Essays Tagged: "male counterparts"
Female Discrimination in the Labor Force
Female Discrimination in the Labor ForceIn the past decades there has been a dramatic increase in the ... imilar occupations as men, and having thesame qualifications are only paid a fraction of what their male counterparts are paid. Theonly reasonable explanation that can be found for this income gap is ... illustrate how far people still have to gobefore equal treatment becomes standard.The increase in female participation started occurring during the 1970's. Thenumber of women in the civilian labor for ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies
Gender Roles in Education
to have a much more difficult time getting the same benefits, wages, and job opportunities as their male counterparts. The society in which we live has been shaped historically by males. The policy-ma ... ty in which we live has been shaped historically by males. The policy-makers have consistently been male and therefore it is not surprising that our society reflects those biases which exist as a resu ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies
The Benign Development of Ancient Egyptian Patriarchy
they lived with. Generally, most cultures known to modern historians followed a standard pattern of males assigned the role of protector and provider while women were assigned roles of domestic servit ... sual circumstances in Ancient Egyptian culture provided for women to be given equal status to their male counterparts: notably, matrilineal inheritance and emphasis on the joy of family life over main ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies
An Investigation into the Vocal Trends and Characteristics of Female Country Singers
Country music, for the most part, was mainly dominated by male artists for the first thirty years. Country music was viewed as being masculine, and too much o ... music scene with a song named, 'I want to be a Cowboy's Sweetheart'. This record became the first female, million record sale. Her yodelling and western themes became well known across the country mus ... across the country music world. Although Patsy Montana never became as big of a star as many of her male counterparts of the time, she became a role model for the women of country music that was to co ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Music History & Studies > Performers & Composers
Womens relationships with their governing electorates.
governing bodies even go so far as to state that women enjoy their suppressed existence under their male counterparts. It's a well documented fact that most systems of government can't uphold themselv ... e fictitious deliberation that men are superior to women by means of virtue. Therefore, were many females were to find themselves impregnated, and later find out that they were with female, the social ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies
The Role of Black Women in Southern America in "Their Eyes Were Watching God".
Zora Neale Hurston epitomizes the feminist goals of black women to become an equal to that of their male counterparts through Janie's relationships with Logan, Jody, and Tea Cake.Janie's first marriag ... e gets up the nerve to defend herself against Jody. She "robbed him of his illusion of irresistible maleness," in front of townspeople. He beats her and moves to the downstairs of their house. Her dis ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Authors
Affirmative Action
e enslavement of African Americans, minorities and women have difficulty competing with their white male counterparts. Tax breaks for home buyers may not be wrong but what is wrong are those who take ... any to achieve a diverse workforce. The percentage is based on the availability of minorities and females in the area. One of the goals is to make sure that many people are made aware of job openings ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Reverse Discrimination
past discrimination and oppression, minorities and women have difficulty competing with their white male counterparts. This just isn't true anymore. Why must white males be oppressed by Affirmative Ac ... ng debate and tension in American politics, and through this heated debate, the fight between white males and minorities actually sets the two groups apart instead of bringing them together. However, ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
Should an athlete's gender determine whether or not they will be allowed to participate in any sport they choose?
, or indifferent this subject is bound to come up. Women have been fighting for equality with their male counterparts the birth of this country. They have made some great strides along the way and ach ... , if enough support is raised, women might actually earn/win women the right to play along side the males who for centuries dominated the sporting scene. This truly is a noble idea, but is it best for ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sports
Women have surpassed their male counterparts in all walks of life.
"BIRT BAHAMIAN WOMEN HAVE SURPASSED THEIR MALE COUNTERPARTS IN ALL WALKS OF LIFE""Where is the man who has the power and skill to stem the tor ... true indeed was the brainchild of this most apt quote. The ultimate power lies not in the hands of males, but in the hands of females. It has been well documented the emergence of Bahamian women in a ... ost venerated and recognized institution of tertiary erudition, the College of The Bahamas, had a female as its first president, Dr. Keva Bethel. Furthermore, the current president of the Bahamas Tech ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies
Charlotte Gilman, The Yellow Wall-Paper
theme very well known to women still: The struggle for recognition, to be viewed as capable against male counterparts and the need to be separate, but also equal. Although Gilman's clues are subtle, T ... the pattern of the wallpaper resembling bars. The narrator begins to identify completely with the female figure; just as the stooped, creeping woman is held behind bars, the narrator is also confined ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Critical thinking and language essay
ion is the patting each other on the back. To be above and beyond, we are seen as just equal to our male counterparts. We will hold are commitment twice as hard. Just to be seen as the same. We do not ... eers as an adventure to learn from. We are simply the women who fight for our country; we are the females of the United States Military.Language EssayThere are many roles for language to play in our c ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays
Female military personnel are not as effective as male military personnel.
economy and business. A question then arises whether or not women can joint and measure up to their male counterparts in the field of military, as they do in other fields. People tend either to agree ... ility, don't know where to stand and take a middle position. Personally, I am of the opinion that female military personnel are not as effective as male military personnel.As far as physical strength ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Military & International Conflicts & Security
Women in Charge,An Analysis of "Executive Women on a Tightrope"
women have a double standard to compete against. One study used in this essay showed that female managers have to "buck the system" and outperform their male counterparts. In essence these fem ... iors, but to her peers as well. Ambition is good; swaggering can definitely be detrimental to the female's career. Women need to make the tough decisions and still be cool under pressure. Women need t ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
Is Australia really easy going and egalitarian?
were some of thebarriers.Women still face many issues to try and be treated fairly or equal totheir male counterparts. Even with the progress made by the feminist movement,women are still left behind ... ve all the power and women havenone. (Wignall, P 2000).Sexism is similar to the dynamics of racism. Males are believed to be superior tofemales and when this belief is put into action it leads to fema ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays
Critical Thinking an Language Essay
ion is the patting each other on the back. To be above and beyond, we are seen as just equal to our male counterparts. We will hold are commitment twice as hard. Just to be seen as the same. We do not ... eers as an adventure to learn from. We are simply the women who fight for our country; we are the females of the United States Military.There are many roles for language to play in our critical thinki ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Management
The Quick Liberation of the Wives in "The Storm" and "The Story of an Hour"
Throughout history women were not granted the same freedoms and carefree lifestyle their male counterparts had. On the contrary women were looked down upon. They were given few rights and w ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American
"Merchant of Venice" - Feminist Perspective.
decided on by the society or time period in which the story is set. In "The Merchant of Venice," females were suppressed by the societal ideals of Shakespeare's Elizabethan era, which is portrayed th ... establish their own powerful identities because they were women. Portia and Jessica are the main female characters in the play. If they had been given a chance to show their skills, they undoubtedly ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare
The Roles of Men and Women in Ancient Greek Society
es, and staged battles. In many such events, Spartan women would run naked in the presence of their male counterparts, and were respected for their athletic feats. Though women in Sparta were not subj ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
"Role Reversal"
Performing GenderRole reversal gave the opportunity to four people (two females, two males) to experience these transformations on their own. Ary Nunez, Tye Macke, Ryan Tayli ... al or physical transformation. Ary was in tears when it came to cutting her hair. The things that females connect to their femininity is their hair, boobs, and uterus. Since the only visible aspect of ... hair cut to better fit her character. After the unusual parts of the change it was easier for the females to transform into their male counterparts. Starla grew to like and conform into a marry male r ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Film & TV Studies