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Racial and Gender Equality, 2005.
An analysis of African-American perspectives on racial and gender equality
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 9 sources, AU$ 100.95
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This undergraduate paper examines conflicting African American attitudes about race and gender equality. The paper discusses how African Americans have spoken out against racial injustice and condemned the evils of discrimination. Ever since the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, successive generations of African American men and women have fought to end racial injustice in the United States. They have justifiably argued that it is morally wrong to deny equality to another human being because of race, and have won important legislative and court victories, especially during the height of the Civil Rights Movement in the nineteen-sixties. The paper further discusses how many African American men who have fought so courageously for racial equality have, ironically, denied gender equality to women.
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Gender Equality, 2002.
A review of Homer's "The Iliad", illustrating the theme of gender equality.
2,514 words (approx. 10.1 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 123.95
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This paper analyzes that attitude of society towards woman at the time that "The Iliad" was written. It shows how Homer echoes his culture?s conception of women as being quite necessary in the lives of men, but always essentially insubstantial in their own right. Men look upon women as their property. Women are valuable, beautiful, desirable, and useful, but owned. Women do not seek nor expect gender equality.
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"As shown by the Athens reform laws of 600-500 B.C. women in this society have no status as persons or citizens. These laws don't even mention women. Four categories of male citizens are defined and the laws require men to teach their sons a trade, but women, being totally subjected to men are not legally recognized.
Outside the purview of The Iliad, we have the evidence of the female poet Sappho to confirm how Greek women value love above all and to reveal the strong power desire has over females:
my tongue broken, a delicate fire runs under my skin,my eyes see nothing, my ears roar,
cold sweat rushes down me,
Sappho also describes poetically how Helen slavishly leaves "the best man of all" to run away with Paris, leaving behind her beloved children and her parents to be with the man she loves. Sappho describes precisely the extreme difference in attitude between males and females."
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"Gender Equality in Iranian History", 2008.
A review of "Gender Equality in Iranian History - from Pre-Islamic Times to the Present (2006)" by Minoo Derayeh.
2,099 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 0 sources, AU$ 105.95
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This paper discusses how the book "Gender Equality in Iranian History - from Pre-Islamic Times to the Present (2006)" by Minoo Derayeh is written in a methodical, clear manner, explaining how Iranian society and women's experience altered sharply with the 1979 Islamic Revolution. It looks at how the book can be considered an effective guide that promises an account of a radical departure from centuries of pre-Islamic and Muslim women's history.
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"The fourth chapter on modernity and tradition notes a number of issues concerning Sunni vs. Shiite Islam, how the hijab was adopted or ignored in Iranian society, as time went on, the veil in Iran explained as a custom that indicated class membership in the beginning - a reality that Western feminists often miss, in a preoccupation with covering the head as somehow indicative of oppression, even though Western women wore hats two generations ago in religious settings or as signs of respectability. On a more amusing note, such scholars need to live in warm climates without covering the head to sense the aesthetic and practical appeal of the veil, the plight of the Iranian poor woman unable to cover herself plain. Much later, the veil became attached to Islamic ideology, a pre-Islamic convention attributed to female religiosity and modesty by the regime of 1979. "
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Gender Equality in Athletics, 2004.
An analysis of Title IX, the law promoting gender equality in scholastic and collegiate athletic events.
2,993 words (approx. 12.0 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 142.95
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This paper discusses the controversial role that Title IX has played in guaranteeing equal opportunities to both genders in high school and collegiate athletics. The paper explains that the topic's justification stems from its almost limitless potential in affording valuable opportunities to athletes who otherwise might have been excluded from participation. It outlines the three main applications of Title IX - the promise to guarantee gender equity of financial assistance to athletic programs, the accommodation of athletic interests and abilities and equal benefits, opportunities and treatment provided to athletes.
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"From its inception one June 23,1972, Title IX has been subject to much congressional debate and modification, fortunately being upheld and even expanded in the last 27 years. The first substantial threat to Title IX occurred in 1974, with Senator Tower proposed the Tower Amendment, which would "exempt revenue-earning sports from being tabulated" in Title IX compliance data. Although it was defeated, the slight modification of the Javits Amendment, "with respect to intercollegiate activities, reasonable provision considering the nature of participating sports," was approved, thus allowing for provisions of inevitable, slight inequalities with regards to event management. Two more attempts to restrict the extent of Title IX with regards to revenue-producing sports were defeated in 1975, and the same year the Title was signed into law by President Gerald R. Ford. The controversy was reawakened in 1977 when Senators Jesse Helms and Representative Martin called for the repealing of Title IX, but their efforts did not win sufficient support. At the decade's end, the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare finally instituted a formal policy to define the function of Title IX, that it listed "an institution's obligation to provide equal opportunities and details the factors to considered in assessing actual compliance." "
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Gender Equality, 2006.
