The Gender Matrix in Mary Wollstonecraft`s Letters
... works and in travel writing as a genre over the last twenty years, the Scandinavian Letters have been shown relatively little attention. The scholarship directed toward the Letters is generally shaped less by critical rigour than by aesthetic appreciation and sentimentality, as in Virginia Sapiro's ...
... works and in travel writing as a genre over the last twenty years, the Scandinavian Letters have been shown relatively little attention. The scholarship directed toward the Letters is generally shaped less by critical rigour than by aesthetic appreciation and sentimentality, as in Virginia Sapiro's ...
Towards a Feminine/Feminist/Female Discourse of Virginia Woolf
... “sentence-in-making,” and a “feminine writing” is the “writing-of-becoming.” Feminine writing is an experimental writing “process” instead of a finished literary “product,” a writing “practice” instead of a literary “theory.” In Woolf’s words, women writers should keep on writing “to try the accepte ...
... “sentence-in-making,” and a “feminine writing” is the “writing-of-becoming.” Feminine writing is an experimental writing “process” instead of a finished literary “product,” a writing “practice” instead of a literary “theory.” In Woolf’s words, women writers should keep on writing “to try the accepte ...
Agrippina- Mother, Seductress, Regent, by
... characteristics having her act in a regent-like role.26 Men were supposed to be the ones in power and thus there is something incredibly wrong when a woman is in power. This mention of Agrippina is a classic literary trigger of something wrong in an ancient society. It may also be the foreshadowing ...
... characteristics having her act in a regent-like role.26 Men were supposed to be the ones in power and thus there is something incredibly wrong when a woman is in power. This mention of Agrippina is a classic literary trigger of something wrong in an ancient society. It may also be the foreshadowing ...
Margaret Sanger:Eugenics vs Feminism
... itself, appose to women. Franks point out how Sanger’s terms dehumanized women’s reproductive systems, in many cases comparing them to animals. Sanger used the phrases “defective stock” when talking about “unfit” parents. Another common word that was used by Sanger to describe human reproduction was ...
... itself, appose to women. Franks point out how Sanger’s terms dehumanized women’s reproductive systems, in many cases comparing them to animals. Sanger used the phrases “defective stock” when talking about “unfit” parents. Another common word that was used by Sanger to describe human reproduction was ...
`Garvey`s Ghost` : Conservative Gender, RastafarI, and Reggae in
... of the white race were in line with Garvey’s teaching. And, while modern day Rastafarians do not necessarily follow the guidelines for daily life as staunchly as Howell would have required in the ...
... of the white race were in line with Garvey’s teaching. And, while modern day Rastafarians do not necessarily follow the guidelines for daily life as staunchly as Howell would have required in the ...
A REPORT ON WOMEN AND HIV/AIDS IN THE U.S., April 2013
... play a critical role in addressing HIV in this country. There are countless examples of strong women leaders in the fight against HIV in all of these arenas, and women’s engagement will continue to be critical in the move toward a future without AIDS. This report maps the trajectory of the epidemic ...
... play a critical role in addressing HIV in this country. There are countless examples of strong women leaders in the fight against HIV in all of these arenas, and women’s engagement will continue to be critical in the move toward a future without AIDS. This report maps the trajectory of the epidemic ...
Spineless Men and Irrepressible Women?
... My Ántonia is replete with female characters and most of them are very strong and colorful. In this novel, many of the characters do not live up to the expected roles, which leads to them being judged in different ways. The ones who most dramatically transcend the expectations of gender-based acts a ...
... My Ántonia is replete with female characters and most of them are very strong and colorful. In this novel, many of the characters do not live up to the expected roles, which leads to them being judged in different ways. The ones who most dramatically transcend the expectations of gender-based acts a ...
Politico-economic Regimes and Attitudes: Female Workers under
... German Socioeconomic Panel (GSOEP), a longitudinal survey of households residing in Germany, we present evidence of systematic di¤erences in female attitudes towards work between the East and the West. East German women are signi…cantly more likely to answer that career success is important to their ...
... German Socioeconomic Panel (GSOEP), a longitudinal survey of households residing in Germany, we present evidence of systematic di¤erences in female attitudes towards work between the East and the West. East German women are signi…cantly more likely to answer that career success is important to their ...
Jerrie Cobb – Coverup - Stanford National Forensics Institute
... Would sending Jerrie Cobb on the space shuttle help right an old wrong? Five U.S. senators and many women's groups, among others, have written NASA saying yes. In a recent newspaper editorial, Florida Today declared, "We think she deserves it. Heaven knows, she's better qualified than many others wh ...
