Ecofeminist Concerns Sowmya Dechamma
... ‘generosity’ of rich upper caste gods and do nothing in terms of systemic changes in societal structures that are necessary. Studies have pointed out that it is indeed women who are the worst victims of ecological deterioration. But, how concretely does spiritual ecology or ecofeminist spirituality ...
... ‘generosity’ of rich upper caste gods and do nothing in terms of systemic changes in societal structures that are necessary. Studies have pointed out that it is indeed women who are the worst victims of ecological deterioration. But, how concretely does spiritual ecology or ecofeminist spirituality ...
e´tat pre´sent contemporary french women
... their actions. A sense of collaborative engagement in a project, in the realization of a (creative) desire is glimpsed on screen. Breillat is notorious for the eroticism or pornography of her film-making; she and other directors have drawn the public eye through their exposure of sex acts. Yet such a ...
... their actions. A sense of collaborative engagement in a project, in the realization of a (creative) desire is glimpsed on screen. Breillat is notorious for the eroticism or pornography of her film-making; she and other directors have drawn the public eye through their exposure of sex acts. Yet such a ...
Believing is Seeing: Biology as Ideology Author(s): Judith Lorber
... Assumptions about men's and women's bodies and their capacities are craftedin ways thatmake unequalaccess and distributionof rewardsacceptable (Hudson 1978; Messner 1988). Media images of modernmen athletes glorify their strength and power, even their violence (Hargreaves 1986). Media images of mode ...
... Assumptions about men's and women's bodies and their capacities are craftedin ways thatmake unequalaccess and distributionof rewardsacceptable (Hudson 1978; Messner 1988). Media images of modernmen athletes glorify their strength and power, even their violence (Hargreaves 1986). Media images of mode ...
Gender & Communication
... acknowledgment of the speaker’s feelings) when the speaker was a female friend. Is communication an interactive process affected by a variety of factors of which gender is only one? Many researchers observed gender inequality characterizes much daily communication, reflecting differences in men’s an ...
... acknowledgment of the speaker’s feelings) when the speaker was a female friend. Is communication an interactive process affected by a variety of factors of which gender is only one? Many researchers observed gender inequality characterizes much daily communication, reflecting differences in men’s an ...
Twentieth Century Mermaids: American Women on Display
... the forum women as “a differently organised creature, and only makes herself ridiculous when she attempts to compete man-fashion in man’s sports.”97 From a twentyfirst century perspective, this quote seems very sexist. In fact both of her books that suggest that women need to be slender, beautiful, ...
... the forum women as “a differently organised creature, and only makes herself ridiculous when she attempts to compete man-fashion in man’s sports.”97 From a twentyfirst century perspective, this quote seems very sexist. In fact both of her books that suggest that women need to be slender, beautiful, ...
From the Beijing Platform for Action to the AU Solemn Declaration
... this result. Therein lies another challenge: implementing the Declaration in accordance with its letter and spirit. Women carrying firewood stacks or water each day, dying at childbirth, affected by HIV/AIDS, who do not yet know how to write their names or sign an administrative document…, in short, ...
... this result. Therein lies another challenge: implementing the Declaration in accordance with its letter and spirit. Women carrying firewood stacks or water each day, dying at childbirth, affected by HIV/AIDS, who do not yet know how to write their names or sign an administrative document…, in short, ...
Women, Ethnicity and Power in the Roman Empire
... composed in the second century A.D., which illustrates well the way in which the system of gendered oppositions works by representing women who assume an active sexual and domestic position as transgressive and disruptive of interrelated hierarchies. In the manuscripts, the excerpt is provided with ...
... composed in the second century A.D., which illustrates well the way in which the system of gendered oppositions works by representing women who assume an active sexual and domestic position as transgressive and disruptive of interrelated hierarchies. In the manuscripts, the excerpt is provided with ...
Committee: The Commission on the Status of Women
... and other household duties, women must also go out and gather or hunt for food, manage all of the man’s business affairs, and protect the family during these tumultuous times, all of which can be very dangerous. Gathering food usually requires going beyond the village, where women are much more vul ...
... and other household duties, women must also go out and gather or hunt for food, manage all of the man’s business affairs, and protect the family during these tumultuous times, all of which can be very dangerous. Gathering food usually requires going beyond the village, where women are much more vul ...
