In the nineteenth century, women's entitlements saw a great change, for many countries allowed women suffrage. ... Though "(others) argue that women in Western societies have not achieved true equality in areas such as career opportunities and wages " (Women's Rights," Opposing Viewpoints In Context 1). ... However, some women in other parts of the world do not work because they wish to further their careers but instead, to survive (Jacobs and Walker 1). ... Women's rights have an eventful account that has led to many changes; nonetheless, women still do not feel equivalent to...

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Feminism is allowing women to expand their careers and businesses that they never were able to have before. ... The independence that women have now is what is making them unhappy in love and dehumanized in their careers. ... Even though they work more outside of the home, they still do most of the household work, which still has not changed. ... It has been a hard battle but they have begun to change the way our society sees male dominance. ...

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There are risks such as a work/family conflict, dual career couples, and sexual harassment. ... Today the situation has changed a great deal. ... These companies asses their needs and make changes to enforce a capable workforce. ... There has also been changes made in career advancement by eliminating the "glass ceiling". ... Being a women in today's workforce is changing everyday. ...

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The role and status of women in our society has changed very much over the last 150 years, mostly because of the women's movement. ... Factors that contribute to such barriers include male prejudice, male dominated work practices and the unwillingness of organizations to take account of women's career path. ... Some of the reasons that may account for the difficulty women have in being promoted would be women have interrupted careers, for example, pregnancy and child rearing, and most employers considerate a hassle to deal with. ...

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While there are some professional opportunities for women in a few sports, that will give them another chance for better education through an athletic career in schools. ... Much has changed for women since the 1970's. ... Even after women have proved themselves to the world saying that we care less about shopping and give all my intentions to our athletic career, we still are not applying the law because anyone believes in us; just because we are scared from the federal investigations. ...

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Along with the pressure from his career he also faces stress coming from him not being very close with his family and his mother needing him to find his brother. ... This is most relevant when Waters' mother continually asks him to find his brother whom is a troubled teen.However, Waters is too busy with his personal life and career take to heed to his mother's warnings. as a result his brother is murdered in cold blood. ... He is not willing to change the way he thinks or acts, because to him he is the only person that matters. ...

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Society is dynamic, which brings about change including changing circumstances for parents, gender perceptions, changing role expectations, technology, & work patterns which all shape & bring about new government legislations, policies & supportive workplace structures in order to met the demands & needs of Australia's society. ... NSW Anti-discrimination was legislated making it unlawful for people to be discriminated against as an employee or job applicant on the grounds of age, sex, pregnancy, race, disability, homosexuality, gender, marital status & career responsibilities. ... Chang...

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Sexual harassment issues have caused this policy to change. ... Men and women alike should be treated on the same level from the beginning of basic training throughout the rest of their military careers. ...

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Successful outcomes for members of other groups (e.g. career successes) can counter stereotypes because positive characteristics are often attributed to those who have good outcomes. However, it has been found that the groups we most desire to change stereotypes do not often achieve success. ...

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I had always been a good student, and I had no intention of changing my study habits now that I was in high school. ... My principal and my coach also tried to get the board to change its decision, but they got the same response. So, in my junior year, at the height of my career, I changed schools. ... After all, I had gotten good grades up to this point, and I had no reason to think that the situation would change. ...

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Stereotypes limit women's career, because people have the old fashion opinion on woman. ... Dove- Viebahn mentions: "They are positioned between empowerment and compromise, career and family, political and personal, and self- acceptance and attempts to meet standards of beauty" (323). ... Those achieved women change people's opinions, their outstanding works represent a new period. ...

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Recent headlines tell the story that the popular media wants us to believe about women in the executive suite "Women gain numbers, respect in board rooms, "New career trend. ... The glass ceiling is comprised of artificial barriers often exhibited in day to day practices, management and employee attitudes, and internal systems that operate to the career disadvantage of women and minorities. ... Sex Discrimination In the Wall Street Journal/Gallup survey, women managers were asked what they consider to be the most serious obstacle in their business careers. ... Women of Color in Corporat...