... Would sending Jerrie Cobb on the space shuttle help right an old wrong? Five U.S. senators and many women's groups, among others, have written NASA saying yes. In a recent newspaper editorial, Florida Today declared, "We think she deserves it. Heaven knows, she's better qualified than many others wh ...
GENDER AND THE WELFARE STATE" maternalism
... The scholars who use the concept of "maternalism" or have a maternalist approach to the welfare state are chiefly Americans. US historians I consider to be the most central in the maternalist-debate are: Seth Koven, Sonya Michel, Molly Ladd-Taylor, Linda Gordon, and Ann Taylor Allen. In addition to ...
... The scholars who use the concept of "maternalism" or have a maternalist approach to the welfare state are chiefly Americans. US historians I consider to be the most central in the maternalist-debate are: Seth Koven, Sonya Michel, Molly Ladd-Taylor, Linda Gordon, and Ann Taylor Allen. In addition to ...
Buddhist Literatures: Newar Buddhist Literature: The Significance of
... ability to help others. She is also a ‘wisdom Buddha’ and this helps her efficiency and is why people recite the twenty-one verses of praise so often. The Tārā Pūjā can also help one increase wealth, excel in one’s studies, and achieve success in one’s career, gain good health and energy, obtain goo ...
... ability to help others. She is also a ‘wisdom Buddha’ and this helps her efficiency and is why people recite the twenty-one verses of praise so often. The Tārā Pūjā can also help one increase wealth, excel in one’s studies, and achieve success in one’s career, gain good health and energy, obtain goo ...
Introduction - The University of Michigan Press
... masculine authority by any single individual is always inherently unstable. Orgon’s marginal position within his family, a microcosm of society at large, is a reminder that men can indeed be relegated to the periphery of social structures, notwithstanding the expectation of dominance that patriarchy ...
... masculine authority by any single individual is always inherently unstable. Orgon’s marginal position within his family, a microcosm of society at large, is a reminder that men can indeed be relegated to the periphery of social structures, notwithstanding the expectation of dominance that patriarchy ...
The Tuskegee Flash and the Slender Harlem Stroker
... field versus tennis. During Coachman’s career, the sport of track and field remained a decidedly masculine endeavor. While women first began competing in the 1920s and initially enjoyed popularity, physical education leaders soon began criticizing female participation in the sport, positing that the ...
... field versus tennis. During Coachman’s career, the sport of track and field remained a decidedly masculine endeavor. While women first began competing in the 1920s and initially enjoyed popularity, physical education leaders soon began criticizing female participation in the sport, positing that the ...
2. Access to justice for women in gender-based violence
... The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay agrees that eradicating stereotyping from our judicial systems must be a priority. States should … take measures to eliminate wrongful gender stereotyping in all aspects of the criminal justice system…. Explicit action is required to ensure that ...
... The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay agrees that eradicating stereotyping from our judicial systems must be a priority. States should … take measures to eliminate wrongful gender stereotyping in all aspects of the criminal justice system…. Explicit action is required to ensure that ...
The Role of Women in Athletic Training - Skyline
... of participation of females in sports at all levels. According to a report by the NCAA (2012), the number of female athletes during 1981-1982 was 64,390. By 2011-2012, the participation rate had increased to 195,657. However, this growth has not been matched by a similar growth in areas that support ...
... of participation of females in sports at all levels. According to a report by the NCAA (2012), the number of female athletes during 1981-1982 was 64,390. By 2011-2012, the participation rate had increased to 195,657. However, this growth has not been matched by a similar growth in areas that support ...
Women and Social Change in Jordanian Bedouin Society
... those without, and those who have given birth to males is higher than those who have only given birth to females. When birth is given to a girl, the village does not celebrate as it would if birth were given to a boy, and she starts learning household chores at the age of puberty. She can also be ma ...
... those without, and those who have given birth to males is higher than those who have only given birth to females. When birth is given to a girl, the village does not celebrate as it would if birth were given to a boy, and she starts learning household chores at the age of puberty. She can also be ma ...
In the early 1800s, women were second-class citizens
... Willard, its hundreds of thousands of members provided important support to the suffrage movement. However, the WCTU’s support of woman suffrage also meant that liquor and brewing interests became ardent opponents of the woman suffrage movement. The Movement Reunites In 1890, the acrimony had died d ...
