Assumptions are things that we hear, see, think, or believe are true about people and situations that we often have little or no evidence to back up. ... Another example of assumptions can be made in relationships. ... Its ridiculous how much meaning is behind a single name and we didn't even get to choose it ourselves! I never realized before how much people are judged just by the name they go by. ... Becoming more educated about gender inequality in our society and also being more aware can help change the attitudes of complacent people. ...

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Many people can not accept the fact that people choose to change their appearance because they are unhappy of who they are or because of the way they were/are being treated by others. ... She said that when she looked down, here first thought was, "Hey that's not suppose to be there?!" ... And the funny thing about it is that you can't even tell. ... People need to understand that we are all humans with feelings. ... However I think that the video failed to ask the question "why". ...

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No one knows what happens behind the closed doors of our houses, and as much as we cheer equality, can it ever be achieved? Even in the vice-versa situation where women are dominant and men suffer- the imaginary balance can never stand still. ... Often I believe: go with the flow, move on, don't over think, don't overdo, and find joy in the littlest of things. ... Is this a resultant of changing time? ... Can we fix the world if we just slowed down and took everything one at a time?...

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The girls said things like, "It's good," and politely drank away even if they had to choke it down. ... The next question to ask is it just social or biological and can parents change their children? ... The study was designed by Phyllis Katz, who, "tested adults on how we treat babies based on what we think the sex is" (Stossel). ... How can girls learn to be more assertive and boys have better people skills? ... This can make girls feel helpless and less confident. ...

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The images that the song "U + UR Hand," by Pink, bring to mind thoughts that aren't exactly "G" rated. ... Ladies we can give men a run for their money. ... Alright lastly we can address the setting. ... That even in a place like that the woman can still prevail. ... Well my thesis tells you that women who are strong(what) can have men at their feet using confidence and independence(how.) ...

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The most emphasized is that how both men and women are looked at in her created society and of 1915's society. ... What has to be realized is that the traits that we show are that way because of the way we were raised. ... As a man I understand that it would be hard to even think of a world with no traits at all. ... Women had never been thought of being the working kind also. ... There are many that have not changed as well. ...

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Men have sexual thoughts often during the day. Women can go for hours, even days, without a sexual thought. ... For many men, touching without sex can easily be misunderstood and even threatening. ... Men think sex is an expression of love. ... Because there are definite differences between the sexes that will change very slowly over several generations in which nothing much can be done to totally get rid of that gender differences. ...

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Similarly and agreeably, in Katha Pollitt's essay, she claims that "instead of looking at kids to "prove" that differences in behavior by sex are innate, we can look at the ways we raise kids as an index to how unfinished the feminist revolution really is, and how tentatively it is embraced even by adults who fully expect their daughters to enter previously male-dominated professions and their sons to change diapers." ... Looking at the way we raise kids, we can determine how incomplete the feminist revolution really is. ... Therefore, how kids turn out to be are the affects of how adul...

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I never really thought of the reason why women struggle is because we live in such a man's world. ... How can we compete over something that is made for a man? ... This may look equal, but in reality if you add up women's periods, changing of diapers, frequency of peeing, and the fact we have to sit down, is not near equal. ... Toughness leads to stress, injury, and even early death. ... We can't help to think that part of that is our fault for pushing men to be tough and dominant. ...

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As you read on about my journey you will see how this change has affected not only me but also others around me. I will begin with how I became involved in the firehouse and how it has affected my life dramatically. ... When I started my training I thought I would not be able to handle it, but boy was I surprised and I think mike and everyone else too. ... - any parent thinks about that but not in the double sense that we do. ... In conclusion you can see how my being a firefighter not only affects me but others around me. ...

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It was thought that if you were a man; you would be strong, aggressive, and tough, where as, women would be polite and soft; so men can work harder than women. ... But now days in America, everything is changed; women and men get equal position in society. ... We all know that girls are more spoiled in their families than boys. ... They only think about businesses, jobs, and the ways to earn more money. Even though today's wives also work; women still take care of kids. ...

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After going to the store there are many indirect influences that we weren't aware of that changes the mindset of a child and their personalities. ... I even found a toy that I thought was extremely gender-biased, basically it was a baby born girl that you take care of by changing its diapers and feeding it. ... (Valentine and Spade, 2003) We watched an article in class that was a perfect example for how gender-stereotypical the marketing for products was. ... We also watched a video that showed that even when some children want to break the norms and get customers that do not fit their g...

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This was shocking, as the opposite would tend to be thought to be true. ... But how would they get people to look? ... But this is also changing. ... But when can we push those boundaries? The answer is sooner than you think. ...

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Wright's sewing materials they found a pretty box that they thought had her sewing material. ... From reading this play, it led me to believe how different men and women really are and how most of the time they can never agree on anything when they are in a high stakes situation. ... It's scary to think that is how society is today. In today's society men think they are better than women in many ways, men do not treat women equally, and instead they make it seem like the woman can not do a man's job. We women today feel that men don't come to understand that wom...

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In today's society technology can play a vital role in changing an average human into a flawless, "ad worthy," person in a limited amount of time. ... This is mainly geared towards women, and is shown to affect their feelings towards how they see themselves. ... The argument can go so far as saying that today's society has become so transformed by this idea that being even overweight is wrong in the heads of most. ... Bigger people even get bullied, especially in schools; this can cause even suicide, and has caused it before. ... Social structures are ever-changing; I just...

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Technology and how it has linked cultures in a way never thought possible and enabled us to understand rather than stereotype. ... The roles of gender while in some cultures are very much the same can differ greatly to what we consider to be normal. ... Our world is changing rapidly and as technology advances quicker than we can buy it, it has created the wonderful opportunity to interact with different cultures first hand, sometimes without even leaving the room. ... When related to the concepts of power, authority, gender and technology we can see how easy it can be to over look cultural ...

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In the Awakening Chopin writes, "Even as a child she had lived her own small life all within herself. ... Charlotte Gilman was another famous feminist writer that faced many social changes. ... Gilman was married and had a daughter and after giving birth she had what we call postpartum depression. ... The wife is so controlled by her husband she says "I sometimes fancy that in my condition if I had less opposition and more society and stimulus "but John says the very worst thing I can do is think about my condition, and I confess it always makes me feel bad. ... The woman in the paper is ...

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