Essays Tagged: "Sexism"
Sexism in the Workplace
Despite Legislation for Equal Opportunities, sexism is still in evidence inthe workplace.Sexism is a particular concern for society when consider ... workplace.Sexism is a particular concern for society when considering it's effect in theworkplace. Sexism has always been a particular problem in the labourmarket especially with the formation of cap ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies
Sarah and Angelina Grimke, Sisters of Abolitionism
only the beginning to the discriminationand humiliation she was to experience in her fight against sexism.Both Sarah and Angelina joined the Society of Friends (a.k.a. Quakers) inPhiladelphia in thei ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Black Awareness & Racism
"Revolution Girl-Style Now!"
oung women which is concerned with feminist issues such as rape, abortion rights, bulimia/anorexia, sexism, sexuality, double standards, self-defense, fat oppression, classism, and racism. Riot Grrrl ... '90s, more and more girl bands started springing up, but ironically they found themselves battling sexism and discrimination within a movement originally based in a consciousness about youth and oppr ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies
Changing gender roles
we have a cultural bias that we bring to the effort and that colors our decision-making processes.' Sexism is the result of that bias imposed by our process of acculturation.Gender roles in Western so ... increasingly complex external world, feminists ask simply for options in life styles.Those stuck in sexism, however, cannot grant even the simple request to ask why women are inferior. The reason sexi ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies
Sexism-Patriarchy
merican BibleSociety, 1976Interviews:1) Edie Lanzano 2) Emilia LoSciuto 3) Mary FabioBrian S. SlevinSexism-PatriarchySexism by definition is discrimination by members of one sexagainst the other, espe ... seem less important or trivial. All of this does hurtfemale self-esteem and is just one of the ways sexism hurtswomen.Women are not just harassed verbally but physically.'As in the movie Flashdance, t ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies
Summary of A Room of Ones Own by Virginia Woolf and sexism in this century
In her book A Room of Ones Own, Virginia Woolf provides a graphic portrait of sexism in the early 1900s. Since then our society has allowed almost all the same equal opportunity ... women.The United States as numerous civil rights laws at the federal, state and local level against sexism in religion. But most include a clause that allows religious groups to freely discriminate ag ... e more women who have jobs such as these ones the easier the men find to deal with it.The issues on sexism have changed. Its not a person's gender that is considered when being hired for a job like it ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
Summary of A Room of Ones Own by Virginia Woolf and sexism in this century
In her book A Room of Ones Own, Virginia Woolf provides a graphic portrait of sexism in the early 1900s. Since then our society has allowed almost all the same equal opportunity ... women.The United States as numerous civil rights laws at the federal, state and local level against sexism in religion. But most include a clause that allows religious groups to freely discriminate ag ... e more women who have jobs such as these ones the easier the men find to deal with it.The issues on sexism have changed. Its not a person's gender that is considered when being hired for a job like it ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies
Gender Roles, The Discrimination Against Men
The problem is sexual discrimination. When thinking of discrimination, one tends to think mostly of sexism directed against women.. Sexism against women has become a noticeable part of our society and ... As William Farrell states, 'With all the focus on discrimination against women, few understand the sexism directed against men.' (249) Women and men should be treated as equals, however, more attenti ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights
Lesbian Health
iseases.Lesbians are like all women in their vulnerability to illness and to the damaging effect of sexism in the health care system. Lesbians also face discriminatory barriers to health care, do not ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality
Does Feminism Provide a Positive Direction for Society?
al institutions, men have dominated over women throughout history, and women have been subjected to sexism, hatred, and exploitation.In the past, the common view was that girls should be obedient to t ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies
The institution of work and how organizational culture and job segregation promotes sexism and male dominance in work for pay.
Social Policy Essay: "Sexism in Work and Pay":The institution of work is the central institution within society. Every per ... fairness for everyone within the workplace. But are employment opportunities equal to everyone? Do sexism, and pay inequalities still exist in 2002, 25 years after the passage of this act? It is my d ... belief that this act has been ignored within our Canadian society; as a consequence there is still sexism and pay inequality prevalent in today's work institutions. This essay will explore some of th ...
Subjects: Businesss Research Papers
Is it really necessary to use gender-neutral language? A short essay discussing the importance of non-sexist language.
ty. Language is naturally changing along with society. Our present culture still has many traces of sexism, prejudice and patriarchal society, and so has the language we use. But if language is change ... n they are offended.People should use gender-neutral language, because otherwise it can communicate sexism to some people. If it is possible to avoid offence only by substituting some expressions, it ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues
Evils of Christianity Is Christianity Good or Bad
ny problems in society have arisen from this religion, which include discrimination, anti-Semitism, sexism, violence and war. Christianity has fought over hundreds of years to become the only religion ... should treat them well, but that it is ok to enslave those that are not Israelite. Many examples of sexism, which in turn also cause discrimination, are also found in the Bible. In the Christian relig ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Religion & Faith > Christianity
"Medical Challenge to Midwifery" by Laurel Thatcher Ulrich.
s expressed in the novel Midwives by Chris A. Bohjalian. These themes, patterns, and trends include sexism, conflict between physicians and midwives, home remedy usage, the public opinion on the role ... imidation of patients by doctors advantages and disadvantages of using new technology in childbirth.Sexism is a huge pattern that seemed to arise throughout both the novel and the article. In the nove ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine
Analyzing Sexism.
Analyzing SexismMen and women are two very distinct creatures. Not only they look different on the outside, th ... d well support their family financially like all men can. Men and women are all equal, but why does sexism still exist in human society? Shouldn't it stop long ago as all of us, women and men were bor ... born equal? Over the years, gender discriminations have lessened, but gender problems still exist. Sexism is a direct product of our mere differences. Because of our differences, we hesitate to trust ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies
What is one word that you like to be changed?
avoid using words that support unfair and untrue attitudes toward a particular sex, usually women. Sexism in a language is the way we speak; it places women in a position that is subsidiary to men. A ... c. Words are very important because they affect the way we see ourselves and treat others. Avoiding sexism in words is important as a matter of accuracy in speaking. Therefore, it is important that we ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Language Studies
This essay is about how the concept of the "social construction of reality" is incorrect because of women and elderly athlete participation.
, robust, vigorous man." This definition leads us to believe that only men can be athletes. What is sexism? This should be the next question we ask ourselves. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictiona ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Sociology
What are children watching?...The Influence of sexism, violence and expliotation in children television.
he past been very sexist, racist, and very Caucasian oriented. Now, even though times have changed, sexism, exploitation, and violence are still promoted in commercials, movies and television.Gender r ... es are still fixed in children television, and the kids don't realize they are being discriminated. Sexism has been around practically forever and hasn't really changed according to the times. In a fe ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays > Communication Studies > The Media
Canada's Social Conventions at the Turn of Century
The social conventions in Canada at the turn of the century are much different than those today. Sexism was much more prevalent and allowed, even encouraged in day to day affairs. Medical practices ... today's.The treatment of females has changed a lot over the years, around the turn of the century, sexism was the norm in Canadian society. Women were forced to wear corsets which shaped their waist ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > North American History
Language as A Generic Issue
using terms like "man," "him," and "his" to refer to people in a broad sense, creates a feeling of sexism in the language.1 Because these terms have more than one meaning in today's society, they are ... that a term is found that can be used to represent all of us. In doing so, it would help eliminate sexism and allow for women to remain to be recognized for their accomplishments. With the ever-growi ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays