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    appointed the Secretary of Labor, making her the first female cabinet member in the history of the United States. She was one of the few women in the 1900’s that gained equality in the male dominated society. “For most women, liberation was a bitter fight usually ending in defeat”…

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    that most women would not be able to come back from. He left her with total responsibility and she took life by the reigns, held on tight, and she did it well. Kollette is an example of what I call a “woman”. There is a moment in a girl’s life when a female becomes a woman and it is not because her breasts start to grow, she has her first boyfriend or she gets her period. She becomes a woman when she is thought of as being independent,…

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    women, but merely do so in a different way. This is also very prominent in video games where women are rarely represented and when they are it is in a hypersexualized manner. One example of the over sexualization of women in media today is how female heroines are depicted in movies. When women are placed in strong, powerful,…

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    The value of friendship emphasis in The Fox and the Hound bridged that gender bias. But Disney falls short targeting the male audience from what they do when they target the females. Most Disney movies do not feature male protagonists. Here, these main characters are male, but they are not portrayed as highly as the Princesses. Instead, like in The Fox and the Hound, we see the males portrayed as animals (Tod as a fox and…

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    Introduction Strength is an abstract parameter that consists of many variables that can potentially influence the amount of force being exerted with certain individuals. In another word, strength represents the ability of extortion or endurance. Grip strength is subject to many health concerns and body mass index are few of the factors that could potentially influence the strength of individuals. And that throughout many studies gender and age correlation with grip strength could range from…

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    been distinguished throughout our history as male and female, hero and damsel in distress. The females have always been the lower part of the gender equality or the one always needing saving, well this was true until the twenty-first century where women took a huge leap as how they are portrayed this has followed suit in many areas of the media today such as print, film and the internet. In today’s age or generation, we now see that it is the female characters or actors that take charge or save…

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    Even though there was open space directly where a female was calling for the ball, the boys would choose to make a risky pass to another male in the hope that it would mean retained possession. This occurs because society has created stereotypes that entail woman are weaker and less skilled than males therefore…

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    challenges still present themselves. The unfortunate belief that men have full control over their female counterparts still pervades the minds of many. An alarming example of this expected submissiveness by women is seen in Charlotte Perkins Stetson 's short story, The Yellow Wallpaper. Throughout the work, countless examples of patriarchal and masculine superiority crop up in the form of male and female roles, relationships between men and women, and thus raise the question of the…

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    day and that I have experienced. People use phrases such as “how are you guys?” or using “he” to refer to a group of people, both male and female. These phrases are used in many people languages and I even had fallen victim to using these phrases. Referring to a group of people both male and female, is considered sexist language because it ignores the females in the group. The article “Why sexist language matter?” by Sherryl Kleinman talks about the male generic terms and phrases and how they…

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    The woman’s face crumples, and she turns to hide her dismay from the children’s curious gazes. She quickly runs the numbers through her mind and bites her lip, struggling to hold back tears, but a single drop falls upon the document clutched in her hands. Working two jobs while caring for the children ensures days and nights filled with exhaustion, but she manages. She knows by now not to expect a check for child support, and only hopes she has the strength to do everything on her own. However,…

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