An analysis of John Stuart Mill's "The Subjection of Women" and gender equality.
1,117 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 4 sources, MLA, AU$ 62.95
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This paper provides an analysis of Mill's discussion of the origins, development and propositions against the prevalence of subjugation of women in the society. The analysis conducted posits that Mill proposed that women oppression prevailed because of the preservation of the status quo, wherein women were considered the weaker sex, thus influencing people's beliefs about the capabilities and functions of women in the society.
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"In developing his thesis, Mill had laid down first the state of women subjugation as he observed it in his society (19th century English society): "The subjection of women to men being a universal custom, any departure from it quite naturally appears unnatural. But how entirely, even in this case, the feeling is dependent on custom, appears by ample experience..." He then went on to prove that contrary to the popular belief that the status quo, wherein women were subjugated by men, was also tolerated by women, Mill argued that there had been numerous literature that express women's protest against the prejudice and discrimination that they received in society. However, society had been reluctant to give attention to these protests, mainly because women subjugation had become part of society's norms that to deviate from this was unthinkable, and would only cause instability on the social order."
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The Failure of Technology to Induce Gender Equality., 2008.
A discussion on how gender can be defined in terms of technology.
2,554 words (approx. 10.2 pages), 7 sources, APA, AU$ 124.95
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This paper discusses how, rather than than serving as a force of gender equalization, technology seems to feature gender distinctions, and can be applied too, to reinforcing further distinctions of the kind. The paper relates that, if the technology of a society helps to reveal some of its principal activities and shines light on social values, beliefs and activities, one comes to see much in post-industrial North American society that does point to differences in women's expected concerns, activities and abilities, what they need that men do not need so often, and how time is spent. The paper concludes that women still have not received gender equity by way of technology.
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Introduction
Observations of Gender & Technology in a 24-Hour Period
An 'Archaeological' Reflection
Discussion
Gender as a Social Construction
Concluding Remarks
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"If technology is understood as a machine replacing or easing human An effort, as in different kinds of mechanization, one assumes gender neutrality, but in an urban North American environment, everyday technology can seem gender specific. The following examples were encountered in one day.
"A supermarket revealed an entrance geared to persons in wheelchairs or 'mothers' with prams, the symbol of a sign indicating this wider entrance referring to a female with pram and children who would obviously use this convenience. In a hairdresser's supply shop, no fewer than twelve electric appliances were counted in a few minutes, all promoted in ways to show different curling irons, crimping irons, rollers and particular blow-dryers, as products used by women. A mechanic then noted that the car I drove had a standard transmission, commenting that many women preferred automatic transmissions. He seemed to believe that the latter had been invented for women. At a computer supply shop, a salesman took time to understand that I wished to know about software for architectural drawings. The packaging of two products happened to feature male models as though architectural drawing was not a female interest. An apartment building's power-assisted entrance was used by disabled persons and women, though there might just as easily have been two entrances featuring power-assisted doors. Similarly, a business that sold vacuum cleaners stressed light-weight canister vacuum cleaners on sale that were said to appeal to many woman customers. Lastly, two people with whom I spoke complained that female members of their households spent "hours yacking on the Internet" in reference to Email or MSN communication."
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Gender Equality in Education, 2002.
Discusses how the educational system is so built that it is almost impossible to wipe out gender inequality.
1,833 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 10 sources, MLA, AU$ 94.95
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A paper outlining how there is still a gendergap in public education, regardless of the attempts by administrations to refute the claim. This paper explains how gender inequality is still rampant in our schools today. It shows that though many situations where boys are preferred over girls are unintentional, the fact remains that time has not caused us to become blind to gender in the classroom.
