Essays and Research Papers on Gender & Society

This 5 page paper looks at gender roles. Many examples from contemporary society are provided. Academic sources are used to analyze gender and society. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

Western Civilization often emphasizes the theme of human freedom. The role of women in medieval Europe has been portrayed as having limited freedom, denying them the right to exercise free will in a society dominated by religious considerations as well as being in the process of social and economic transition. This 7 page paper proposes that during the ...

A 5 page overview of the problem of gender-based violence. The author makes it clear that gender-based violence is not just a problem in third world countries but extends even to the most technologically advanced countries. To address this problem we must attack its roots, roots that condone the belief that males have an inherent ...

This 5 page paper considers Machiavelli's view of women and differences in gender. In particular, this paper looks at Machiavelli's view that "virtue is a woman" and relates this to his beliefs on gender and politics. This paper is based on Machiavelli's The Prince. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

A 3 page review of author Margaret Ehrenberg's views on the emergence of gender roles in mankind's evolution. Published in editors Caroline B. Brettell and Carolyn F. Sargent anthology titled "Gender in Cross-Cultural Perspective", this article questions the traditional anthropological explanation of women's role in evolution. No additional sources are listed.

5 pages in length. The concept of boundary crossing, as it relates to gender issues, is relevant in such a way that it forms social dictates. Clearly, boys and girls, men and women have specific gender roles to uphold that have been ingrained since childhood; when those boundaries are crossed, it sometimes creates an ...

This 5 page paper looks at Virginia Woolf's A Room of One's Own and the author's exploration into gender differences. Changes in respect to women in society are also briefly discussed. No additional sources cited.

10 pages in length. No one likes to be branded as different from the social norm, especially when such unwarranted labeling is founded within a quagmire of gender, cultural and racial intolerance. Miss Helen, of Athol Fugard's The Road to Mecca, represents just such a person whose only crime against society is being ...

5 pages in length. Joyce Trebilcot's article entitled Two Forms of Androgynism provides the reader with a significantly better understanding of the multifaceted meaning of the word androgyny. Clearly, society has formed a finite opinion of what gender is supposed to reflect; if an individual falls outside the pre-established barriers, then he or ...

5 pages in length. Priorities began to take shape in the middle of the twentieth century that had never before been addressed. Women were prepared to put all aspects of their lives on hold as a means by which to fulfill their professional desires; however, this was not to bode well with the ...

8 pages in length. Elisabeth Badinter's Fausse Route might be considered one of the most scathing accounts of gender separation ever put into print. The author, whose personal reflections of the inequities of a patriarchal society equate to a vilification in the greatest sense, believes women have long had the ability to control ...

4 pages in length. Taking on two monumental social concerns – war and gender inequity – Virginia Woolf's "Three Guineas" reaches beyond any superficiality commonly associated with those who choose merely to graze the topic with paltriness. Rather, Woolf's approach, while seemingly simple in its conjecture, is as forthright as one can possibly ...

A 7 page research paper that analyzes D.H. Hwang's play M. Butterfly in terms of gender criticism. The writer explains how the play is based on a real-life occurrence in which a French diplomat was convicted of espionage, and how the Frenchman had a twenty year liaison with a Chinese male spy, whom he thought ...

5 pages in length. That patriarchy has been the controlling social force for centuries has effectively placed the female gender in the shadows of acceptance, while the male gender has successfully progressed in all possible areas: politics, education and economics. "The Feminine Mystique" by Betty Friedan – originally penned in the 1960s – ...

A 4 page research paper that offers a cause and effect analysis of sexism. While sexism is a characteristic of culture that is prevalent throughout American society, it has been a stated goal of the federal government over the last several decades that women should receive “equal pay for equal work” (Gilbelman, 2003). The American ...

A paper which looks at the treatment of gender roles in Smedley's Daughter of Earth and Curtiz's Mildred Pierce, with reference to the influence of male dominated socio-cultural values in both works. Bibliography lists 5 sources

This 5-page paper supports the assertion that there continues to be inequalities in the workplace in terms of gender and race. Bibliography lists 2 sources.

7 pages in length. Had Bertrande de Rols learned to read and lived long enough to have had the opportunity to partake of Francois Poullain de la Barre's "Three Cartesian Feminist Treatises," thereby giving her the chance to debate with him the status of men and women in early modern French society, one might ...

7 pages in length. The 1920s represented a significant breakthrough for women in a number of ways the female gender had not heretofore experienced. From drinking to smoking to drastic changes in physical appearance, women were metamorphosing right before society's bewildered eyes due to the onset of the Progressive Era. Flappers were ...

This 7-page paper focuses on issues of gender disparity and inequality, particularly in the workplace. Topics discussed include disparity in pay, as well as disparity in career advancement. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper which examines the issues of women’s rights, U.S. government legislation regarding these issues and advocate organizations in America. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

This 10 page paper considers the thesis that violence against women is predominately a symptom of a male dominated patricidal society. The paper looks at the evidence for this thesis, arguing that it can be seen as endemic in the social structures of society which are self perpetuating. The paper goes on to look ...

A paper which considers domestic violence as a gendered issue, with specific reference to the historical role of women in society and the current government initiatives set up to deal with the issue. Bibliography lists 13 sources.

A 5 page examination of the contention that "the relationship between women's employment and fertility is 'elusive and ambiguous'". The author speculates that in some situations women's employment might be likely to result in greater sexual and reproductive choice. This contention can be demonstrated with a look at microcredit programs, programs which are ...

This 11 page paper presents a history of women's rights/feminist movements, including a report about where the term 'feminism' came from. The writer reports on the different types of feminism, including religious feminism. The paper also comments on the men's groups that emerged from feminism. Bibliography lists 8 sources.