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Corey from having a promising career working for the ATTF, except for the whole sniper incident with Asad. ... John wants to destroy or change the government from the inside. ... John changed the course of the book by attempting to be one step ahead of Asad's moves. ...

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The women involved in the Second Wave were fighting "for women to share in the opportunities and responsibilities men had, including creating a career, pushing off the drudgery of housework, and refusing to be held hostage by their reproductive systems" (Baumgardner, p. 38). There was also a need to fundamentally change the roles that society saw women as being born into. ... The feminist movement has been fighting for this change in society since the nineteenth century, and many accomplishments for the female gender have been achieved in the process. ...

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There is a lot of sexual discrimination against women and because of this discrimination, social mobility has been difficult, but it is certainly changing to benefit women. ... Third, we must change education so that women and men are not influenced to carry out dominance gender roles. ... Until we (society as a whole), bridge these gaps, equal pay, promotional opportunities, and equal work recognition will continue to be a hindrance for most career driven women in society....

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The idea of affirmative action was suitable in the time period in which it was written, but times have changed and the law needs to change in cooperation. I strongly believe in the idea that affirmative action proposes, but at the same time many people are being cheated out of career and educational opportunities because of the abuse of the plan. ...

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They have to develop career plans for all employees of the organization including the minorities. ... Such words change over time, the way the term "Negro" gave way to "black" and "African American." ...

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The Sex Discrimination Act also has limitations concerning attitudes, 'One set of considerations concern the inherent limits of law in changing the nature of society' (April Carter 1988), deep rooted attitudes cannot be simply changed because of a new law being passed, also similarly, another drawback is the attitude and acceptance of the Act by male workers and employers; The London School of Economics (LSE), carried out research on both the Sex Discrimiation Act and the Equal Pay Act between 1974 and 1977 to test their effectiveness in maintaining womens rights, it was found that i...

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Affirmative action is the source of many law suits and appeals that have often caused business's to constantly changing the hiring process and advancement selections. ... Affirmative action plans are intended to place woman and minorities in jobs and careers that have historically been closed to them. ...

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Objectionable options, such as surgical sex changes, are required before they could use such facilities, which are also beyond affordable cost. ... The anxiety created by these events caused a great deal of stress and adverse health consequences, prompting transgenders to quit their careers and live undeserving lives. ...

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Ageism influences the presence of diversity because those who are affected by ageism within their career may lose their job due to newer, younger, cheaper people coming into the workplace to take over their current position. ... How has the attitude toward people with disabilities changed over time? ...

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Civil rights laws have historically been a powerful mechanism for effecting social change in the United States. ... Today's female student -athletes have been fortunate enough to experience the whole of their athletic careers under a system that includes improvements in the overall quality of their sport as well as increased participation rates. ... Increased female participation in sports and Title IX has changed the political position of girls and young women. ... The commission plans to ask for major changes in how the federal law is regulated, including a recalculation of the controv...

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It was decided that indeed, reverse discrimination had taken place and had cost qualified applicants an opportunity to promote and further their careers. ... In reality there have been many lawsuits that have cost taxpayers billions of dollars and that have resulted in hard fought changes in the law that have helped to contribute to equal opportunity in employment. ... A high rate of retention is most likely in organizations that meet the basic needs of employees, offer reasonable opportunities for career development and have mentoring and networking programs. ...

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" She also said that after she finished competing in the Olympics that colleges offered the best boy swimmers scholarships to continue their career in college, but for her there was nothing. ... " (Blumenthal 57) Girls' Little Leagues started to spring up in March 1974 after Judges of the New Jersey Superior Court voted 2 to 1 to allow girls to play.2 They said they would "defer to the changing social climate.... While in the 2000s, the tides changed and the female population rose to 56% of the population. ...

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With affirmative action all of that has changed. ... What perhaps concerns me the most is that the career that I have chosen has been one of the biggest battles in the past decades for the movement of affirmative action. ... Until this policy was changed, there was rarely any contact between the two races, even at the firehouse. ...

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