Gender studies

shrunk for 5 to 6 children to 1 to 2 children. Some women have chosen their career over marriage. Therefore, for these reasons there is a new cohort of elderly women who are spouseless and childless. Thus, making their social supports limited. The study that was conducted by Goldberg, Kantrow, Kremen, and Lauter (2014) compares this problem to the substitution theory which is when an individual has no one close they will reach out to distance family and friends. To understand this situation…

Gender studies refers to masculinity and femininity in a cultural standpoint without referring to the biological side of things. It deals with the breakdown of binaries, which refers to typical “masculine” and “feminine” behavior. We can see how society has embedded and emphasized typical behaviors relating to gender in A Doll’s House. A man is supposed to be the leader of the family and usually makes the most money in the family. The woman in the relationship is supposed to take care of the…

had already had a fairly large background in feminism, but taking a women’s and gender studies class has only enhanced my knowledge of the struggles that women in America (and around the globe) face. Gender as a socially-constructed phenomenon is present throughout our society and reinforced by countless institutions like electoral politics, education, the criminal justice system, and the military. If we look at how gender discrimination presents itself in everyday life we can see that women are…

Assignment 1 In this essay, I will be discussing the case study chosen which is the KPMG US gender discrimination lawsuit and my reasons for choosing it. Even though we live in the 21st century gender discrimination is still very prominent in organisational culture today, thus the themes: ‘Organisational Culture’ and ‘Gender and Sexuality’ have been picked for this essay. These themes and the reason for them being picked to analyse this case study will be explained in this essay. Theories on…

Gender discrimination in a work environment is not an abnormal predicament for the majority of women to face on a daily basis. A countless number of women in Canada work in an environment where their male associates are given additional opportunities than they are. Female employees are also paid less than their male coworkers and face more sexism in the workplace than women who are employed globally when it comes to the wage gap. In 2012, a female employee experienced sexism, when she was denied…

hierarchy. From Figure 1, Singapore is not an exception. This study aims to investigate the reasons why gender inequality persists in Singapore’s work force, the resultant consequences and the possible solutions to ameliorate the current situation. In 2011, the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) predicted that men earn 30% more than women in blue collar industries, even with the same qualifications and working hours. Disparity in income between genders can cause a myriad of problems. In Singapore, one’s…

Benefits of Title IX and NCCA principles of gender balance in sports. One of the most crucial benefits of the legislation is the improvement of the position of the woman in society as far as gender roles and female involvement in sports is concerned. Before the feminist movement, the role of women in society had been restricted to domestic roles which comprised of taking care of the children and the homestead (Eitzen, 2016). The feminist movement brought about a recognition of the civil rights…

The institutionalized gender formations from the late nineteenth century still governed the separation of occupations in terms of gender. For example, in the court case Bradwell v. Illinois, the U.S. Supreme Court legalized the exclusion of women from the judicial sphere with the argument that “the natural and proper timidity and…

With Lynn’s teen pregnancy and Theo’s developing gender expression and sexual identity puts them at risk in a patriarchal heterosexual identity in multiple ways. If Lynn did not have such a strong support system through her pregnancy, she may have not finished school or even yet be as successful as she is today. Lynn would have been another statistic of teenage pregnancy that did not graduate high school. Instead, she has a steady job and moved away from the ghetto. By Lynn divorcing her husband…

Question 1: Hegemonic gender roles are based on heterosexual understanding about the sex’s inabilities to be complex and step out of the roles that are assigned to them. Those who challenge this have corrupted their status in society resulting in hatred from those who follow the social norms. It is women who speak for equality in power, men that don’t fear society’s judgments, and women who follow their own path that purposely go out of the one dimensional beliefs that were forced upon them.…