Category: Gender

  • Gender Inequality in Modern Societies and Its Reasons

    The first essay is devoted to gender inequality in modern societies and its reasons. The best part of the essay is the definitions provided and a short history of societys development that show the reasons for inequality. The thesis statement is clear and includes contradictive opinions, which are discussed further in the paper. The most…

  • Gender Issues in the Us Correctional System

    Historically, males have represented the vast majority of the prison population in the US. Hence, until the second half of the 20th century, the correctional system used a gender-neutral approach, which largely disregarded womens specific needs and problems. Recent research suggests that implementing gender-informed programs can significantly impact the quality of life of the female…

  • Gender Norms in Different Cultures

    The relationships among biological sex, gender role, and sexuality are often perceived differently in societies around the globe. For example, western societies have a strong penchant for patriarchy, which has certain implications for the people who defy the status quo. As evidenced in the trailer for a movie about women in MMA, the general public…

  • Chapter 12 of Introduction to Womens and Gender Studies by Gills & Jacobs

    Part II of Chapter 12 Intersectional feminism seems to have appeared as a response to the predominant paradigm of radical feminism that was characterized by the oversimplification of a phenomenon as complex as gender disparities. Radical feminists allegedly strived for the establishment of the global sisterhood, and yet, they never clarified the eligibility criteria for…

  • Challenging Gender Norms: Personal Experience

    The traditional approach of reinforcing certain gendered norms on people is a common practice in many countries. I plan to wear makeup for the whole day to challenge these commonly accepted gender socialization norms, which also run contrary to the way I perform gender daily. Wearing makeup relates to this issue, as girls are expected…

  • Sex Under Pressure: Jerks, Boorish Behavior, and Gender Hierarchy by S. A. Anderson

    Scott Andersons work raises issues for the discussion related to forcing one person by another to have sex. There are many gradations of this problem, the most extreme of which is rape. However, Andreson focuses his reasoning on more subtle activities, such as coercion, seduction, and gender oppression. Moreover, seduction in the context of the…

  • Race and Gender in Public Relations Field

    Abstract This capstone paper examines the impact of race and gender diversity on building careers in the sphere of public relations. During the last several decades, people have experienced certain challenges and changes in their intentions to find a good job and earn a living. As a rule, the representatives of different races suffer from…

  • Household Composition and Gender Differences

    The research piece Household Composition and Gender Differences in Parental Time Investments by Andrew J. Bibler focuses on empirical evidence that parental time investments differ significantly by child gender in a situation when the transition to a single-mother household occurs. In such cases, male adolescents experience 30% fewer parental attention and time investment weekly. The…

  • Factors of the Gender Pay Gap

    Table of Contents Research Proposal Research Question and Tentative Hypothesis Progress on Research Project Plans for Argument Conclusion References Research Proposal Considering the gender pay gap, scientists, government agencies, and business representatives agree that it exists in different organizations across the US for females and males. Nonetheless, gender discrimination and sexism that are usually named…

  • Gender Studies. A Cyborg Manifesto by Haraway

    The concern for the lack of gender equality has been raised quite a few times over the past few decades. The technological breakthrough that occurred in the 20th century created opportunities for drawing parallels between a human and a machine by expanding the notion of human nature as the juxtaposition to the one of a…