Essays and Research Papers on Women's Studies (All)

This 19 page paper examines the historical setting of the eighteenth through twentieth century and the fight that was occurring not just in the United States but in Europe and in British colonies to achieve the right for women to vote. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 6 page research paper that examines the role of women in Judaism in Eastern Europe prior to 1917. The writer particularly concentrates on the work of Jewish author and historian, Yaffa Eliach, and her book, There Once Was a World, which describes life in the shtetl of Eishyshok, which was located in Lithuania. Bibliography ...

This 5 page paper considers how the role of women in America differed from their counterparts in Europe, and how, during this time, the role of women changed, seeing the birth of the women's rights movements and the development of their public voice. The bibliography cites 3 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the role of women in traditional Japanese and Chinese cultures, and how that role has evolved over the years. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 19 page research paper examines the role of Japanese women in their society and how that role has changed since the conclusion of World War II. Article 14 of the Japanese constitution was a major landmark in helping to improve conditions for women and various other laws & events have helped to increase women's ...

5 pages in length. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, violent crime continues to plague a so-called civilized global society. One of the most prominent types of violent crime throughout the world – domestic violence – has come center stage over the past several years, with a significant amount of attention paid ...

An 18 page paper. Women represent almost half of the entire workforce in the United States but less than 3 percent of American CEOs are women. The percentage is expectedly even less in Japan. The executive level is male-dominated with barriers that few women are able to break through. This paper discusses those barriers. ...

This 5 page paper discusses the role of women in traditional Japanese and Chinese cultures, and how that role has evolved over the years. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 19 page research paper examines the role of Japanese women in their society and how that role has changed since the conclusion of World War II. Article 14 of the Japanese constitution was a major landmark in helping to improve conditions for women and various other laws & events have helped to increase women's ...

5 pages in length. At the dawn of the twenty-first century, violent crime continues to plague a so-called civilized global society. One of the most prominent types of violent crime throughout the world – domestic violence – has come center stage over the past several years, with a significant amount of attention paid ...

An 18 page paper. Women represent almost half of the entire workforce in the United States but less than 3 percent of American CEOs are women. The percentage is expectedly even less in Japan. The executive level is male-dominated with barriers that few women are able to break through. This paper discusses those barriers. ...

This 14 page paper considers the argument that "In using law's terms in order to challenge law, feminism always concedes too much". The paper considers this in connection to jurisprudence, with the discussion including different forms of feminist theory and the way in which they may influence the study and practice of jurisprudence. The ...

4 pages in length. Domestic violence, like so many other offenses against the person, lacks legislation tough enough to actually make a difference where early recognition is concerned. The extent to which there are clinics and safe houses and programs to address the physical and emotional aftermath of heightened spousal abuse is both ...

This 5 page research paper examines Jewish and Islamic law relative to customs pertaining to covering women's hair and customs pertaining to menstruation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 10 page paper looks at a variety of changes experienced by the people of Victorian England. The effects of the industrial revolution on women's roles as well as the changing status of the church are included. Marital law changes are addressed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 25 page paper discussing the complexities that increasing use of surrogate mothers combined with technological advances have introduced in defining and administering widely varying laws. The paper discusses the situation as it exists today, its biblical basis (Genesis 16 and 30), legal implications, and the likely future of surrogacy. Florida revised its surrogacy statutes in 2000; ...

This 3 page paper discusses Kassindja and Bashir's book, Do They Hear You When You Cry, the true account of Kassindja's plight to escape Female genital mutilation in Togo, Africa. The writer's thesis is that strangers will come forward to help an individual who is experiencing injustice and brutality. The writer also reports how this ...

The first (9 pages) discusses the number of and restrictions against women in law in Australia, where women lawyers earn less than their male counterparts and are much less likely to become firm partners than men, even though 59 percent of Australia's current law graduates are women. The remainder of the paper discusses the ...

This 15 page paper answers that very question with a resounding 'no' and provides a great deal of theoretical and statistical support to back up the position. Several areas discussed include : divorce laws, pornography laws, battered women statistics as well as male vs. females salaries in the country. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 16 page research paper. The topic of women and the US Justice System is indeed a broad one, containing several aspects that cannot be ignored by any discussion of both the role of and the effects on women. It is necessary to look at women on each side of the judicial bench—how ...

A 12 page paper discussing aspects of Muslim women's rights. The rights of Muslim women vary widely across geographical space and within the laws of countries where Muslims constitute the majority of the population. Muslim women have few rights in some countries, but the paradox is that they also have few rights of ...

A 12 page paper detailing the injustices women often have to face as the victims of violent crimes from not only the criminal but also the law enforcement personnel who are responsible for investigating crime, the criminal justice system which is responsible for litigating such crimes, and the media which often gives an unfair view ...

5 pages. This paper focuses on the women’s rights movement. By drawing on examples from the criminal justice system, the reader will discover an understanding of how the experience of women has shaped and reinterpreted matters of law, economic status and social identity. Also discussed are significant changes as well as those ...

A 6 page exploration of the ethics of abortion. Analyzes the various situations under which an abortion might be considered ethical such as in cases of rape or when the life of the mother is threatened by the pregnancy. Counters these situations with the writings of Saint Thomas Aquinas who contends that abortion ...

This 10 page paper provides an overview of the application of the natural rights argument. This paper integrates a view of the natural rights argument as it applies to the issue of privacy and its impacts on abortion and abortion law. Bibliography lists 7 sources.