Gender Essays

Television is the industry which most commonly guilty of perpetrating gender roles and stereotypes. Very sharp contrasting stereotyping of gender roles on television can be noticed in commercials and advertisements. Gender stereotypes can also be found in children’s TV programs. Television fails to represent the world realistically to its viewers. …

According to the holy bible, the god made a woman from a man’s rib. This shows that from ancient time, a woman already became dependent on a man. Today, that opinion seems to be changing. Many countries on the world admit to gender equality among men and women. However, there …

Feminist theory aims to understand the nature of inequality and focuses on gender politics, power relations and sexuality. To do Feminist Research is to put the social construction of gender at the center of one’s inquiry. Feminist theory is about seeing gender as a basic organizing principle which profoundly shapes/mediates …

In Besi Heads short story “Life” the main character is murdered by her husband. He gets sentenced by a white judge to only a few years in prison. In Heads short story “The Collector of Treasures,” the protagonist, Dikeledi, murders her husband and is sentenced to life prison. By putting …

Moliere’s comedy Tartuffe depicts women who can be described as straightforward, bold-spirited, witty, and loyal. In Tartuffe Dorine and Elmire displayed well-developed, independent and intelligent characters while Madame Pernelle and Mariane weren’t as well developed intellectually in the play as Dorine and Elmire. In the play Tartuffe, Dorine and Elmire …

Although most of the current leaders may be men it is actually women who control the world. Ladies and gentlemen, this is my focus for this afternoon’s speech; that women are ultimately more powerful than men. Power can be defined as the ability to do or act. There are many …

“We had no voice, we had no name, we had no choice, we had one face.” (p195)The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood is a contemporary twist to the ancient myth of Homer’s ‘The Odyssey’. The novel is set in Ancient Greek society where particularly women and lower-classes were severely subjugated and …

We all know that a man is the head of the family and his wives do his bidding (132). Here, Uchendu describes the male dominance and female suppression in Chinua Achebes book Things Fall Apart. Uchendu exemplifies one of the few male characters who understood and displayed gratefulness for the …

Moral policing is a controversial term. Its supporters say it is an important function to be performed to safeguard our culture against western influence and save our youth from corruption. Those who oppose it see it as a threat to individual freedom and democratic dissent. I would not have been …

“The Dangers of Femininity” by Lucy Gilbert and Paula Webster discusses gender roles in society, and Messages Men Hear: Constructing Masculinities by Ian Harris discusses specifically the gender roles of men. According to Gilbert and Webster, “the two-gender system mandates masculine and feminine beings who are unequal, giving one set …