Why did the government resist women's suffrage?

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Nov 7, 2017

Why did everyone resist women's suffrage.

Explanation:

Women's Suffrage was first granted in Nationally in New Zealand in 1893 but women could not run for office until 1919.

There was no role seen for women in government, voting or running for office. The 1928 Person's case on Canada showed that resistance continued after Suffrage was granted. The supreme court of Canada agreed with an argument that Women were not "Persons" and so could not be appointed to the Canadian Senate. (Canadian Senators are appointed not Elected).

Women in leadership roles were (and are) not accepted by society in general. Women's issues tended to counter to accepted masculine wisdom.
Some issues would be:

Contraception
Women working outside the Home
Be able to enter legal and financial transactions
Equal pay
Right to refuse Sex (with anyone)
Right to Education
Right to play Sports
Right to hold Office
Be able to choose a Career
Be free from sexual Harassment

These issues are still ongoing. Why is there still a fight?

Some of these issues are based in attitudes. My Father and his siblings went to school in the 1920s. His sisters complained that the teachers won't teach them because only the boys would have the opportunity to use the knowledge. Girls were basically ignored in class.