Women Essays

Kate Chopin is an American novelist, short story and feminist writer who depicts truth of life speaking about social problems of women. Born Kate O’Flaherty in St Louis, Missouri, to an Irish father and French mother, she moved to New Orleans following her marriage to Oscar Chopin. After her husband …

Abstract: The women of Pakistan have always experienced disadvantage relative to men of the same class. Social, cultural and religious factors have reduced the number of women entering the job market. Throughout the history of Pakistan, Muslim women have suffered a great deal of unnecessary restrictions due to the misconceptions …

Redefining the Female Identity Gender identity has been on the predominant criteria in judging and attaching characteristics to both the male and the female gender alike. The impositions of such characteristics though have lent greater limitations on the individualism as well as restrictions in behavior, attitude and physical appearances of …

            With the development of modern technology, television may be regarded as the most important and influential tool “in shaping ideas of appropriate sex roles” (Witt). Being one of the most convenient and available tool of entertainment, television becomes one of the most influential  sources of people’s values and preferences. …

         What is a “complete woman?”  The thought-provoking question opens the door to matrophobia, a term Adrienne Rich coined in her work Of Woman Born.  Rich stated that matrophobia is the fear a woman feels of becoming her own mother, and that “the mother stands for the victim in ourselves, the …

A research approach to role of women in business, women in entrepreneurship and gender values in an international context and an examination of culture, gender inequality and women and family values as they venture and participate in business on an international context. Introduction  The role of women in an international …

Sikhism is unique in recognizing unequivocal equality for all human beings and specifically for both men and women.  In fact, the basic beliefs of Sikhism as revealed to Guru Nanak in 1469 support social reform of women’s roles in society.  Sikhism advocates active and equal participation of men and women …

Marie D. Smith, the author of Decoding Victoria’s Secret: The Marketing of Sexual Beauty and Ambivalence, is a retired French and Spanish college professor. She lives with her husband, Claude Jay Smith, and her two sons in Jacksonville, Florida. She has received many awards for teaching from the Florida Association …

The 1800’s were hard times for those who weren’t white males. Every other human being was basically considered a minority including American woman and African Americans. There came a point where the minority groups had enough of their voices being ignored which is when fearless leaders in each group appeared. …

A Comprehensive Review The Invention of Women by Oyeronke Oyewumi is a comprehensive look into the theory that gender is not a social category in all societies. Oyewumi’s study is concentrated in the Yoruba in western Nigeria.  According to Stony Brook University, where Oyewumi is a faculty member in the …