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Essays 271 - 300

Christianity and Women

This paper examines Christianity and how gender influences the roles played by women in five pages. Two sources are cited in the ...

Life and Contributions of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

In 5 pages this paper discusses this powerful and important woman's contributions to justice and her championing of women's advoc...

Public Welfare and the Roles of Women According to Adrienne Rich, Charlotte Perkins Gilman, and John Stuart Mill

In six pages public welfare is examined with the focus being on women's contributions in a consideration of such texts as 'Of Woma...

Hispanic Women from 2 Perspectives

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the views of Hispanic women featured in Chiquita's Cocoon: The Latina Women's Guid...

Latino Community and Women's Changing Role

In nine pages this paper examines the impact of redefining a woman's family role in this consideration of how in the Latino commun...

Feminist Movement, Middle Eastern Women, and Gender Discourse

In twelve pages the regions of Iraq, Palestine, and Jordan are examined in a discussion of gender discourse and the feminist movem...

Women's Rights and a Speech by Sojourner Truth

offered chivalrous acts, such as with going through doors and stepping over mud puddles; however, she also acknowledges that she, ...

Society and Gender Roles

Why is gender important in society? Why are men different from women? These issues and others are discussed inclusive of the fact ...

Post Nineteenth Century Relationship Between Job and Gender

Gender inequality and stereotyping are discussed within the context of women in the workplace in a research paper consisting of fi...

Love, Sex, and Gender Perceptions

In ten pages this paper discusses gender bias and the perceptions regarding the supposition that men are more focused on sex while...

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof by Tennessee Williams and Female Objectification

noted that a number of other characters, including Big Daddy, create the social perspective through which Brick and Maggies relati...

Women's Special Interest Groups in Canada

both an arduous and complicated process by which change occurs at a slow pace - even slower when the special interest group is sup...

Gender Tolerance Groups in the Military

the success of increased gender education and tolerance as stated by the group members. I. Introduction and Type of Group Since W...

Women as Victims of Violent Acts

against women in curricular content; and working toward changing attitudes towards women that condone, or may encourage, acts of v...

Gendered Aspects of Technology

(Mitter, 2000, Everts, 1998). It is easy to assume at this stage that there is mass discrimination within the sector, but this may...

WID

participation, not only as beneficiaries, but as active participants on every level, including decision making. Many womens orga...

Education Bias

study. The second phase, the student could add, would be a more face to face approach, where the researcher actually interviews a ...

Brunei and How Women Are Treated

military action. This to some extent mimics ideals around the world where women are protected from active combat. In the United St...

A Discussion of Caretakers of Our Common House by Carol Lakey Hess

values within mixed religious communities and they grow from this socialization, women too need an environment where they can asse...

William Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, Much Ado About Nothing and Issues of Gender and Loyalty

makes men the center of her life. In fact, Beatrice makes it clear that she has no wish to marry, and thinks very little of most ...

Why There Are Few Women Running for Office

as solid political material. As a result, there are handfuls of women politicians on the national level, perhaps a few more women ...

Book Review of Theda Perdue's Cherokee Women Gender and Culture Change, 1700-1835

Perdue (1999) examines the role of gender in Cherokee life during one of the most turbulent times of their history. During the...

Cultural Interviews

to ever get myself in that situation. #2: Sex is an extension of love, and love can only occur when two people are in a committed...

2 Essays in Christina and Fred Sommers' Vice and Virtue in Everyday Life

women, including approved activities, mannerism, education, sexuality and religious pursuits, as well as the extent to which there...

Gender Gap and Women in Business

beer commercials with the husbands drinking beer in a bar while the wives dutifully stay home taking care of the children and the ...

The Role of Women in Islamic Society

no means represent the lives of most Muslim women (2002). What are the lives of most like? How are women viewed in Muslim society?...

Movie Fight Club and Gender in Culture

this when Edward Nortons character slowly develops the alter ego played by Brad Pitt. Edward Nortons character wants nothing to do...

Gendered Workplace and Women in Management Positions

in the workplace" (Craig, 1992, p. 299), as well as the upsurge in home workers required to meet the need of a growing industriali...

Submissive Gender Roles in Sula and Song of Solomon by Toni Morrison

planned any of it, but he had to know that one day, after Macon hit her, hed see his mothers hand cover her lips as she searched w...

Oedipus Rex, The Iliad and The Odyssey and how these works relate to Gender

Oedipus. He learned that his predecessor and his wifes late husband, King Laius, had been murdered, Oedipus contends that it shou...