Many women have been abused at one time or another in their lives. This form of abuse takes many forms and is not always visible to the naked eye. One such difficulty that women in the 20th century faced is the fight for equality. In Canada, the Charter of Rights and Freedoms guarantees women full equality before and under the law and equal protection and benefit of the law.1 However, this company openly contributes to the production, sale and distribution of pornography, which involves that women are second class citizens. For women to achieve true equality it is necessary to destroy these stereotypes that portray women as slaves, objects, toys and mindless, sex-driven beings. Censorship of pornography does not violate the freedom of expression guaranteed in section 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms because pornography drastically undermines a woman's right to equal treatment, as demonstrated by the ruling in R v. Butler's 1992. , makes people portrayed in pornography subject to acts of violence and corrupts the moral fiber of society. During the 1960s and 1970s, North America saw the rise of a counterculture movement that instigated social change. During this time period, the women's liberation movement was able to establish that women are equal to men in virtually every aspect. It is this movement that has educated society that the role of women in society is equal to the role of man. Many people, however, now believe that women's liberation has been achieved; but this is far from true. Despite the official recognition as a contributing member of society (achieved in 1982 with the final draft of the Constitutional Law), since article 28 of... half of the document... 11 Ibid. Page 79312 Ibidem. Page 79313 Ibidem. Page 79314 Baird, Robert M. and Stuart E Rosenbaum. Pornography: private right or public threat. Page 5115 Ibid. Page 5216 Ibid. Page 5217 Kaihla, Paolo. Sex and law. MacLean. Page 3118 Statistics obtained from Angus Reid's website. See List of Works Cited19 Ibid.20 Orr, Lisa. Censorship: opposing points of view pag. 18621 Ibid. Page 19122 Ellen Harris, Lesley. Highlights of Bill C-128 - Child Pornography23 Kaihla, Paul. Sex and law. MacLean. Page 3224 Ibid. Page 3225 Ibid. Page 3326 Ibid. Page 3327 Baird, Robert M. and Stuart E Rosenbaum. Pornography: private law or public threat pag. 5228 Ibid. Page 5229 Canadian Government Report. Report of the Special Commission on Pornography and Prostitution.30 Ibid.