Differing Gender Tactics as Applied to Professional Situations:
... Fiona Sheridan investigated and identified nine distinct areas of communication where men and women differed. These areas were talk time; taking turns, interruptions, and overlaps; conversational support; mitigated/aggravated forms; conversational topics; giving orders-directness/indirectness; askin ...
... Fiona Sheridan investigated and identified nine distinct areas of communication where men and women differed. These areas were talk time; taking turns, interruptions, and overlaps; conversational support; mitigated/aggravated forms; conversational topics; giving orders-directness/indirectness; askin ...
Note by the Secretariat on
... unequal power relations between men and women that lay at the very core of genderbased violence. To some extent, gender sensitive labour market policies and measures aimed at eliminating discrimination against women and removing barriers to women’s full and equal participation in productive employme ...
... unequal power relations between men and women that lay at the very core of genderbased violence. To some extent, gender sensitive labour market policies and measures aimed at eliminating discrimination against women and removing barriers to women’s full and equal participation in productive employme ...
AMERICAN WOMEN AND LEISURE IN THE 1920S Isabel María
... around the family home, the new woman ventured into different professions which had traditionally been regarded as male-owned. However, they did not equal men at odds as they were still economically and politically dependent on them at the beginning of the century. Yet, unlike their Victorian contem ...
... around the family home, the new woman ventured into different professions which had traditionally been regarded as male-owned. However, they did not equal men at odds as they were still economically and politically dependent on them at the beginning of the century. Yet, unlike their Victorian contem ...
One Woman, One Hectare of Land
... This initiative has a huge potential for job creation, in that as soon as land is allocated, either on ownership, lease or use basis, members of the community who are unemployed but willing to work, will find work for themselves; This will be a black empowerment initiative in so far as it would be ...
... This initiative has a huge potential for job creation, in that as soon as land is allocated, either on ownership, lease or use basis, members of the community who are unemployed but willing to work, will find work for themselves; This will be a black empowerment initiative in so far as it would be ...
“Gender Mainstreaming in the Electoral Administration – The
... Administration and Process Two-Thirds Rule of Gender Representation… The Constitution of Kenya makes the general rules of international law and any treaty or convention ratified by Kenya, as forming part of the laws of Kenya. This has in effect ensured the domestication of international conventions ...
... Administration and Process Two-Thirds Rule of Gender Representation… The Constitution of Kenya makes the general rules of international law and any treaty or convention ratified by Kenya, as forming part of the laws of Kenya. This has in effect ensured the domestication of international conventions ...
From Humanism to Gynocentrism
... Three factors support the move from Humanist to Gynocentric feminism: antifeminist reaction to feminism, black feminism, women's history and anthropology. 1. Antifeminists tend to view feminism as humanist feminism. They claim that feminists are naive or insensitive because they assume all women wan ...
... Three factors support the move from Humanist to Gynocentric feminism: antifeminist reaction to feminism, black feminism, women's history and anthropology. 1. Antifeminists tend to view feminism as humanist feminism. They claim that feminists are naive or insensitive because they assume all women wan ...
Millennialism as afeminism - Center for Millennial Studies
... whose adherents present a stark contrast to the rest of the world epistemologically, axiologically, and ontologically when it came to gender. Thus, the first step in engendering the millennialism of contemporary Christian fundamentalists is to ascertain why people are attracted to fundamentalism in ...
... whose adherents present a stark contrast to the rest of the world epistemologically, axiologically, and ontologically when it came to gender. Thus, the first step in engendering the millennialism of contemporary Christian fundamentalists is to ascertain why people are attracted to fundamentalism in ...
Including Marginalised Groups in the Legal System State
... A Multi-Faceted Approach Too often, we do not see the complete picture, or we execute the old top down approach, trying to influence the micro-level from a macro point of view. While this may work in other countries, my earlier elaboration of the power that families and traditional structures hold s ...
... A Multi-Faceted Approach Too often, we do not see the complete picture, or we execute the old top down approach, trying to influence the micro-level from a macro point of view. While this may work in other countries, my earlier elaboration of the power that families and traditional structures hold s ...
Genre, Gender and Identity
... thus, the natural arena in which these issues of gender, desire, inspiration, objectification and poetic identity are to be tackled. I will endeavour to show that lyric poetry provides both the vehicle for the literary tradition in which women were consistently depicted as silent inspirers and the ...
