Many decades ago, the role of the man was that of the caretaker; he was responsible for financial matters and status of the family. ... The rights and status of women across the world has improved considerably over the centuries. ... The status of women in Japan has changed greatly over the years since the end of the World War II (Shinotsuka 1989). ... The Constitution promulgated in 1946, states, "All of the people are equal under the law and there shall be no discrimination in political, economic or social relations because of race, creed, sex, social status or family origin" (Articl...

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Struggling for a social, educational, legal, and moral status became the focus of the women's movement. ... To understand the importance of the founding of this society, one must be able to understand the social background of women. ... Women were even denied the right to property and control of wage status after she was bound in marriage. ... Ironically, in fighting for the right of freedom, women continued to be held down by their own social standards of fashion. ... The decrease of interest in abolitionism was mainly due in part because people began relating slavery to the social ...

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For example, feminists believe that the concepts of scientific neutrality, or objectivity, or the belief that we can achieve "pure" knowledge of the social world, have all contributed to the androcentric status of the social sciences. ... Feminists criticised traditional social science, suggesting that it offers a distorted picture of social reality, as it predominantly focuses its attention upon men's experiences. ... Smith (1987) states Sociology has been based upon men's social universe. ... In addition, Smith repudiates the idea that Sociology can be a science challenging the...

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They have been linked to men through residence, housework, economic condition, and social standing to specific men. ... The "white worker in the North, her status as a free laborer was no different from the enslaved worker in the south"(Davis, 65). Women in the north faced social oppression, where as in the South there was racism due to slavery. ... Davis concluded that until everyone is free, there will be little change in the status of women. ...

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Until now, the concept/definition of "women" has emerged from the androcentrism of the patriarchic society, a kind of "women" in the androcentric mentality, which is also a social and civic misconception created to harbor and enhance the ruling status of men. ... It is women who desire the equality of all humankind, a relationship which challenges between the status or men and the statue of women, as well as to and oppose any hierarchical structures, laws and customs that cause women to lose individuality, to be subordinative and inferior. ...

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In her constant favouring of Tom, Mrs Tulliver repeatedly asserts Maggie's inferior status. ... Like many other heroines trapped in a limiting social context, Maggie finds a way to escape. ... This image conveys the extent of Maggie's affront to social convention and the rebellious and sinful implications such as desire carries. ... Maggie's social education is seen in all its painful detail. ... Stelling's sexist views of clever women, and her father's collusion with dominant social conventions all educate Maggie into accepting her inferior status as a woman in a patr...

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That of sheer insignificance in the country and in the social circle. ... In her constant favouring of Tom, Mrs Tulliver repeatedly asserts Maggie's inferior status. ... Like many other heroines trapped in a limiting social context, Maggie finds a way to escape. ... Maggie's social education is seen in all its painful detail. ... Stelling's sexist views of clever women, and her father's collusion with dominant social conventions all educate Maggie into accepting her inferior status as a woman in a patriarchal society. ...

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Certain text's such as Betty Friedan's 'The Feminine Mystique' explored the myths about feminity, and highlighted te role of social conditioning in shaping women's live's. Female's began to become more aware of their lower status and started to fight for theor well deserved rights. Nowadays, women are treated with as much respect and appreciation as men. we have managed to receive equal pay, vote, and be accepted socially alone with men. ...

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The immense disparity in wage equality between males and females is apparent by analyzing the status quo. ... All other variables such as education, work experience, and full-time versus part-time job status are kept constant. ... However, Webster's Dictionary defines feminism "as a theory of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes ". This means that feminism is based around the idea of men and women being held to an equal standard politically, socially, and economically. ... The goal of modern feminists is to attain equality in success, which are usually in the categori...

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Overall, the rights and status of women have improved considerably in the last century; however, gender equality has recently been threatened within the last decade. ... It is these social perceptions that challenge the evolution of women as equal on all levels. ... I would argue that the social pressure women must endure if they do not conform to their expected role is unfair. ... I feel that no one can truly be equal in a society when only the "extraordinary achievers" are allowed to succeed out of their expected social role. ... Now the real difficulty is upon us: subtle...

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In spite of all of this oppression against women feminist protested against their secondary status. In many societies women who were not married and were living without any male authority were considered to be a major social problem. ... Feminism took a long time to develop because it challenged assumptions about social order. ... Feminism " in all its manifestations is radical in that it seeks to redefine the basic human relationships between the sexes and to redistribute power and other social goods." ...

