Focusing on the dialogue between the girl "Jig" and the man identified as "The American," conflict begins to arise and brings the reader to the conclusion that the couple is dealing with the burdensome obstacle of unplanned pregnancy. ... Displaying this side of the man expresses the difference between him and the woman's romantic and emotional personality, which is still applicable to young adults today dealing with the burden of unplanned pregnancy. ... Jig's remark at the beginning of the story that the surrounding hills look like white elephants comes across ...

• Word Count: 1134
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

According to Carey Goldberg and Janet Elder in the New York Times article dated, January 16, 1998, "In a poll that was given in 1989, when people were asked whether a pregnant woman should be able to get a legal abortion if her pregnancy would force her to interrupt her career, 37 percent said yes and 56 percent said no; In 1998, only 25 percent said yes and 70 percent said no. ... I also believe it is important for a young teenage girl to have the right to continue her education and to make her own decisions regarding an unwanted pregnancy. Whereas, a young woman with a career facing similar...

• Word Count: 1232
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Sex Discrimination Act was designed to eradicate discrimination against women and to lawfully secure women's right to equal treatment (although men can also complain of discrimation, but women are afforded special treatment in connection with pregnancy and childbirth). ... However additional rights were introduced concerning pregnancy and maternity leave, The Employment Protection (consolidation) Act, 1978 and the Social Security Act 1986, these two Acts give four rights to pregnant employees: (i) the right not to be unfairly dissmissed because of pregnancy; (ii) the right to...

• Word Count: 2476
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

From dog-fighting in Mexico to issues of transsexuality in Cuba, contemporary Latin American cinema covers a diverse array of topics. Lauren Mulvey, British feminist film theorist, uses pyschoanaylitics to offer a feminist critique of all classical narrative cinema. She establishes that narrative cinema is viewed from the male gaze and women are coded for their "to-be-looked-at-ness". She offers that female characters add nothing or very little to actual elements of plot and character but rather are subjected to male scopophilia, the fetishistic and voyeuristic, due to phallocentrici...

• Word Count: 4301
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Eve and Phyllis are not allowed to be masters of their own destinies "Phyllis's pregnancy happens because Harry and Eve ultimately cannot repair their marriage. ... Phyllis is an even more interesting female character because she is originally prepared to deal with her unexpected pregnancy without Harry's help. ...

• Word Count: 1886
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The society known as the Awlad" Ali is said to be egalitarian with respect to the fact that each group in the hierarchy has the chance to assert their personal rights. However, there are two distinct groups within the Awlad" Ali society that contradict this idea and reassert the proposition that the...

• Word Count: 1170
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Although female circumcision may be performed during infancy, during adolescence or even during a woman's first pregnancy, " the procedure is usually carried out on girls between the ages of four and twelve". ...

• Word Count: 1285
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Anthropology studies could be said to be as old as religious studies. In social and cultural anthropology, religion is considered universal. The presence of religious systems is expressed through a set of rules, precepts, and prohibitions that have to do with the family organization, the rules of ma...

• Word Count: 1289
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In this report, I will be using Walklate's book to discuss the role of women in regards to crime and the criminal justice system. I have used an extensive range of sources, whether they are journals, books or articles. The topic of gender and crime is vast, and can be taken from many different angle...

• Word Count: 1576
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"So Long a Letter," was a story written in the form of a letter, that discussed the trails and tribulations that Ramatoulaye and her friend Assioute encountered after their husband wedded for a second time. With Senegal moving into a time of modernization, woman begun to have a new outlook on their ...

• Word Count: 1737
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

FGM, or Female Genital Mutilation, has been practiced worldwide for several thousand years in more than thirty countries throughout the world. While it is mostly practiced in muslim countries, some may be surprised that it's not isolated to such areas; rather, it has been reported in lower Africa a...

• Word Count: 1782
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Education can lead to the end of many toxic social practices, including, childhood marriage and childhood pregnancy, and it can also allow women to better exercise their rights and move up the social ladder. ...

• Word Count: 1554
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The term 'International division of labour' labels the spatial movement of manufacturing industries from advanced capitalist countries to developing countries (Barney, 2010). This essay will go on to explore and explain the gender differences in the international division of labour. In England...

• Word Count: 1540
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Contrary to common belief, women were important contributors to the popular movement during the French Revolution. They staged demonstrations and food riots, presented petitions to the National Assembly, and brought the royal family back to the governmental capital. They agitated ceaselessly for ...

• Word Count: 3295
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: Undergraduate