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

A 6 page examination of attitudes and behavior, how they relate to identity formation and are influenced by factors such as parental influence and gender. Stresses how a child's persona, their identity, attitudes, and behavior are shaped during early childhood by parental and societal interaction and indeed by their own gender. Bibliography lists ...

A 10 page paper discussing the importance of gender sensitivity training in the workplace and how it can increase a company's success and lower operating costs. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 9 page paper discusses the way in which cultures tend to define gender roles so that men and women are “supposed” to perform certain duties; specifically, women are supposed to be caregivers, earning less and remaining in the home while men take more challenging positions outside the domestic circle. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

This 12 page paper presents the situation of women in Afghanistan and their opportunities for education. A brief history of the region is included as well as overview of women's roles, past, present, and future. Bibliography lists 8 sources.

This 8 page paper examines the proposition that girls don’t participate in classroom discussion as often as boys, because of the fact that women in general are subservient to men in societies the world over. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 7 page overview of the many factors which impact child development. The author contends that the different expectations which exist in some aspects of the educational arena for boys verses girls couples with socialization to determine a child’s likelihood to pursue certain careers. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

This 4 page paper examines reasons why women are not taken seriously in academia. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A five page paper which contrasts the respective attitudes towards women’s education in Moderata Fonte’s The Worth of Women and Juan Vives’ The Education of a Christian Woman. Bibliography lists two sources.

This 5 page paper discusses the issue of gender inequality in the public school system. There are strong arguments supporting socialization as a key factor in gender differences between boys and girls and schools are a major center for socialization. The first imbalance observed by children is the number of female versus the number of ...

7 pages in length. Maria presents as a twenty-seven-one-old single mother of four children ranging from eighteen months to fourteen years. She is diabetic, overweight and has a previous history of benign uterine polyps. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

A 4 page research paper that discusses the Seven Sisters, that is, Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Radcliffe, Smith, Vassar and Wellesley, seven historically all-women colleges that collectively came to be known as the Seven Sisters. These institutions were created in the nineteenth century to meet the educational needs of women, which had largely been ...

10 pages in length. As India becomes a significant player in the newly-emerging global marketplace, the country's women still remain socially inferior to their male counterparts. This analytical research dpaper specifically examines Indian women, the availability of education, the false promise of employment, and some possible socio-cultural solutions.

This 4 page paper discusses gender bias in education toward women and suggests ways in which the researcher could conduct a study to obtain data about gender bias in the high school and college setting. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

This 15 page paper focuses on Spain, its treatment of women and how feminism has sparked new opportunities. How feminism is integrated in this traditional society is also discussed. Most of the paper however is about education, and how women have contributed to the field. Bibliography lists 10 sources.

A 5 page outline of the contributions of Sarah and Angelina Grimke, Francis Willard, and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union in women's rights, anti-slavery and equality. Relates the common causes of these movements and equivalent movements in education and prison reform. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 7 page paper which examines some of the history relating to the education of women, and then argues that despite equal education, in present times, women are paid far less than men. Even in the singular position of teacher, a female teacher will make less than a man. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 12 page research paper outlining gender bias in schools. The writer describes how factors such as teacher and classroom interaction, gender biased textbooks, and sex segregation result in maintaining gender bias in the education system. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 4 page paper which examines the celebrity Paris Hilton through a discussion of her gender and class. The paper discusses what her fame can tell us about American culture. Bibliography lists 1 source.

An 8 page paper comparing the gender role aspect of three societies. All societies maintain variations of generalities that can apply to many, if not most, other societies, one of which is that males are traditional leaders. Though there are some cultures where this is not the standard organization, those cultures are rare. ...

A 7 page research paper that discusses gender stereotyping in advertising and the issues associated with its use, ethical implications and their potential impact on society. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

8 pages in length. The writer discusses sex-role socialization, girl talk/boy talk, peer rejection and hidden curriculum as they relate to gender distinction, as well as describes the difference between boys and girls. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

A 3 page essay that discusses how Egalia's Daughters, A Satire of the Sexes, by Norwegian writer Gerd Brantenberg creates a biting satirical look at the patriarchal structure that held sway in Western society until the advent of women's rights. Brantenberg pictures a world, Egalia, in which the gender roles are reversed and the society ...

A 7 page paper that discusses the need to act on feminist theory, and posits that feminist anthropologists move out of the ivory tower and into action. The writer includes discussion around views of feminist anthropological theory postulated by writers such as Naomi Wolf, Marilyn Strathern, Pat Caplan, and bell hooks. Bibliography lists ...

10 pages in length. The writer delves into the social, cultural and historical constructs of "sex" and "gender." Bibliography lists 9 sources.

Gender issues are explored in this 4 page overview which focuses on three schools of thought. Social psychological and cognitive principles are compared and contrasted along with an exploration of Social Learning Theory and its applicability. Bibliography lists 7 sources .