Equality
.... but rather men were drown to the higher paying and
more socially appreciated managerial jobs brought on by the industrial
revolution. School boards did not mind these talented leaving because they
could higher a "less qualified women" for as low as one fifth of males salary
for the same job.
Susan B. Anthony was the first women to publicly speak out against this
gross injustice towards women. After being fired to "replace a male teacher
fired for incompetence,she was paid one third of the salary he had
received,"(Reifert 74)she went to the state teachers convention of 1853 to
register a protest. After being hushed once and .....
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Executive Women: Substance Plus Style
.... influencing, and motivating groups, as well as
analyzing problems. The authors go on to show that, despite these similarities,
women are disproportionately represented in the ranks of Fortune 500 company
executives.
Repeated references are made to studies that were conducted with 22 people, 16
men and 6 women, whose job is to select executives for top jobs. These people
are continually referred to as "savvy insiders" throughout the article. These
so called savvy insiders were tasked with providing an example of what they
considered to be a woman who "made it" and one who "derailed". They describe
what basically amounts .....
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Human Desire To "fit In"
.... believed that people have an instinctive
drive to belong, in the same sort of way species reproduce. It is possible
that his theory of instinctive necessity is accurate, and humans are as a
whole are week and scared when they are faced with solitude.
The old adage ³there is safety in numbers² is appropriate in this topic.
Often in this world terrible things happen because people group up and
commit unspeakable acts, then take shelter in the numbers of those
involved. The Annual Freaknik ³celebration² is the perfect example.
Thousands of individuals crowd the streets of Atlanta and pillage the city
for a weekend, all the while they .....
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Female Discrimination In The Labor Force
.... jobs. The number of working women
that were either married or had children or both increased dramatically. In
1965, women with children under 18 years of age numbered 35.0 percent of the
labor force. This number increased to 47.4 percent in 1975. In ten years it
was 62.1 percent and finally in 1995 it had grown to 69.7 percent (7). This
showed that the female attitude towards having children and marriage has changed.
According to the handouts, in 1970 women were paid poorly when compared
to their male counterparts. The female worker had a median yearly earning of 19,
101 dollars. This was only 59.4 percent of what the .....
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Gender Inequality
.... concerned with the education system in North America. The focus of these
feminist groups captured the attention of teachers, parents, and students. At
first the evidence for inequality in schooling was based on no more than
specific case studies and anecdotal references to support their claims but as
more people began to show concern for the situation, more conclusive research
was done to show that the claims of inequality were in fact valid and definitely
indicated a problem with the way that schools were educating the future adults
of society. One of the problems which became apparent was the fact that the
policy-makers s .....
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GI Jane
.... that two
and a half years of stress had "all crashed in" on her in the first days there.
After not quite making the cut, and surviving the stress and trials of these
places, they say that it is because the men were too hard on them. "Too hard"
is not a valid sentence in the military, you are either tough enough or you
fail.
I am not a sexist, don't get me wrong. I know many woman who are my
intellectual superiors whom I admire. I have even met a few that I probably
would not want to mess with. What I am trying to show is that while in some
cases they can function in combat; they are, for the most part, detrimental .....
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Marriage: The Perfect Ending To Pride And Prejudice
.... wife" (Austen, 1) As Norman Sherry points out,
this is Austen's way of implying that 'a single man in possession of a good
fortune' is automatically destined to be the object of desire for all unmarried
women. The statement opens the subject of the romantic novel; courtship and
marriage. The sentence also introduces the issue of what the reasons for
marrying are. She implies here that many young women marry for money. The
question the reader must ask himself is, does Jane Austen think this is moral?
Sherry shows us that Austen was not particularly romantic. She reveals these
sentiments through Charlotte remarks concerning h .....
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Comparative Essay: Mothers With A Divided Heart
.... ambition. Rather than being praised for their decision to stay home, they
often feel they need to defend it. Society talks so much about family values,
yet gives little respect or value to stay-at-home moms who raise the families.
In addition, stay-at-home moms find it challenging to provide a social setting
for their children when being at home all day is the only stimulation they have.
Furthermore, the strain of not bringing in money for a better standard of living
can lead to self-doubt and isolation. That feeling of insecurity can be put to
rest, however, with the peace-of-mind that comes from knowing that the child is
bein .....
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My Great-Grandmother Was Not A Person
.... holds strong today,
although not as strongly.
Men said that women were to fragile to vote. Yet no man has ever experienced
labor pains. Furthermore no man has fought any battle that was as hard as the
one the famous five women have fought. The Election Act of the Dominion of
Canada states that "No woman, idiot, lunatic, or criminal shall vote." So women
are equal to criminals? It's not a crime to be a woman. We should not be judged
by our sex. On April 19, 1916 women in Alberta were granted the right to vote. A
small battle was won. Five Canadian women have conquered countries and nations
for their rights. When questionning .....
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Study Of Family Interaction Lead To New Understanding Of Abusive Parents
.... behaviour," explains
Oldershaw.
As a result of their work, Walters and Oldershaw have identified
distinct categories of abusive parents and their children.
'Harsh/intrusive' mothers are excessively harsh and constantly badger
their child to behave. Despite the fact that these mothers humiliate
and disapprove of their child, there are times when they hug, kiss or
speak to them warmly. This type of mothering produces an aggressive,
disobedient child.
A 'covert/hostile' mother shows no positive feelings towards her
child. She makes blatant attacks on the child's self-worth and
denies him af .....
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The Prevalent Issues Of Surrogate Parenting
.... fathers for
a fee, and the practice is growing rapidly.
For this reason there are many questions and doubts that arise from this
subject. Often there are many legal difficulties that come about with surrogate
parenting. In some states the contracts that insure the infertile couple the
baby of the surrogate mother mean nothing. This, in turn, can cause huge
problems if the surrogate mother were to change her mind about giving up her
child. Who has the rights to the child in this awful situation? Surrogate
parenting is a wonderful alternative for infertile couples as long as all
party's involved are educated on the subject .....
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Research Paper: Models
.... basically done in the same way; but this time I asked for
them to tear out pictures that they would want their wives to look like. With
four different magazines they tore out pictures of more conservetly dressed
women. Their selection still consisted of beautiful women, only this time
they were wearing clothes that the average person would be able to wear
on the streets and not be called a dirty name. The women were still
beautifully made up the a hair and makeup but this time it wasn't so dramatic;
their poises were also "innocent"; I'm not surprised. But what did surprise me
though was that their style in pajamas totally chang .....
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