... thus, the natural arena in which these issues of gender, desire, inspiration, objectification and poetic identity are to be tackled. I will endeavour to show that lyric poetry provides both the vehicle for the literary tradition in which women were consistently depicted as silent inspirers and the ...
psychology and gender: complications at the crossroads
... Yet every culture does differentiate jobs by gender, and every culture has beliefs and expectations about the psychological characteristics of each gender that are consistent with this job differentiation. These differentiations are most rigidly enforced when gender becomes a marker not only for one ...
... Yet every culture does differentiate jobs by gender, and every culture has beliefs and expectations about the psychological characteristics of each gender that are consistent with this job differentiation. These differentiations are most rigidly enforced when gender becomes a marker not only for one ...
Women on the Homefront - Teaching American History
... and the symbols and messages that are used. Have them answer the essential questions in the third row of their graphic organizer. (15 minutes) 6. Create-Your-Own: Students may work individually or in pairs to complete this assignment. Using their graphic organizer as a guide, students will need to d ...
... and the symbols and messages that are used. Have them answer the essential questions in the third row of their graphic organizer. (15 minutes) 6. Create-Your-Own: Students may work individually or in pairs to complete this assignment. Using their graphic organizer as a guide, students will need to d ...
Psychology Research The Ancient Origins of Chinese Traditional Female Gender Role:
... ancestor of human beings, Nv Wa created human by pinching soil ①, besides, she repaired the sky to protect human from the blood. Just because of her outstanding contribution for the human beings, Nv Wa not only occupied a position in “Three Sovereigns”②, which are the ancestors of Chinese people as ...
... ancestor of human beings, Nv Wa created human by pinching soil ①, besides, she repaired the sky to protect human from the blood. Just because of her outstanding contribution for the human beings, Nv Wa not only occupied a position in “Three Sovereigns”②, which are the ancestors of Chinese people as ...
The Ancient Origins of Chinese Traditional Female Gender Role: A
... occupied a position in “Three Sovereigns”①, which are the ancestors of Chinese people as well as the Chinese culture, but she was also the centre of the “Three Sovereigns”. In other words, in “Three Sovereigns” period, Chinese society was still the matriarchal society. In the matriarchal society, ar ...
... occupied a position in “Three Sovereigns”①, which are the ancestors of Chinese people as well as the Chinese culture, but she was also the centre of the “Three Sovereigns”. In other words, in “Three Sovereigns” period, Chinese society was still the matriarchal society. In the matriarchal society, ar ...
13Women`s History2ttimleineRev2013space2-28.indd
... Celebrating Women’s History Month at the U. S. Naval Academy Dr. Mary E Walker first and only female to receive the Medal of Honor, first-ever female surgeon. Served in the Civil War, Battle of Bull Run. ...
... Celebrating Women’s History Month at the U. S. Naval Academy Dr. Mary E Walker first and only female to receive the Medal of Honor, first-ever female surgeon. Served in the Civil War, Battle of Bull Run. ...
Textbooks
... n Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, on Africa’s northern coast, I met some U.S. college students, with whom I spent a couple of days. They wanted to see Tunis’ red light district, and I wondered if it would be worth the trip. I already had seen other red light districts, including the unusual one in Am ...
... n Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, on Africa’s northern coast, I met some U.S. college students, with whom I spent a couple of days. They wanted to see Tunis’ red light district, and I wondered if it would be worth the trip. I already had seen other red light districts, including the unusual one in Am ...
Women have come a long, long way… and finally reached
... woman graduate from a dental college in the United States. In 1859, when she expressed a desire to study dentistry and practice in Ellenberg, N.Y., the community was shocked. She was introduced to Dr. Wardel from Cincinnati, Ohio, who offered her a place in his office with his other students. She mo ...
... woman graduate from a dental college in the United States. In 1859, when she expressed a desire to study dentistry and practice in Ellenberg, N.Y., the community was shocked. She was introduced to Dr. Wardel from Cincinnati, Ohio, who offered her a place in his office with his other students. She mo ...
Montreal Massacre
... movement, was still patriarchal. His victims were chosen because engineering was considered a typically male field of study, and Lepine believed that women were taking over and pushing men out. There are still gender divides in many fields of study and work, and Lepine was not the only one to percei ...
... movement, was still patriarchal. His victims were chosen because engineering was considered a typically male field of study, and Lepine believed that women were taking over and pushing men out. There are still gender divides in many fields of study and work, and Lepine was not the only one to percei ...