Due to Equal Opportunity Employment, more women and minorities have been able to get their feet in the door, so to speak, and establish themselves in more administrative and entry-level positions in higher paying firms. ... I believe it is in a particular person's hand what they choose to do with the opportunities that await them. 3. ... Men are all about getting down to business. ... These business owners, had they not started a business, would have been entry level applicants at other corporations starting at just above minimum wage salaries. Instead, they are taking out small business...

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Women in Business and Breaking Through the Glass Ceiling Imagine a world that is fair and offers equal opportunity to anyone who pursues improvement in life. ... There are organizations designed to help women business owners. The National Women's Business Enterprise Council and the National Woman Business Owners Corporation are examples of organizations that help women succeed in business. These entities are giving women the unlimited opportunities by improving systems of corporations and government. ... Things look great for women on the outside, but on the inside men are callin...

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As a result, women befoul the ability of business to function correctly. Mamet implies that males and females are opposite sexes and that business is a male endeavor "therefore women are antithetical to business (Greenbaum 33). ... However, Lingk wanted to complete the deal "to participate in the male act of business. ... Instead, Karen sees an opportunity to advance herself "to gain power over a powerful man. ... The men's business remains intact and on track, despite the female assault. ...

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The industrialization of the United States opened a window of opportunity for women. ... These women desire the job opportunities that provide higher pay. ... Opportunities that were once only given to men are now sometimes being awarded to women as well. ... Women end up bailing out into a different business that has more to do with their gender.18 The majority of businesses that have women in top positions deal with mostly women. ... Men do not like woman working so close to them in the business ladder of success. ...

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In her essay, Wollstonecraft pleaded for better educational opportunities."" ... It is apparent that women worked hard, despite strong opposition to gain the opportunities available to them in the present day. ... As a woman studying business at a prestigious college, I often overlook how fortunate I am to be able to be educated and to have the opportunity to work in a corporate company. This opportunity was unimaginable just a century earlier. ...

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She would never be allowed to inherit her father's business because she was a woman, or even choose her own husband. ... However, Doris Day's film, "Love Me or Leave Me" inspired Bharati and showed her that America was a country with opportunities and that she would be able to exceed tradition and become the writer that she has always dreamed of becoming: " 'It' was my own desire to be a writer and touch people with my novels" (190)... [1] Bharati Mukherjee has always fantasized of living in America, "the land of opportunities". ... "Love Me or Leave Me", a film by Do...

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Luckily, there has been a rise in the esteem of women in business. ... As a result, business became more team oriented and leadership became more nurturing. ... However, with the increase of women in business, that is changing. ... Business men may take a long time to adjust. ... They don't want to take orders, but would rather receive guidance and have an opportunity to achieve success on their own. ...

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Business has been slow to change and to acknowledge the new family, and for all the complaints about the women's movement as anti-family, the movement has instead followed the trend of placing the family in the forefront of addressing family issues as vital to women. ... This was accomplished on one level by preventing women from gaining the sort of education offered to men, and while this has changed to a great extent in the United States, there are still inequalities in the opportunities offered to men as opposed to women. ... Yet opening the world of business with new opportunities f...

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Starting with women's suffrage and the women's party in 1920, the major change in their family and home life, the change in their job and educational opportunities, and last but not least their change in clothing and dress. ... Women worked as nurses, teachers, shop clerks, or in business offices as secretaries and typists. ... They worked for world peace and better educational opportunities for women. ...

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The Australian Army Nursing Service provided the only opportunity for women to serve overseas during WWI. ... Some women took temporary jobs in the police force, farming, factories and small business. ... By 1970 women were still limited in their career opportunities and discrimination continued to exist in most industries. ...

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Lena Lingard has become a successful business woman and owns her own dress shop. ... Women did not usually own their own businesses at the time and still do not own many big businesses today. ... They were not afforded the same educational opportunities as the town girls. ... In the case of Antonia, she did not need to obtain a business of her own. ...

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Gender equality is when women and men enjoy equal rights, opportunities and entitlements in civil and political life. ... Besides that I already mentioned above, women also suffer from slavery, violence, sexual harassment, discrimination because patriachy system, religion, differences opportunities to working and lead an institution. ... Small and medium entreprises are type of business that are not affected by the crisis. ... Men should also give women the opportunities to lead and become independent. ...

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In this Declaration of Sentiments the women demanded equal rights in education, equal rights in employment opportunities, and voting rights. Within the next 72 years women have gained equal rights in education, employment opportunities, and voting rights. ... With an enhanced education women could get better employment opportunities but that didn't always exactly mean that. ... Specific interests such as textile companies and the liquor, brewing, and mining industries, did not want to enfranchise women, since women might vote for legislation damaging to thei...

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Those roles completely disregarded the needs of educated and motivated business women and scientific women. ... (See Endnote #6) This is another example of women being labeled as selfish for wanting the same opportunities as men. ... These plans have been devised to try to give women and minorities an opportunity to participate in traditionally white male dominated areas. ...

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But they were not taught about the economy or of business matters, but of society's expectation of them. ... But few women decided to take advantage of this opportunity, due to society's picture of a woman. ...

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Women do not have a lot of job opportunities, and some families do not give the green light for their daughters to work due to the belief that a woman should serve her husband and raise children. ... "Girls and women are forbidden from traveling, conducting official business, or undergoing certain medical procedures without permission from her their male guardians"(hrw.org). ...

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Hamlet does not kill Claudius when he is presented with the perfect opportunity because he believes that Claudius is in prayer (although he is actually as unrepentant as ever). ... His business is with Claudius, and he chooses to leave her alone. ...

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In the larger cities woman are given more of an opportunity to obtain all kinds of jobs. ... Companies and businesses are slowly moving toward equalization but the leaders of major companies are still for the most part men. ...

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"The whole race is suffering from masculinity and man and woman are alike to blame for tolerating it." – Nellie McClung (1915). Nellie was a Canadian feminist, politician and social activist. She wanted gender equality, in politics, the church, business and public opinion. Nellie McClung is signif...

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Women were the homemakers and caretakers of the children, rarely were women asked to have an active role in business or politics. ... Women used this opportunity to prove that they were a valuable asset to the work force. ...

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Léonce is a rich business man, who makes more than enough to support his family fulfilling his duty as a man and husband. ... Pontellier goes out of town on business. ... Mademoiselle Reisz understands Edna's passions and enjoys the company and the opportunity to share her thoughts on art and love. ...

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Over time, women have overcome several struggles to reach this current stage where equal opportunity is granted, discrimination is considered unconstitutional, and their work is accepted and appreciated. ... An American women successfully plays roles such as construction worker, plumber, bus driver, pilot, and even take up high regarded positions as CEO of a profound business. ... America provides equal opportunity for their citizens and residents to accomplish their gaols and live the lifestyle of choice. ...

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Character analysis of " A sorrowful Woman" The plot in this short story " A sorrowful Woman" by Gail Godwin is center around the idea of marriage and motherhood. Marriage, in most society, is a life-fulfilling dream for most women; it is much like a fairy tale: find a prince charming, get married, ...

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An article in The New York Times titled "The Media Has a Woman Problem" written by Liza Mundy states "Men's dominance in the field tends to be highest in prestige or ''hard'' topics like politics, crime, business, technology and world affairs; women put up better numbers in ''soft'' subjects like education, lifestyle, culture and health. ... We all should have an equal opportunity to be powerful in the world we live in today but it is very hard with the gender barriers we have up due to the media and society ways of viewing women. ...

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• Grade Level: High School