For many years opinions on full face and body covering veils have been a hot topic of controversy. With the banning of Burqas in full force in countries such as France, Belgium and the Netherlands a focus of discussion in Australia has been front and centre: to ban or not to ban the Burqa? (Shorten, … Read more
While women’s oppression exists in virtually every society around the world, issues pertaining to women vary by culture, race, religion, economic status, and geographic location as well as many other variables and attributes that makes us individual, but separate us and our experiences. Global feminism is often separated into two groups, the global North which … Read more
The Novels written by E. L. James and Stephanie Meyer glorifies the male dominance role over women . “ Fifty Shades of Grey” and “Twilight” highlights society’s passive attitude towards male chauvinism towards women. The novels give a false sense of security in men ,while women are seen as weak and insubstantial in making decisions. … Read more
As of last year, all combat roles opened to women, including special forces. Captain Kristen Griest and First Lieutenant Shaye Haver made history by becoming the first females to graduate from Army Ranger school (Tan). The opportunity is available for women to serve their country in combat and elite forces. Since all combat roles are … Read more
First-wave feminism arose during 1918 – 1968, paving way for a number of inaugural achievements for the women’s movement in the political sphere. Though legislation may change overnight, personal attitudes do not. I therefore argue media, due to its ever-changing nature and ability to reach a mass audience, is the main cause in constructing changes … Read more
Across the various texts of Mary Wollstonecraft, Anna Letitia Barbauld and William Blake, the argument of feminism comes in three different forms. Wollstonecraft, one of the first feminist writers makes an excellent case in her A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Barbauld in her poem “Rights of Woman” uses irony to express her views … Read more
Many historians assert that Colombia was a patriarchal society in which women were dominated by men and relegated to the domestic sphere. The text One Hundred Years of Solitude challenges this assumption as women are portrayed as having control in sexual relationships with men. Furthermore, the text also documents that in some cases women exercised … Read more
Young women’s body image in the 21st century is largely influenced by mass media. In today’s world, advertisements can be seen almost everywhere you look. Young women see advertisements on billboards as they drive or walk by places, on buses that are passing by, on benches they may sit on, in magazines that they pick … Read more
If you think widening gender pay gap was an issue of the past for advanced economies such as Australia, think again. Recent statistics have revealed that Australia has plunged behind our OECD counterparts since its peak at 2004 due to a reverse trend arising in the past decade. Extensive media coverage combined with feasible policies … Read more
Spoken by Virginia Wolfe, this quote immaculately captures the overall importance of Aphra Behn to women everywhere. A British playwright, poet and novelist, Aphra Behn was a woman amongst men. Though there has been no shortage of speculation regarding the facts surrounding her birth and parents, it is widely accepted that she was born to … Read more
The word “Feminist” has become a word many try to avoid nowadays because of the misconceptions it comes with. Whether it be, “feminist hate men,” “women don’t want equal, they want superior,” or “they’re all rude and annoying. ” Society has broken down what once was a beautiful movement fighting for the ability to vote … Read more
The Bell Jar was published in 1963. The book dealt heavily with mental health and how it was treated and perceived at the time. The Bell Jar touched on gender issues at the time and was described as a feminist novel. In the 1950’s numerous historical events took place and references to those events were … Read more
During the early 1970s, a heightened awareness about incest and sexual abuse developed within radical feminism and eventually produced robust movements to end violence against women and children as well as to end pornography, which radical feminists saw as anti-woman propaganda and a source of sexual violence. This collided with but did not merge with … Read more
In the late 19th and 20th century, there were two definitions of feminism. One definition of feminism was that women were the same as men, and deserved civil rights accordingly. The other definition of feminism is that women are different than men, and in some cases, superior; and thus, deserved civil rights. In Herland, by … Read more
K. George, a ThirdSight student engaged in historical inquiry using visual elements an environment to display their endeavors, explains, “Rosie the Riveter, a propaganda tool utilized by the U. S. Government to boost morale and recruit women into the workforce, was an important part of gender pay equality. She encouraged more than six million female … Read more
Females Fight for the Revolution The struggle of being a woman in a male dominated society is never ending: it is not only a modern issue for feminists, but something that has affected humans for generations. The notion that women are less than their gender counterparts was a big portion of the struggle that females … Read more
Jean Kilbourne and bell hooks agree in their writings that the media often distorts what we perceive as reality in one way or another. Film, television, and advertising shape our ideals and what we believe should be true. Kilbourne focuses on the distortion of gender, particularly the distortion of the female gender in society in … Read more
In Margaret Atwood’s “The Handmaid’s Tale,” the dystopian world is the concept of using women to conceived, without the revival of intimacy. Offred, the narrator, tells the readers about the conditions she experiences in Gilead, the theocratic and totalitarian world which has replaced America. Everything about the novel is a direct assault to the feminine … Read more
This essay aims to critically identify Gender and the issues surrounding female representation and accessibility women get within the sporting world. The figures above represent gender inequality, the majority of this essay will have a specific focus on football. Sexism, the act of discriminating against someone based on their sex, has always been a deep-rooted … Read more
Systems that exist on a global level such as, Capitalism, have the potential of being subverted, resisted, embraced or exploited based on the reaction and impact it has on a community. As a result of the introduction places can be restored or eradicated as a result. Globalisation refers to the inter collectiveness and integration of … Read more
Although the Always “Like a Girl” commercial attempts to reshape the mindsets of people by making them “think” more about their treatment of women, their solution to this problem is to “rewrite the rules” (AlwaysBrand). This vague statement gives no clear course of action to uplift girl’s self-esteem and demonstrates how ineffective the Always commercial … Read more
Gender inequality is a widespread problem. All around the world, we see women starting to fight back for their rights. Feminism is pushing to solve problems everywhere from reproductive rights to equal wages. Islamic feminism, on the other hand, is fighting on a whole other platform, especially in Iran. Iranian women live under the rule … Read more
A day in the life of a teenager, what a waste. Alternatively, from another perspective, the life of the mother of a teenage delinquent. Tyler creates a rounded character within the writings of “Teenage Wasteland” in Daisy, the mother of the delinquent, and mostly disrespectful, teenager, Donny. From the beginning of the short story to … Read more
Representation of Gender in Invisible Man and Scarlet Letter Both Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man (1952) and Scarlet Letter (1850) by Nathaniel Hawthorne share some common themes. In Scarlet Letter, Hawthorne addresses the suffering that emerges from sin, especially the sin of adultery that leads to isolation of sinners. The plot revolves around two female characters … Read more
Introduction The issue that has been persistent for as long as one can remember is Misogyny in the society. The belief that women are inferior to men has been contaminating the human mind. The issue can be commonly seen in the society in form of domestic abuse, violence, objectification in name of advertisements, and especially … Read more
Given that the Shiji is a framework for China’s early imperial political thought, it can be used to demonstrate the influence of women on politics during the rule of the Han dynasty. Empress Lu, in particular, is a key component to the understanding of these roles, since she was the only woman who reigned for … Read more
A critical analysis of rape culture in Jill Filipovic’s Offensive Feminism and Jessica Valenti’s Purely Rape article What is rape culture? This issue is prevalent in contemporary society, especially on university campuses. Filipovic blames this prevalence on “religious conservatives” (13); they want men to remain the most dominant sex while women remain submissive to these … Read more
Overall, the rights and status of women have improved considerably in the last century; however, gender equality has recently been threatened within the last decade. Blatantly sexist laws and practices are slowly being eliminated while social perceptions of “women’s roles” continue to stagnate and even degrade back to traditional ideals. It is these social perceptions … Read more
