Postcolonial feminism

The literature revealed that Marine Corps organizational culture seems to promote the categorizing of female Marines into three types of Marine: a slut, a dyke or a bitch. Some of the literature revealed that some of the women are conditioned early that they will fall into one of the stereotypes. The participants where asked “What stereotypes about female Marines have you heard of and which one is the most offensive?” For the most part male Marines chose to not respond, and opted to pass on the…

The “Joy That Kills” Before the latter half of the twentieth century, it was generally assumed that women would be the keepers of the household but would keep their opinions to themselves. Because women were considered inferior creatures needing the guidance of men, they often lived according to the dictates, morals, and tastes of their husbands or fathers. Women had little choice in where they went and even whom they married—and they were rarely encouraged to think for themselves. As a result,…

Compare the activities if two civil rights activist, one from Australia and on from the US. Rosa Park and Pearl Gibbs, who are both famous Civil Rights Activist that significantly contributed to the Civil Rights Movement, whom brought change to the society and both wanting to put a stop to discriminations against African-Americans. Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913 in Tuskegee, Alabama, Pearl Gibbs born on 1901 at La Perouse, Sydney. They both stood up for their own rights, and what they…

“‘I am not content to sit back and listen to their silly excuses,’ Cobb wrote to Cochran, shedding her reserve, If anyone seriously doubted that women should be astronauts, let them prove it by gaining and testing women to see how they measure up, she fired back. ‘The qualification rules have been laid down for astronauts and although NASA say they have nothing against women, it just so happens that the requirements are such that no woman can meet them.’” (138). This passage connects with the…

Girls have been put into a stereotypical box called society and have not been given the freedom to escape. From the dawn of time, females were given the submissive role to the man; they were told that their only purpose was to reproduce and then take care of their offspring, but what about themselves? Who takes care of them? As time has progressed, change started to happen and women were breaking out of their submissive roles. Society has recognized that women are growing in power, so they had…

The short story “A Jury of Her Peers” and the play Trifles by Susan Glaspell are very similar in nature. They both share the same plot, setting, characters, and most of the dialogue. However, one piece is a play and one is a short story. Plays are easier to understand if they are acted out, rather than reading them alone. Both titles are effective after reading the pieces. The short story is entitled “A Jury of Her Peers” because the two major characters, Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peter, basically…

Dilma Rousseff was elected as the Brazilian during the 2010 Presidential elections and assumed office on January 1st, 2011. She represents a historical landmark for Latin America, and all of female politics because she is the first female President of Brazil. Rousseff identifies with the Workers Party of Brazil, which is classified as a left-winged party. Dilma Rousseff has been repeatedly stated in Forbes most powerful women in the world, including the year 2015 (Forbes). Brazil is a country in…

Women are strong in today's society, but they have experienced many challenges in fighting the right that they should deserve. A couple decade ago, women did not have the right to be equal as men. They were discriminated by men and had no rights for protection. The society thought men should go work and women should stay home to do housework. Until the 1960s, more women started to stand up to fight for their rights, because they thought men and women should be treated equally and deserve the…

Our society today is so diverse, and there is the need for uttermost need for equality, tolerance, unity, and treat every member on change the society for the better. The article “A Woman’s Beauty: Put-Down or Power Source?” by Susan Sontag leaves the readers with a lot of questions and points that makes them think if the society is fair or not. Through her work, she does a perfect work by making the readers question the points to realize how the society today is so unfair. The article compares…

Gender Stratification Its tradition, it’s because that is the way it has always been, men are stronger than women. This is what I have heard since I was a little girl. Cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the kids this is all women’s work and taking out the garbage, bringing home the paycheck, mowing the lawn that it is men’s work. Not any more, things have changed over time, men and women share work equally now, right? No, this is not the case and it is called gender stratification. “Gender…