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

This 5 page paper provides an overview of this futuristic novel. It is discussed from a feminist perspective. Various issues about present day society and the future utopian society contained in the book are each discussed. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 15 page discussion of the many hardships faced by Ethiopian women as a result of their culture and the harsh economic realities of life in Ethiopia. Not only are these women oppressed by the lack of livable wage work in their home regions, they often live in abusive homes and even when ...

This 17 page paper discusses the different assisted reproduction techniques available, and their impact upon a woman's reproductive autonomy. This paper explores the many ways in which reproductive autonomy is compromised for many women versus those whose autonomy is actually heighted through such techniques. Bibliography lists 22 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines how the Chanel house of couture recovered after losing its founder and creative force, Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel when she died in 1971. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 5 page paper discussing feminism in Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s story “The Yellow Wallpaper”. Charlotte Perkins Gilman uses various elements of feminism within her 19th century story “The Yellow Wallpaper”. The main character in the tale remains a nameless narrator who is a woman who is restless, anxious and depressed about her domestic ...

A 5 page essay that examines three classic works -- Aristophanes' Lysistrata, Shakespeare's King Lear and Richard Sheridan's School for Scandal -- in regards to how they portray women's role in society. The writer argues that an of these works, which are separated in time by centuries, demonstrates the universality of patriarchal attitudes that have ...

6 pages in length. That African American women are more likely to contract breast and/or cervical cancer is a well-documented fact. Overall, the comparison with Caucasian women reflects similar statistical findings nationwide for breast cancer, however, incidents of cervical cancer before age fifty are shown to be slightly higher than in their Caucasian ...

A 5 page paper discussing what to do with male abusers. Jails and prisons are full beyond capacity, to the point that “minor” offenders – often any who have not committed murder, rape or monumental theft – are released early to make room for others. Judges are loathe to add to the overcrowding ...

A 5 page paper which examines the issue from the liberal perspective of Mary Anne Warren and the conservative view of Professor Don Marquis. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper gives an example of what the perfect wife of the 1950's was supposed to be like. Reasons why this assumption persisted are offered. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines instances, and the prevalence, of violence against women in Africa. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This is a 3 page paper discussing the evolutionary theory in regards to women and minority women today. The evolutionary theory as proposed by Charles Darwin in 1859 in his text “On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favored Races in the Struggle for Life” introduced the ideas ...

12 pages in length. In the postwar years, there was a huge boom in the consumption of mass produced goods for the home heavily promoted by the manufacturing industries through a combination of advertising increased attention paid to the aesthetic stylization and display of commodities. Since the main purchasers of these goods were ...

This 8 page paper examines the work of Kathy Phillips, Torgovnick, Tratner, as regards Woolf, colonialsim, sexuality and repression of women. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the women in Garcia Lorca's play, The House of Bernarda Alba. Symbols are also discussed as a brief synopsis. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 4 page paper provides an overview of the feminist movement of the 1800s and the events that led up to giving women the right to vote. The passage of the nineteenth amendment is the focus of this paper that looks at nineteenth century feminist movements. Bibliography lists 2 ...

A 13 page paper which examines personal opinions and experiences relating to love and sex. The paper also examines this topic in relationship to sex hierarchy in Gayle Rubin’s “Thinking Sex.” Bibliography lists 1 additional source.

This 6 page paper discusses the following quote; “the symmetrical view of equality ignores actual imbalances of power in society, whereby women and ethnic minorities continue to be subjected to disadvantages and detriment... More recently equality has moved beyond equal treatment” . The paper examines what is meant by equality and how equality measured ...

This 5 page paper considers how images of woman are sexualised in the mainstream media. The paper considers three women magazines and the use of female images in advertisements and marketing. The bibliography cites 6 sources.

This 4 page paper discusses the views of Katherine Lumpkin in her autobiography: The Making of a Southerner. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 4 page paper compares and contrasts the ramifications of extramarital affairs and sexual promiscuity between the West and the Middle East. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

7 pages in length. The obstacles facing minority women versus those of minority men in attaining success and employment clearly prove how women have been and continue to be at a greater disadvantage. Even in today's seemingly more gender equitable society, women still struggle to achieve the same status and financial recognition as ...

This 8 page paper embraces the thesis that discrimination still exists in the workplace. Gender inequality in the business world is explored in depth. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

This is a 4 page paper discussing the “desire to be free” as found in Chopin’s “The Story of an Hour” and Gilman’s “The Yellow Wallpaper”. Writers Kate Chopin and Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote about the oppression of women and the helplessness many women felt within marriage during the late 19th century. Both women wrote ...

This 7 page paper provides an overview of the feminist movement. It is analyzed with the use of the political process model. Feminism is discussed as it has existed throughout the decades and various types of feminism are defined and discussed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.