An important area to look at when deciding whether women need women representatives is the relationship between descriptive and substantive representation. Substantive representation looks at whether representatives âact for womenâ in the policies that are articulated within political institutions. Descriptive representation occurs when representatives mirror the backgrounds of the represented. In some countries such as Sweden, Argentina, and Rwanda, women have made remarkable progress in participation and representation. However, in other countries, women either lack the right to vote as...
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During the Romantic Era nature was used as a model for writers to base their writings as well as their beliefs of off. Nature is described through their poetry as representing the best and properly ordered aspect of things. Also, nature is the representation of sincerity, equality and perfection. In nature everything that is alive has the same and equal opportunities to strive and prosper, it is one equal balance. Nature is full of emotion, this is important because many...
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Domestic violence is a prominent issue in todayâs society and Italy has one of the highest rates of domestic violence rates in Europe with 39% of Italians saying they knew a woman in their neighbourhood who has been a victim of domestic abuse in 2014. In 2016 alone 59 women were killed during incidents of domestic violence, making it the country with the highest femicide rate in Europe. At the heart of this issue is that Italian society today continues...
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The short story âA Rose for Emilyâ by William Faulkner depicts the underrepresentation of women in a small-town Jefferson where everyone respects Emily Grierson due to her aristocratic origin and disrespect her behind her back. The men of the town think that a woman like Emily with high-status should not marry a man like Homer who belongs to a northern society having low-status in the community. Townspeople think that the women can be of high-status yet cannot be above the...
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Abstract Every woman has a right to live , and right to live with dignity and freely express herself! In the present times, various crimes against women are prevalent in India ,including be it domestic violence, cruelty, desertion, or stalking, rape, harassment, extortion or other crimes. Vision is to spread legal and cyber awareness among all sections of our society, particularly children who are leaders of tomorrow ! The aims to contribute to the social cause of spreading legal awareness...
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The issue of gender equality in organizations is associated with human values, ethics, and behavior. Countless studies have pointed out the fact that the unethical practice of gender discrimination is severely embedded in the workplace. A recurring concern that plagues women around the world when they are denied their very basic right to work and earn a living without fear is a total abrasion of ethical behavior. Ethics are the moral principles by which people live in society and conduct...
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I chose this title âMenâs view point about womenâs freedom in modern societyâ because it deals with universality. Especially in third world countries like Pakistan women are humiliated and restricted to live within four walls of home. They are bound to follow rules abide by men and become puppet in the hands of so called custodian men. ABSTRACT Before writing this research work I want to tell about women condition in modern society. In past, we know that men1 thought...
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The headscarf has become a normalised object in our society and is seen every day. However, there are many controversies about whether the headscarf is an object of cultural identity or an act of the repression of women. There have been many discussions globally about this debate. Many political parties have discussed the possible legislation of the prohibition of headscarves in public locations, especially in primary schools. This discussion has brought up quite some controversy. Many people argue this legislation...
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Domestic abuse has been traditionally thought of as a universal issue focusing on the primacy of gender as a factor and as such effects all women equally and that the experiences of battered women are similar no matter despite differences in race, sexuality and gender identity, culture, class or economic position. However recently this view of domestic violence which ignores other factors and existing social structures has recently been criticised as it has led to minority and oppressed groups being...
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Although the roles of Okonkwoâs wives in Chinua Achebeâs Things Fall Apart appear very different from women today, much of that is actually superficial. Certainly women in Igbo society were expected to cook, clean, and raise the family. They were also expected to help with the crops as needed. This is honestly not so different from early to mid-1900âs in the United States, and even in many farming and ranching families in our local community today. Womenâs âvaluesâ were also...
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The term âintimate partner violenceâ means the physical, sexual or psychological harm by a current or former partner, in this case from the males. Survivors of intimate partner violence might find it hard to seek help for the violence they are experiencing. They might find barriers that stop them from seeking any form of help. In the following, the different types of help-seeking barriers women face and the reasons behind these barriers will be explained. One reason why women may...
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Ailing health in our nation is the national issue. Money related limitations, nourishment deficiencies, absence of sustenance learning and superstition are the primary reasons. Moms and kids are the basic and toxic casualties of lack of healthy sustenance. The individual's most loved is his life. So everybody's heart wants to endure. An existence without sustenance can not be envisioned. So as to be solid, lively and dynamic at all age, an individual needs to eat adjusted eating regimen as indicated...
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Abstract The Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act, 2005 (PWDVA) was enacted to provide speedy remedies to women who are subjected to domestic violence. The de-legitimization of domestic violence has been significant change in India. When India seeks to progress in globalization, India cannot afford to ignore Gender equality being important constituent of development. Indian Constitution promises justice social economic and political, hence protection of women is part of achieving such justice. National Policy for women aims for Women...
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Each country and culture reflect its own songs and sayings related to the importance of homes and priorities of women. Australia has always been considered as a better place and a wealthy nation for living due to good health, and OECDâs Better Life Index shows the same (Jericho 2017). However, safety of Australian women is the prime cause of worry in the global agenda. Violence against women has been recognised as the widespread and serious crime in Australia. Statistics revealed...
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For several centuries, many women have been fighting to have the same rights as men. Men made women believe that they were the second class citizens and were also made to believe that they should always obey a mans order. In fact, in ancient Greece, they believed that a womanâs sole purpose was to only run the household and have children that were preferably male. In the play Antigone by Sophocles, he writes about the distinctive behaviors between two sisters...