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It also fails to provide the correct social direction for the development of a society and its democratization. ... The politics until today remains the destiny of men; family defines the status of women in most cases. ... Shortly, all 103 respondents were people of both sexes, different ages and social status. ... The totalitarian society tried to construct true equality and improve the political status of women; the reforms of socialism could have a breakthrough effect in the development and resolution of this issue. ... Thus it undertook the functions of main official conductor of social...

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It is based on social, political and economic equality for women. ... These boundaries or blockades are better known as discrimination and biases against gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status and economic status. ... Throughout the book she has competed and won into her position to be up there with men on the social level because at times, she completely took on the characteristics of a man. ...

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Liberalism believes that each person should be free to act as they wish, it also believes that each individual deserves respect no matter of race, religion, sexual preference, or social status. ... Feminism is a movement for social, political and educational equality and change. ... However before the late 19th century, social attitudes were not challenged in mass. ... When a woman married she lost all legal status. ... In America women were given legal status when married in 1848 under the Women's Property Act. ...

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This leads to treating Muslim women in a "contextual vacuum", with no historical, economic, social or political aspects to their oppression. ... Imperialism's destruction of the Third World is the main cause of the desperate social conditions of the Third World's peoples, including women. ... The low status of Muslim women today is seen as a result of misinterpretation of "Koranic injunctions", abuse of Islamic law or extra-Islamic influence. ...

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They were also burdened with more complex tasks of household management and lived in greater isolation; thus reducing the female companionship of emotional support and social gatherings. ... However, after reading The Plantation Mistress, I have come to realize that the leisure status of the planter's lady is a fairy tale that I scooped up. ...

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I think that unlike white women who are so divided by class, African- American women can come together regardless of economic status because they have all had the similar struggles of race and gender no matter what amount they make. ... Therefore, more women of color could come together on social levels and talk about problems they face because it is most likely other women of color would be able to agree that they too are oppressed....

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The feminist analysis allows us, as current readers, to judge, contrast and to compare the different social values and status of women in the Elizabethan times. ... In many examples, Othello was written in its original context where it portrayed gender inequality and reflected the status and non-existent rights of women in society. ...

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The main aim was to make women the social equals of men. ... Only expressing the social concern of being equal to men, these women were not taking into account race and class privilege. ... (Hooks, pg. 42) Angela Davis also reiterates this argument by saying that black women have a history of working alongside the men, on an equal status, during the years of slavery so that, "Unlike their white counterparts, they could never be treated as mere "housewives."" ... Minorities' thoughts were not heard because they weren't in a social position that would enable it. ... At the same...

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Marriage defined social class for women during this time, so it was important for girls to get married so they could have an acceptable life. ... In the end, Benedick wins her over, as well as the social pressure to get married. ... Leonato really wants his daughter to be happily married so she can have a good life and be socially accepted. ... "Much Ado About Nothing" is a play that represents the status of women. ...

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According to the Feminist Agenda Homepage, the dictionary definition of feminism is "the theory of the political, social, and economic equality of the sexes." ... Another criticism of feminism is that it is exclusive to the needs of white women of middle or upper class status. ...

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Background Afghanistan is a country where woman have barely any rights due to traditions and laws. The Millennium Development Goal in Afghanistan is established to promote gender equality and empower women as the region has a history great gender disparity. In the 1980s women started gaining more r...

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Overall, the rights and status of women have improved considerably in the last century; however, gender equality has recently been threatened within the last decade. ... It is these social perceptions that challenge the evolution of women as equal on all levels. ... My grandmother, though growing up during a time when women had few social rights, said she didn't experience oppressive sexism in her life. ... However, I would argue that the social pressure women must endure if they do not conform to their expected role is unfair. The problem goes beyond social conformity and cross...

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Mary Wollstonecraft argued that to obtain social equality society must rid itself of the monarchy as well as the church and military hierarchies. ... Wollstonecraft's works remains as a cornerstone in women's rights and laid the foundation for modern feminism, which sees education as the access to achieve greater economic, political, and social status. ...

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Therefore, in terms of Eisenstein's argument that women's girl bodies determine democracy; free from violence and sexual abuse, free from malnutrition and environmental degradation, free to plan their own families, free to not have families, free to choose their sexual lives and preferences, I agree with this view; that is, "democracy" [from this perspective] would examine a freedom, liberty, or independence of women and girls in order to gain access; such as, to have reproductive freedom, a secure , qualitative life and their own chosen life, the same social position comparing to me...

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