Furthermore, in an effort to "protect" the physical limitations of women and their ability to bear healthy children, Oregon in 1907 enacted the 10 hour work day for women and children. ... In other words, the 10 hour work day further segregated men and women and those employers that wanted to hire women were now held to a stricter set of rules, consequently even less women were employable. ... Laws and Acts such as the 10 hour work day meant well but still the political agenda was controlled by men. ...

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However, the conditions in these factories in mainland China are far worse for longer hours and lower pay. ... On top of all this, women textile workers are paid a paltry salary for their long hours and high-risk work (Women factory workers in Honduras, 2012). ...

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In our society there are such systems and structures that postulate social ways to define and organize gender, to know what to expect of each gender and what opportunities are available or not available to females and males. These stereotypic ideas are based on certain values and beliefs that have b...

• Word Count: 1909
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Women: Role in Society The world today has changed in many aspects of gender related life style. Yet there is an area of improvement in the focus of gender: based on labor and the patriarchal working woman. The different theories and definitions help to explain the relationship of the construct...

• Word Count: 966
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During the colonial era, the status and dominance of men overtook the roles women played when they demonstrated their strength, rights given to them over women, and inequality between the two genders. Despite the fallacy that only men in the colonial era fought tremendously to gain their independenc...

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These positions were no more pleasant than the factory jobs, working long hours for insufficient pay in the hazardous and physically uncomfortable conditions that correspond with working in the lowest rank of the work force. ...

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Twenty-five years after the Supreme Court's infamous Roe v. Wade decision, the majority of the American public still favors the legislation of abortion. The latest New York Times/CBS Poll shows that there have been nearly 30 million abortions preformed in the last two decades. Personally, as a you...

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Nott 1991) However, the employee does not qualify for the right to maternity leave unless she has been working for her employer for sixteen hours per week for two years; in this case these laws to protect women during their pregnancy are innefectual if they do not meet the requirements, which consequently may result in them losing their job. ...

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Walking into McComas Hall for the very first time can be deceptive. What is seemingly a fairly average sized facility is in reality a labyrinth of multiple rooms spanning three whole floors. Usually people can see McComas filled to the brim with both men and women running, lifting, and sweating and...

• Word Count: 2003
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate