Women's Rights in the Ancient World : An eight
page paper
looking at the anonymous Arabic work The Thousand and One
Nights, Homer's Odyssey from the ancient Greek culture; and
the Bible, in terms of what they reveal about women's rights in
ancient times. The paper suggests that in general, women of
these cultures were completely excluded from the activities that
defined their society, namely theology, philosophy, and
warfare. No additional sources. KBancien.wps The
Feminist Movement / A Success? : A 5 page research
paper that examines whether or not the feminist movement has
been successful. The writer argues that it has been successful
and discusses the changed nature of American society to
substantiate this position. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Succfemi.wps
Radical and Reform Feminism : This 7 page report
discusses
the evolution of the radical and reform sectors of the feminist
movement. By the middle of the 1970's, the original formats of
feminist consciousness-raising gave way to one through which
women began to examine their subordinate status in other
hierarchies that were based on race, politics, or sexual
orientation rather than only gender. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
BWfemrad.wps
Feminist Inquiry / Is there a Feminist Philosophy /
Science? : An 11 page research paper addressing this issue.
The writer posits that because of diverse claims to feminist
concerns, there is no agreement on a feminist philosophy, but
that the fact that there are debates on the issues and empirical
evidence concerning women, there is a feminist science.
Addressed are issues on welfare state v. democracy,
women-headed households and claimed relationships to rising
crime and other social ills, and the current debate over date
rape. Bibliography lists 14 sources. Cnfemsci.wps
Is Canada A Misogynist Society? : This 15 page
paper
answers that very question with a resounding “no” and provides
a great deal of theoretical and statistical support to back up the
position. Several areas discussed include : divorce laws,
pornography laws, battered women statistics as well as male vs.
females salaries in the country. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Misocan.wps
Misogyny Analyzed : This 8 page research paper
examines the
concept of misogyny and its role in the social construction of
the male identity. Specifically discussed are its implications for
social equality, the role of religion in supporting or rejecting
misogyny, violence, attitudes of women and homosexuals and
the relation to homophobia. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Misogyny.wps
The 14th Amendment and Women's Rights : A 7 page
paper discussing the 14th amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
The writer discusses the context of this amendment in current
times as it relates to equality, women's rights, relevant social
programs, etc; It is ultimately concluded that although the 14th
amendment is the first step towards social reform, and equal
rights for all citizens, it will be a long time before those
discriminated against -- women, homosexuals, blacks, and other
minorities -- are truly considered equal. Bibliography lists 7
sources. 14tham.wps
History of Women’s Rights in America : A 6
page paper
discussing various women throughout American history that
have influenced or fought for women’s rights. A discussion of
Stanton and Anthony is illustrathed, describing some of the
issues that revolved around the women’s convention of 1848.
Stanton’s daughther also fought for women’s rights and is
highlighthed within. The last woman to illustrathe the many
gains achieved within the field of women’s rights, is Eleanor
Roosevelt, who through her position and strength was able to
gain some significant measures, or at least recognition, for
women. Bibliography lists 4 sources. Hwram.wps
Title IX & Women Participating In Intercollegiate
Athletics : A 7 page research paper on Title IX-- the law which
first enabled women to participate in interscholastic sports. The
writer summarizes Title IX and briefly discusses its history--
going on to analyze how, in the 90's,-- attention was suddenly
re-focused upon its applicability to intercollegiate sports.
Various cases and other controversial issues concerning
women's participation in college sports are presented.
Bibliography lists 7 sources. Titleix.wps
Equal Rights, Gender Differences & The Problems of
Women : A 5 page paper that provides an overview of the
arguments of Condorcet, Rousseau, Wollstonecraft and Gouges
on the problems of women, and evaluates their perspectives for
or against equal rights. Eqwom.wps
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