Gender studies

nearby fire department, the Assistant Chief wishes to confirm that gender bias is not reflected in the promotion of respective applicant firefighters. The Assistant Chief evaluates sample data of 50 firefighters who applied for promotion (Exhibit A), as well as resulting chi-square analysis (Exhibit B). Based on this data and results, a review will be conducted to determine if gender bias has no association with promotion. Gender bias is the unequal management in employment opportunities and…

Maria and Richard Maria and Richard are two clients who I will assess and work with in counseling by using holistic approaches. Maria and Richard have different life scenarios; nonetheless they both have family and gender issues that result in their career decisions. This paper will go into detail about how I will work with each client and what issues are standing in their way from completing their desired career decisions. Maria Maria is twenty-four, unmarried, and still lives with her…

the composer’s own accountability may lack the characteristics that a naturally occurring speech has. Moreover, in the process of the re-construction of the stories, the writer’s own world view that is shaped and influenced by social, cultural, and gender ideologies can play role in the re-production of what originally happened. This feature arguably occurs as a direct result of the phased approach to interviewing, therefore, it should be taken into account that an interviewee‟s initial free…

harassment toward female military personnel. Do to the underreporting of sexual assault, and harassment the exact number of victim is unknown. As Bostock et al. (2007) noted in a research on sexual assault, a survey conducted by the National Women’s Study (NWS) over the phone with approximately 4,008 participants found that 13% of women in the United States have been raped, with about 6 out of 10 being raped…

Through thousand upon thousands of studies and experiments, researchers and scientists are confident that there are two effective methods to the treatment of PTSD: counseling and medication. Professional therapy or counseling can help the veteran understand his/her thoughts and create new…

This is a quotation taken from Katherine Mansfield’s short story ‘’The Voyage’’. The story is about a young girl called Fenella, after the death of her mother she went with her grandmother to move in her Grandparent’s house in Picton, which is inspired from Mansfield’s personal life when she had to move out from her home in Wellington, New Zealand to London, England. Mansfield uses imageries, metaphors, and the setting to convey the two main ideas of darkness and light and the transformation of…

The October 30, 1944 cover of TIME magazine depicts a photograph of a stern faced man against a background that includes a closed fist punching an image of Emperor Hirohito of Japan; the caption reads “I Shall Return.” The man is General Douglas MacArthur, who embodies the pure, rugged masculinity that America holds in such high esteem. He’s often quoted for saying, “Only those Americans who are willing to die for their country are fit to live.” The United States has elevated that value of…

Adventure Time is a cartoon series, currently airing on Cartoon Network, consisting of eleven-minute-long episodes that follow the adventures of a human boy Finn and his magical dog friend Jake. The series started airing in 2010 and is currently on its seventh season. Adventure Time, although originally created for kids, has gained audiences from all walks of life and that is in no small part due to the show’s effective use of different media platforms. Adventure Time engages with all kinds of…

Gender is a concept that is shaped by both the individual and society. An individual’s self-identity will promote the gender with which they recognize, while society guides an individual to form an identity with the norms of their biological, predisposed gender concept. In society, the countless cultures that are present also help shape one’s identity by revealing an understanding of one’s gender role. An individual becomes able to understand their identity by focusing on creating an assigned…

I chose to focus my observational study on gender biases (between male and females) that occur during the cleanup period of a meal. The observation took place on March 27th, 2016 in my home located in Montville, NJ. After Easter lunch I observed, for thirty minutes, the “cleanup period”—the period where the table is cleaned, food is put away, and dishes, utensils, and glasses are washed. I observed twenty individuals. Eleven participants were male and nine participants were female. The age range…