Feminism Essays

She sits lazily draped over a bar stool, casually swaying to the persuasive rhythm of West End Blues. She effortlessly pulls on the cigarette in her hand, deeply inhaling the smoke and allowing it to slowly escape her deep crimson lips, a hazy atmosphere enclosing her. Men cannot resist her …

What do Functionalists believe the role of the family is? Try to back these up using examples of functionalist sociologists. The whole family has an important part to play within our society and each member have a job to do to keep the family together. Just as Talcott Parsons suggested …

After legacy of apartheid in 1994 South Africa found themselves in major Economic Inequalities. To address this a number of laws have been adopted including, Black Economic Empowerment (BEE). However, the debate is still as current today as it was back in the early days of a new South Africa …

Women’s empowerment is one of the challenging tasks in the present scenario. Majority of women in India both in rural and urban are employed in order to meet the financial demands for survival. Moreover we find women are reported as marginal workers than men in many areas of work. In …

“Women should avoid dressing like sluts,” those were the words of Constable Michael Sanguinetti, a Toronto Police officer whose comments at the beginning of this year started a wave of anger, which led to protests and marches that started in Toronto and spread all around the world. Although I hope …

Women’s rights have been a question greatly discussed for quite some time, and the debate is still continuing despite the possibilities offered to women today. Feminism nowadays has evolved into a movement in a number of directions, starting with women equality and ending with homosexuality. However, feminism originally is an …

“Feminism” is about equality of the sexes, and activism to achieve such equality for women. Not all feminist theorists have agreed about how to achieve that equality and what equality looks like. Here are some of the key writers on feminist theory, key to understanding what feminism has been all …

Celebrating a quinceañera was not only about having a big party but also a tradition that helped shape me into the person I am today. To nearly all teenage girls what comes to mind when they think or hear about a quinceañera is the party. They imagine the dress, the …

What does the term “We Demand” refer to? “We Demand” was women’s stand for their rights despite preconceived notions that women have no need to be involved in politics. It was the final straw for women and they were willing to do all in their power to be enfranchised. Rather …

India, our country, is well known for its cultural heritage, civilisation, religion and its geographical features. Moreover,India is also popularly dubbed as a malechauvinistic nation. We proudly portray our nation as “Bharat-Mata” and raise slogans in praise of our unity, integrity and dignity. While doing so, we fail to realise …