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"Gender gaps in education ?have in most cases been eliminated and, in others, have significantly decreased,? according to ?Trends in Educational Equity of Girls and Women,? a report requested by Congress and released April 25, 2000 by the National Center for Education Studies. Girls appear to have fewer problems in early grades than boys do and consistently outperform boys in reading and writing, the report continues. The NCES states that young women continue to lag behind males in mathematics and science achievement in high school and are less likely to major in those fields in college. They also report that high school girls have higher educational goals than boys have and are more likely to enroll in college in the fall semester after graduating from high school. These females are then more likely to complete their bachelor?s degree within five years, compared to their male counterparts."
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Striving For Gender Equality: Single-Sex Education, 2005.
A research paper on the benefits of single-sex education for females. Brief historical and political viewpoint also included.
1,970 words (approx. 7.9 pages), 13 sources, MLA, AU$ 100.95
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Single-sex education is beneficial to females in emotional, intellectual, and societal growth. This paper argues that single-sex classes have positively impacted females and offer a tailored style of learning. It explains that gender bias, gender discrimination, and male distraction is eliminated. Females also benefit academically and through standardized test scores.
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"The Young Women's Leadership Academy graduated its first class in June, 2001. All but one of the seniors was accepted by a four-year college; the one exception was a female who joined the Air Force. Most of those going to college also won full scholarships (Sax). The first valedictorian, Edriana Suarez, fought back tears as she spoke about the odds that the class had to overcome just to remain open. "We are underdogs," she told her graduating class. "There are many who don't expect us to win and don't want us to win. The only thing we can do about these people is that that's exactly what we are doing today," (Sax). Suarez's statement reflects the considerable amount of furor in both public and private single-sex educational spheres. However, evidence and research has outlined the positive affect of same-sex education for females. Single-sex education is beneficial to females in mental, emotional, and societal growth."
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Equal Rights, Equal Obligations, Equal Opportunities, 2000.
This essay discusses women in the military and the law.
1,425 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 1 source, AU$ 76.95
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This paper discusses the legal basis of the situation of women in the military, and relevant court cases such as Hoyt v. Florida, Taylor v. Louisiana, US vs. St. Clair, Rostker v. Goldberg, Craig v. Boren, and Schlesinger vs. Ballard. Discusses myths and truths regarding women and military service. Argues for equal rights, equal obligations, and equal opportunities within military and civilian spheres.
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"Men and women are treated unequally in regards to military service. Men are required to register for the Selective Service when they turn 18, while women are exempt. While women are allowed to perform most jobs in the military, they are still restricted from some combat roles. This gender inequality stems from antiquated notions of female weakness and domesticity, which have no legal validity in our society today. Furthermore, limiting women?s roles in the military violates women?s rights to be full and equal citizens of the United States, with all the privileges, obligations, and duties that carries with it."
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Equal Pay for Equal Work, 2004.
This paper discusses that, regardless of everything that has been achieved by women in the workplace, parity in remuneration between the genders is still to be attained.
2,705 words (approx. 10.8 pages), 10 sources, APA, AU$ 131.95
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This paper explains the disparity in remuneration among the sexes and indicates that women, who are engaged full-time work, receive roughly 80% of men?s hourly remuneration. The author stresses that it has been made legally mandatory in the U.S. to apply uniform remuneration for uniform employment to speed up the progression of bringing in parity. The paper points out that a significant factor in the pay disparity is the fact that women are more often engaged in part-time work, which pays less proportionally than the full-time equivalent.
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"The major noticeable effects on the remuneration of females are the choice to bear children. Eighty percent of women attain motherhood at certain stages in their life, and twenty five percent of women are engaged in part-time assignments; therefore an increased percentage of women?s life during the earning years is used outside their work. Women, who are the main nurturers for their offspring, are aware of the duties of being a mother while deciding about nature of jobs, and several women prefer occupations where there is more freedom and remunerations are comparatively less. Taking into account those alternatives, weighing the relative salaries of men and women is a misapplication of figures and a vilely deceptive assessment."
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How Equal is Equal Employment Opportunity?, 2002.
A paper which looks at women over the age of 50 in the workforce.
1,505 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 79.95
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This paper addresses inequalities in the workplace, specifically as they affect women and persons over age fifty. The paper discusses how the Equal Opportunity Employment Act should be applied and enforced by employers, as well as methods in which human resources professionals should structure their EEO Policy in accordance with the law.
