She compared several other South Pacific societies with her own and discovered that what we think of as "feminine" and "masculine" are culturally determined traits, not inherent in biological difference. Two-thirds of African Americans who occupy professional positions are women and this often leads to resentment, which in turn creates tension and stress in female-male relationships. ... Finally, the chapter discusses African American women holding professional positions and it causing resentment. ...

• Word Count: 1230
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

What I have been yours, if you care enough about me to take it". ... Along with facing isolation and loneliness throughout the novel, Alexandra also experiences different gender roles, as well as resentment, not typical for an American woman. ... Cather introduces Alexandra as almost man-like, and describing her as a soldier, all the while demonstrating she is prideful of what she is wearing. ...

• Word Count: 649
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As companies are becoming more diverse and it's becoming very important for companies to understand and manage it. People of different background, races, religion create a diverse workforce. There is an importance of having diverse workforce to provide better performance. There are perspectives of ...

• Word Count: 1230
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This issue, although distinctly smaller during the era, preluded what was to eventuate; men empowering women. ... Western ideals fused with Indian resentment, made Gender and Imperialism very important notions. ... Initially, Gandhi included no women in his original group of 70 satyagraha and this drew considerable resentment throughout many of the 'now' blossoming female freedom fighters. 14 Naidu, a close friend of Gandhi and fellow nationalist leader insisted on joining him, and in doing so set a precedence for other women, climaxing in her being the first women arrested in t...

• Word Count: 2806
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Pretending that women and men are the same hurts women, because the ways they are treated are based on the norms for men, and are nonplussed when their words don't work as they expected, or even spark resentment and anger. ... Men and women have distinct viewpoints and attitudes towards life, think differently, and therefore do not have the same notions of what is essential in communication. ... Men, on the other hand, have been pressured to take center stage, challenging others and boasting about what they"re good at. ... Women make an effort to acknowledge and respond to what their in...

• Word Count: 2241
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Sometimes aware of what is happening to them, and sometimes not, the "ordinary women- are often trapped . . . making for a tense atmosphere in a naturalistic milieu. ... Rather than helping his wife Millie to realize the injurious effects her actions could have on their daughter before it is too late, he waits until the damage is done to let her know what an awful personality he thinks she has. It is not out of bitter resentment that he tells her this but because he wants to be honest with everyone before he dies. ... It can be argued that Florence's ultimate decision is not so much ...

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

Throughout the usage of imagery, sarcasm, and Plath's ability to pit herself against her enemy shows her resentment of male oppression and her nostalgia for death. ... Diane Di Prima presents feminism through the use of her female character living out the unique, atypical female life of a bachelor in her autobiographical short story "Dinners and Nightmares" and "What I Ate Where". The uniquely styled short story primarily focuses on a woman living in what seems to be a one-bedroom apartment, jumping from job to job, eating anything she can to survive. ... When Diane ex...

• Word Count: 2160
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Jackson (2006) explains that heteronormativity must not solely be thought of as the normative sexuality, but also as the normative way of living, thus making heteronormativity what roots the binary oppositions in all gendered societal roles. ... In her article, Rosenfeld (2009) explains that the presence of heteronormative behavior is what differentiates between homosexuals that are acceptable or unacceptable in society. ... Many individuals feel great deals of shame and fear due to their suppressed identity, as well as resentment towards the fragile balance between societal demands for hetero...

• Word Count: 1895
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This is true in the case of Jane, although it is necessary for Rochester to become physically disabled (loss of sexual appeal) and lose his property (loss of wealth and status) before she feels necessarily equal or superior to him – reflecting the attitudes of Victorian society of what connotes and what makes women powerful, also the significant extent to which men must deteriorate before women can be seen as superior or equal. ... The presentation of Blanche also demonstrates her to be a negative character, "Blanche, an accomplished lady of rank" (spoken by Jane with resentm...

• Word Count: 1797
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate