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Female Protagonists in God's Bits of Wood by Sembene Ousbane

In five pages this novel is examined in an overview that focuses upon the women's roles in the Senegal railway workers strike as w...

Observation and Self Definition in Women's Studies

that "ladder of success," or does that mean that they are not on the rung that they would like to be. Since they are the ones who...

Women's Role and the Concept of Marriage

In eight pages this paper examines writings of St. Jerome, St. Augustine, and others in a consideration of the marriage concept an...

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Her Life and Career

Court in August of 1993 by a Senate vote of ninety-seven to three (Associate Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg). Indeed, it can e...

Fatima Mernissi's Beyond the Veil Reviewed

In five pages this text on Islamic women's sexuality is reviewed....

Societal Influence of Queen Nefertiti of Egypt

In eleven pages this paper discusses Nefertiti's influence on society in a consideration of women's roles, politics, religion, and...

Gender and Racial Roles in Feminism and Women's Studies

This paper provides answers to eight questions relating to the nature of feminism. The author provides an outline as to the core ...

Homer's 'The Odyssey' and Women

In five pages Circe, the Sirens, Nausikaa, Helen, Calypson, Athena, and Penelope are examined in this discussion of how women's ro...

Mozambique and the Roles of Women

This paper considers women's roles in this impoverished part of the world in five pages. Six sources are cited in the bibliograph...

Roles of Women in Geoffrey Chaucer's 'The Miller's Tale' and 'The Wife of Bath's Tale'

This paper contrasts and compares the women's roles in these two stories featured in The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer in 5...

Women and Buddhism

"Buddhism is horizontal or human-oriented, not vertical or God-oriented"....

Roles of Women in Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe

not take no for an answer when he still a respected man. For example, when Nwoyes mother asks whether or not Ikemefuna will be sta...

Colonial Peru and Women's Roles

In three pages women's roles during Peru's colonial era are considered in a summary and analysis of Daughters of the Conquistatore...

Films My Brilliant Career, Annie Hall, Educating Rita, and The Piano and the Portrayal of Strong Women

This paper examines women's roles and status and how they are portrayed in a comparative analysis of these films consisting of eig...

Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Challenges and Problems

In five pages this paper examines the problems and challenges associated with women's roles within the context of Achebe's novel. ...

Contemporary Japanese Women's Roles

Roles of women in contemporary Japan are the focus of this paper consisting of five pages in an overview from political and socioe...

Construction Industry and Women as Owners, Administrators, and Tradespeople

In six pages this paper examines women's various roles in the construction industry in an assessment of successes and failures. F...

Comparative Analysis of the Renaissance and Contemporary Society

In 5 pages this paper compares the Renaissance era to today with such topics as the artist's role and how it has changed and also ...

Politics and Women's Leadership Roles

general. Why might the latter matter? It is easier for those with more means to vote. People who do not vote notoriously do not ...

Civil Rights' Struggles of African American Women

Rights Movement would emerge. From a sociological standpoint, Robnett recognized that dangers inherent in applying feminist stan...

Great Britain During the Victorian Age and the Roles of Women

police and the criminal justice system as well as voluntary workers and professional helpers (van Dijk, 2002). Prior to 1970, v...

Evolution of Women's Roles in the Islamic Tradition

in 7th century Arabia" (Time, 2001; 50). For example, while many pagan societies of the time buried unwanted female infants alive,...

Ancient Buddhism and Women's Roles

similar view of women, when examining Islam the testimony of two women is equal to the testimony of a single man, according to th...

Hindu Society and Women's Roles

are not to be allowed any form of independence - they cannot even undertake religious fasts on their own initiative, but must join...

Women's Role in The Third Wedding by Taktsis

men and of the meaning of love all together. She screams to herself, "will any kind of hole satisfy these beasts?"(Taktsis 1986). ...

Women's Roles in 'The Wife of Bath's Prologue and Tale' by Geoffrey Chaucer

The Wife makes it clear that she has always enjoyed sex and this verifies the Churchs depiction of women as licentious. In fact, t...

Women's Role in the Epic of Gilgamesh

lost natural state, at which point Shamhat offers to take him to the city where the joys of "civilization shine in their resplende...

Ancient Greece and Roles for Women as Portrayed by Homer

and also provided insight into the character when she brazenly broke with firmly held tradition. For example, in Homers Iliad and ...

Differing Depiction of Women in Homer's Epics 'The Iliad' and 'The Odyssey'

Greek society was that imposed upon them by either their fathers or purchasers. They would never aspire to privilege or influence...

Fonissa by Papadiamantis and Women

the roles of men and women and the cultural history of this place. It also offers a basis for perhaps sympathizing with the women ...