An Unmarried Woman

the characteristics of a Byronic hero. Bronte's belief that a woman should have an equal standing…

They are created to keep the country safe. The last thing laws should be is sexist. But, unfortunately they are. The State We'Ending Sexism in Nationality Laws is a report prepared by Equality now. “The report highlighted laws that deny unmarried and married women the same rights as men right to pass on citizenship to their children”(Ahmed). 16 of the countries that were focused on were located in the Middle East. If society sees the government and the law treating women differently than…

and a woman still has a wide gap. Women today only earn about seventy-seven cents of a dollar compared to men. Women are outnumbered to have control over companies and industries than men whose name is ‘John’. Though this inequality has narrowed and working conditions have improved, we cannot disregard how gruesome it was for the factory women and immigrant women back in 1865-1900. Through the journal composed from Mrs. Bessie and Marie Van Vorst’s experiences as factory girls, “The Woman Who…

call their own.” (Lee. J, p. 111). In my in-laws generation women did not get an education and were not self-sufficient. It was common for women to be forced or pushed to get married as fast as they could so that they could be provided for. Lee’s unmarried sister Pakou is 27 and not married. She owns her own real-estate agency, owns a home, and is doing well for herself. However, since she has not gotten married nor bared children she is considered a disgrace and my in-laws refuse to speak to…

Role of Women’s Empowerment in Curbing HIV/AIDS Many readers will throw a glance at the title of this article and think- “Really?” Yes. Really! Let us take a look at the how’s and why’s. A woman has the power within her to create, nurture and convert or revamp. A woman is a full circle, far more powerful than she herself realises! Dutifully performing multiple roles as caring mothers, devoted wives, doting daughters and competent workmates women are the backbones of any society without doubt.…

In her 1920 essay “Communism and the Family,” Alexandra Kollontai argues that “[t]he family is ceasing to be necessary either to its members or to the nation as a whole.” Continuing, she contends that a modern woman “no longer depends on her husband but on her work,” and subsequently predicts that the twentieth century will see a radical redefinition of the family in Western capitalist nations. To see the accuracy of this prediction we need only note how legal separation, “no longer a luxury…

The Revolutionary War has affected women as much as any other war in history. As many men were departed off into war, the women were then held responsible for the men’s jobs, such as farms and businesses. However, because of the increase price on goods led to many women under impoverishment. In addition, many women were unexperienced and could not keep up with production as the men who worked before. Along the same lines, some women were also involved in the war as well. Without the contribution…

A woman can’t live a life against the social standard without either being ostracized or dying. This was the situation Kate Chopin presented in her 1899 novel The Awakening, and the concept isn’t too far-fetched. Even though her description of Edna’s emotional epiphany and her subsequent suicide is an example of fiction, it is a rather realistic one nonetheless. In the time period that the book was written, the woman was thought to be an extension of her husband, and if a woman strayed from this…

though they were treated as servants. The airlines exclusively hire women and then place a strict limitation on weight, appearance, and age. African American, women of color and married women were not allowed to work there. They only hire young, unmarried women, and this takes away the value of work. Women were treated with disrespect and paid poor wages. EEOC help files a suit against the American airline and won the case. This opens up a path for women of color and to men as well within this…

As a woman, there is a constant pressure from society: be beautiful, respected, and intelligent. Programs such as Miss America—with the winner’s crowning and the focus on the contestants’ intellects over their bodies—was always advertised as the perfect method to achieve societal standards. After all, Miss America prides itself on how it furthers women’s education by offering over $45 million in scholarships, which they claim makes them “the largest provider of scholarship assistance for young…