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William Shakespeare is considered the most influential Elizabethan playwright: he was just a magician of the English language, as described by the critics who wrote âReinventing Shakespeareâ. His plays echo the political situation, problems, social antagonism: but although this reflects his age, he also was able to express âthe new theatricality of English lifeâ. Shakespeare was not of an age, but for all time - said Ben Jonson, Shakespeareâs contemporary and a friend shortly after his death. He showed certain...
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Imagine being determined how much you earn in the way you look. A Harvard Law School student who was 1 in 9 women to be there in 1956 was discriminated despite the abilities that her ideas had to offer because she was a woman (ACLU). Upon graduating Law school, she was recommended for a clerkship position, but no one wanted to take her seriously even though she took the same tests and went through the same qualifications to get a...
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Introduction Exploring the concepts and themes that contribute to the portrayal of females within literature is a highly relevant topic in todayâs critical climate. These concepts have historical and contemporary application that may help unveil and discuss female portrayals in literature, and thus are worthy of investigation. Charlotte Bronteâs classical novel Jane Eyre (1847) is a bildungsroman narrating the life of the eponymous Jane and the challenges she faces as a young, unmarried woman. Despite our contemporary appreciation of the...
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Introduction to Jane Austen's Portrayal of Women I am going to argue that the representation of women in Pride and Prejudice. I used 2 academic materials to help me explore my idea. One is Jane Austen's ideal man in Pride and Prejudice and another one is Feminine consciousness in Jane Austen's novels, which I already cited in the work cited part. Pride and Prejudice is a novel by British female novelist Jane Austen. The novel describes Bennetâs five daughters, and...
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Reading classic literature is like traveling back in time, to live the life of someone who lived during a particular period in time, witness great battles, rise, and fall of great empires and that of men and women, to see how human mind though now evolved faces the same dilemmas of life from birth until death. Many of these classics enshrine within themselves the soul of a generation and serve as a cornerstone in the history of literature. Their narratives...
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In the novel The Catcher in the Rye, J.D. Salinger uses Holden Caufieldâs view and outlook on women in order to express the idea of holding such high expectations for women prevents people from being able to form true and meaningful relationships. Throughout the novel, Holden judges all the women he comes across based on their looks and/or âphoninessâ. He believes that he knows what each of the girls he meets is like and decides to continue interaction with them...
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Introduction: An Inquiry on Representation in Theatre Accurate representation in theatrical productions is one of the most popular controversies in Theatre presently; ranging from representations of gender, sexuality, race, age, and religion. As a 21st century theatre practitioner and newly found theatre historian, I am made curious about how various groups of persons are represented and whether the accuracy- or lack thereof -is attributed to more than just a playwright or directorâs individual perception. Through the course of reading about...
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Throughout history, there have been government oppression against aboriginal (also known as indigenous) people worldwide. However, the ones who are more affected by this oppression are aboriginal women. They are often being discriminated against for being a woman and for also for being indigenous. This discrimination against Aboriginal women is not often talked about in fact itâs mostly ignored by the government, police officials and even doctors. Many people arenât aware of this problem however aboriginal women not only suffer...
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Violence against women constraints the enjoyment of womenâs human rights everywhere. It is a manifestation of power and control and a tool to maintain gender inequalities, disrupting the health, survival, freedom of women around the world. A 2013 analysis conducted by World Health Organization (WHO) , indicates that â30 percent of women worldwide have experience either physical and or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime. The prevalence estimates of intimate partner violence range from 23.2%...
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Over the summer of this year, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) had an interview with the Russian Justice Ministry to get more insight on domestic and sexual violence in Russia. When asked, the Russian government acknowledged that violence exists in Russia, but it also exists everywhere else in the world. Even though violent behavior is not enforced, the Russian government does not see domestic and/or sexual violence as a serious threat within their country. They believe physical violence...
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Throughout history, there have been countless stories of women who have the potential to lead independent lives, but due to societal pressures or truly falling in love, they settle in relationships where they live unfulfilling lives or are led astray by their husbands. While these plays are written in different points in history, Sophoclesâ Oedipus Rex and William Shakespeareâs Hamlet both include a similar narrative of female characters who compromise their beliefs for their husbands. In Oedipus Rex, the male...
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âWomen in her greatest perfection was made to serve and obey man, not to rule and command himâ is a quote said by John Knox. Society in the 15th and 16th century was built on this quote as it demonstrates how women in the Elizabethan era were overpowered by the men in their lives. In the tragic play, Hamlet, written by William Shakespeare, the role of women and how they are treated is revealed throughout the play as women in...
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This essay is going to discuss that gender equality in organisations today will never be possible or completely achieved due to organisations being gendered in and of themselves. Using Ackerâs (1990) theory of gendered organisations to explain systematic inequalities that have compromised professional advancement of women in organisations they choose to join. This essay will support the argument of organisations being gendered in and of themselves as well as providing evidence on how organisations are built upon assumptions about gender...
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In a post-child-birth exit survey of 641 women, Abuya, et al. (2015a) found that D&A is perpetuated by health workers and other facility staff. Further, a systematic review of fourteen studies conducted in Nigeria by Ishola, Owolabi, and Filippi (2017) corroborates this and suggests that D&A was mostly reported as perpetrated by facility staff in their systematic review of fourteen studies conducted in Nigeria. Sadler et al. (2016) also report that D&A can occur when women interact with the providers...
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Itâs 6 pm, Alessandra Strozzi is busy making dinner for her family when she hears the news of her husband's exile and the whole world comes crashing down for her. Alessandra Strozzi was married to Matteo Strozzi and everything was going well until he was exiled from Florence. After they moved to Pesaro, a plague hit which killed three of Strozziâs children and her husband. While devastated from her loss, she moved back to Florence. This is where her roles...
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