families and communities to assimilate them into the dominant culture, often leading to cultural dislocation and abuse.

First Nations

Indigenous peoples in Canada who are not Inuit or Métis, historically consisting of various distinct tribes and ethnic groups.

Assimilation Policy

A policy encouraging or forcing a group to adopt the culture or norms of a dominant or majority group.