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"America, one of the wealthiest and most powerful countries in the world, foremost in the fight for freedom, justice and equal rights of all people, still has not achieved equal opportunities for certain groups of people on our own home land. Workplace discrimination has prevented certain groups of people from attaining jobs, which they were otherwise qualified for, but were denied on the basis of race, gender, age, ethnicity, religion or disability. Age discrimination is one of the least discussed topics of discrimination; however, it still remains a widely practiced phenomenon."
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Gender Issues in Sport, 2005.
A discussion on gender equality in sport.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 4 sources, AU$ 57.95
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This paper explores the frequently argued case that in the interest of equality between genders that males and females should have the opportunity to compete in sporting events by playing on the same teams. The paper puts forth the argument that this is an unfair practice, as males and females are physiologically dissimilar and males would have the advantage and thus females would be excluded.
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"It is frequently argued that in the interest of equality between genders that males and females should have the opportunity to compete in sporting events by playing on the same teams (Costa and Guthrie, 6-8). Several female athletes have recently brought this issue to the general public; Mia Hamm, for example, has been referred to as one of the best athletes in the history of the world and was able to outperform her male counterparts in many ways. This suggests that males and females do have the basis for equality within sports, and the opportunity should be provided to allow competition between evenly-matched athletes, regardless of gender."
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All Equals, 2002.
Examining the concept of gender equality in Anne Finch's 'The Unequal Fetters'.
1,055 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 0 sources, AU$ 60.95
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This paper shows how Anne Finch in the poem 'The Unequal Fetters' refuses to be bound by the chains that perceptions of gender enforce on women and speaks out against the inequality that rules society---through the beliefs of men and women alike.
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"Anne Finch was an acclaimed writer in the late sixteenth and seventeenth century when women were marginalized in society. She threw away the barriers that gender imposed on her and refused to bow to the conventions of society. Had she been alive today she would have been declared a feminist and enjoyed a freedom that she could not, even with her foresight, have imagined."
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Gender Inequities among Transplants, 2002.
This paper discusses the organ transplant system and the organ donation system with reference to gender equality.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 5 sources, AU$ 85.95
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The statistics show quite clearly that in some cases, men are receiving almost twice as many transplants as women. This paper discusses some of the possible reasons for this inequity. This paper gives a brief history of the transplant system and a very brief overview of the patient selection process as well.
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Founding Fathers and Equality, 2004.
This paper explores if equality is merely for some or if it applies to everyone regardless of gender or race.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, AU$ 89.95
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The paper discusses the concept of equality and questions if it is for some or for all. The paper examines the original intent of the founding fathers, including perspectives and evidence. The paper concludes that the founding fathers did not intend on principle to constrain equality, even though they themselves accepted slavery.
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"Thomas Jefferson wrote in the Declaration of Independence that all men are created equal. However, only certain people, the white and the male were regarded as equal in the early republic. It is ambiguous whether Jefferson intended the word men to apply to human beings in general as was often the case until quite recently, or only to males. Certainly he did not mean black men or women."
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Gender Equity, 2004.
Discusses gender-equal education legislation in America and the trend to remove stereotyping from educational facilities.
2,172 words (approx. 8.7 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 108.95
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Despite existing legislation that educational policies, program and practices in the United States should be designed to be free from discrimination, gender bias still exists through sex stereotyping and sex bias that remains in schools, which result in undue negative influence on students. This paper shows that, since the passage of Title IX in 1972, attitudes and assumptions toward behavior have changed dramatically, and a greater understanding of sexual stereotypes and their influence on performance have been realized. Educational facilities now realize the importance of encouraging positive attitudes and abilities in female students. The paper shows that statistics and studies have revealed that women are now pursuing fields formerly dominated by males, including careers related to math and science. This is a result of increased efforts by schools to encourage women to excel in these areas. The paper analyzes these statistics and their effects on students.
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"A comparison of educational statistics pre and post Title IX reveal that women have narrowed the gender gap significantly. For example in 1971 18% of women successfully acquired a college degree, whereas 26% of men had (Riley, 1997). However in recent years American women now make up the majority of students receiving advanced degrees and the United States is the world leader recognized for providing women with educational opportunities (Riley, 1997). Women in some instances have acquired more degrees in certain fields than men, further supporting the idea that increased expectations and opportunities result in progress. Progress is not contingent on sex, but rather on the opportunities afforded people regardless of their sex."
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