... Willard, its hundreds of thousands of members provided important support to the suffrage movement. However, the WCTU’s support of woman suffrage also meant that liquor and brewing interests became ardent opponents of the woman suffrage movement. The Movement Reunites In 1890, the acrimony had died d ...
Flood, Bonnie Usan capstone
... recognize that there is no such thing as a ‘Millennial’—just individuals or groups of individuals who are at a similar life stage and have lived through similar experiences. They want to be treated for who [sic] they are, rather than lumped together and labeled. (p. 15) ...
... recognize that there is no such thing as a ‘Millennial’—just individuals or groups of individuals who are at a similar life stage and have lived through similar experiences. They want to be treated for who [sic] they are, rather than lumped together and labeled. (p. 15) ...
GPAF COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL FORM
... poverty in the region, the project promotes equality in the role of women through a series of gender training activities, focussing on polygamous households as those in most need by cross-stakeholder engagement (see below). MDG 3 – Promote gender equality and empower women: This goal will not be met ...
... poverty in the region, the project promotes equality in the role of women through a series of gender training activities, focussing on polygamous households as those in most need by cross-stakeholder engagement (see below). MDG 3 – Promote gender equality and empower women: This goal will not be met ...
General Strain Theory for LGBQ and SSB Youth: The Importance of
... feminist criminology, a conceptualization of GST as it applies to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning (henceforth “LGBQ”) youth as well as youth involved in samesex sexual behavior (henceforth “SSB youth”) is needed. Research consistently documents an increased risk of victimization and negative ...
... feminist criminology, a conceptualization of GST as it applies to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning (henceforth “LGBQ”) youth as well as youth involved in samesex sexual behavior (henceforth “SSB youth”) is needed. Research consistently documents an increased risk of victimization and negative ...
“Ah, excuse me…I like your shirt”: An examination of compliment
... patterns may be linked to such larger aspects of sociocultural organisation as religion, politics and ecology” (p. 82). Holmes (1988) conducted a similar study using a New Zealand sample focusing specifically on the function of compliments across gender, be they po ...
... patterns may be linked to such larger aspects of sociocultural organisation as religion, politics and ecology” (p. 82). Holmes (1988) conducted a similar study using a New Zealand sample focusing specifically on the function of compliments across gender, be they po ...
Creating Amr: Challenging the Concepts of
... feminine in a patriarchal society. The concept of purity in abstinence was also an underlying theme in "Lanval" and other Arthurian literature (Damon 978). This purely masculine identity was shifted dramatically once he came into contact with Lucian. Lucian was depicted as a "muscular stranger," but ...
... feminine in a patriarchal society. The concept of purity in abstinence was also an underlying theme in "Lanval" and other Arthurian literature (Damon 978). This purely masculine identity was shifted dramatically once he came into contact with Lucian. Lucian was depicted as a "muscular stranger," but ...
Article 5 CEDAW
... and misogyny are of all times and places, including the twenty-first century and the world’s most ‘emancipated’ societies. The crucial question is not whether societies or cultures are patriarchal, but how they are differently so.31 There exists a close link between patriarchy and ideas about what it ...
... and misogyny are of all times and places, including the twenty-first century and the world’s most ‘emancipated’ societies. The crucial question is not whether societies or cultures are patriarchal, but how they are differently so.31 There exists a close link between patriarchy and ideas about what it ...
Analysis of Gender Roles in the Latino Community
... understudied concept of marianismo, the belief that the woman’s spiritual calling requires servitude to her spouse as is mandatory for an obedient woman. “Marianismo is the cult of female spiritual superiority which teaches that women are spiritually stronger than men” (Stevens 1973). This paper is ...
... understudied concept of marianismo, the belief that the woman’s spiritual calling requires servitude to her spouse as is mandatory for an obedient woman. “Marianismo is the cult of female spiritual superiority which teaches that women are spiritually stronger than men” (Stevens 1973). This paper is ...
Rape and the Feminine Response in Early Modern England and
... Shakespeare, refers to this act repeatedly throughout his literary canon. However, three individual texts seem to contain its greatest relevancy and pontification: “The Rape of Lucrece”, Titus Andonicus, and Othello. Each of these works contains a depiction of rape that is relatively close to confor ...
... Shakespeare, refers to this act repeatedly throughout his literary canon. However, three individual texts seem to contain its greatest relevancy and pontification: “The Rape of Lucrece”, Titus Andonicus, and Othello. Each of these works contains a depiction of rape that is relatively close to confor ...