Essays and Research Papers on Gender Studies

An 8 page paper discussing social changes that have facilitated business changes in terms of gender. It has been more than a generation since women's abilities have continued to separate from gender issues. Disparities still exist, but in far fewer number and severity than was the case in the mid-1960s. Bibliography lists 7 sources.

This 7 page paper explores the subject of transgenderism and the reasons why individuals choose this lifestyle. This paper concludes that transgenders have a high desire to be true to what they feel to be their unique gender identity. Bibliography lists 6 sources.

A 5 page paper examining the traditional gender roles presented in the classic fairy tales. Beginning from the observations of psychoanalyst Karen Horney and anthropologist Margaret Mead, the paper is mostly involved with the traditional view of the beautiful princess waiting for the rescue that will come in the person of the handsome prince. ...

6 pages in length. Gender issues span a significant range of concerns based upon performance, intelligence and aptitude; however, the very fundamental components of such social struggle stem from whether nature or nurture commands greater credit and why. Patriarchy has long assumed that the male gender is, by nature, regarded as superior over ...

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.

(2. 5 pp.) If we could invite Rousseau to a feminist dinner party we might enjoy his company rather than argue with him. Certainly Rouseau was no feminist but his historical theories do not necessarily see women as the cause of all the world's problems, an alien species, or lower than worm dung. ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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.

The socialization process of role definition takes into consideration the influences of family, friends, society, and the media. This 5 page paper argues hat Martín Espada in his essay, The Puerto Rican Dummy and the Merciful Son and Alan Johnson in his book, The Gender Knot: Unraveling Our Patriarchal Legacy, test the boundaries of male gender role definitions within ...

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 .

A 5 page essay that discusses the way that director Mira Nair's film Monsoon Wedding and Michael Ondaatje's novel The Skin of the Lion (1987) are two works that incorporate gender and ethnicity issues. In Nair's film, gender and Indian ethnicity are addressed within the context of a modern romantic comedy that deftly combines ...