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

This 6 page paper examines the viewpoints of John Kerry and George Bush in terms of their stance on women's issues. Furthermore, by assessing their positions on these issues, this paper illustrates how the view of women has evolved politically. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 3 page paper examines the role that birth and motherhood play in Barbara Gowdy's, "Falling Angel" and Robertson Davies', "Fifth Business". This paper compares and contrasts the very different views of the authors on these issues. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the ideas of sexual politics and culture as expressed in the essay by Gayle Rubin, "Thinking Sex". Bibliography lists 1 source.

A 4 page research paper that examines the organization the Feminist Majority Foundation, which was founded to promote women's equality and productive health. The writer examines the foundation's principal goals, political stance, and policy objectives. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the Medieval attitudes held toward women as evidenced by the characters found in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 6 page paper considers the specific issues that may impact on women students in collage, how these may be identified and then how the issues may be tackled by a resource centre. The bibliography cites 7 sources.

3 pages in length. Virginia Woolf's The New Dress addresses women's struggles against inequality by way of illustrating how a patriarchal society has determined what is physically acceptable and what is not. Mabel is plagued with the knowledge of her own "appalling inadequacy" (The New Dress) when faced to confront her physical shortcomings ...

An 8 page discussion of the manner in which rhetoric has been used to define and redefine our identities. While just a couple of generations ago we were content to stand by and watch our men go off to war, for example, today we more and more often find ourselves fighting alongside them. ...

This 7 page paper discusses the feminist voice and issues addressed by Adrienne Rich and Sylvia Plath in their works: Ariel and Diving into the Wreck. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

8 pages in length. Gender inequity has long been a social ill inextricably linked with female oppression, with the homefront the primary location where this predisposition is most apparent. According to Meg Luxton, author of "More Than A Labour of Love: Three Generations of Women's Work in the Home," the free labor women ...

A 4 page essay written from the perspective of a woman from the early 1930s insisting that women emit a collective voice against the patriarchal society which has kept them bound ideologically even to the extent of determining their body images! The essay emphasizes the sense of women’s independence which has resulted from World ...

A 3 page paper which discusses, from a feminist perspective, what reproductive health and reproductive rights are like in the 1930s. No sources cited.

This 3 page paper discusses the role of women as depicted in the works of the early poet, Homer. Examples are given from the Iliad and the Odyssey. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

6 pages in length. Basic elements of world-view are exhibited in many fashions, however, none are more vivid and palpable than those put forth through stories. That a writer can envelope his or her reading audience by way of the written word speaks to the power of authored communication and the manner by ...

This 4 page paper examines pertinent writings from the late 1800's to understand the relationship between the anti-slavery movement and the women's rights movement. This paper asserts that each helped the other succeed. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 7 page paper discusses the impact of domestic violence on society. Perspectives offered from healthcare, criminal justice system, and sociologists. Bibliography lists 12 sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the attack being waged against adolescent girls in American society, and offers solutions for correcting the damage inflicted. Mary Pipher's book, Reviving Ophelia is cited. Bibliography lists 1 source.

20 pages in length. The discomfort that fear and unfamiliarity breeds has lead many societies to condemn certain populations for no rational reason. Looking back into history, perhaps no other example illustrates how unmitigated alarm and ignorance can create a living hell for those on the receiving end of such prejudiced treatment as ...

This 5 page paper discusses the relief organizations, both global and national, whose emphasis is on aiding the advancement of women in Afghanistan. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 3 page paper discusses the role of females in Homer's Odyssey. Examples given from the text. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This 3 page paper discusses the 1996 Welfare Reform Act and its pros and cons as it applied to women/children/families. Examples given. Bibliography lists 1 source.

This is a 5 page paper describing the challenges and limitations faced by women writers in the early 20th century. Women writers of the late 19th and early 20th century were faced with many limitations and challenges in completing their work. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941) does a great deal to explain the challenges and roles of ...

A 4 page paper which discusses whether or not women are important in relationship to nationalism. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 10 page paper discusses the work of Virginia Woolf, A Room of One's Own. Quotes cited from text to support thesis. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

24 pages in length. The extent to which depression in women has myriad causes and theories speaks to the vastness of such a debilitating mental disease. Chemical imbalance, eating disorders, stress, emotional trauma and a whole host of other potential causes -- some genetic, others environmental and still others gender-related -- have made ...