Women artists

shown in “Australian Rules” is family dynamics and the portrayal of gender. Women do not have positions of power in the film, and they are mainly used or portrayed as objects. An example of this is the Black’s family dynamics. Liz is more passive and allows Bob to control her and her family. It is an unhealthy relationship because Liz has no authority or power. Much like in the domestic sphere, in the public sphere, women are also under represented as CEOs or directors and executives (positions…

maltreatment, beaten and abuse by husbands, in-laws, and other family members. Most of the refugee women reported that men’s frustrations and experiences of violence directly affect women through domestic violence. Such men’s frustration gets exacerbated because of the gendered norms that are embedded strongly in Rohingya culture men are expected to be breadwinners and women housekeepers. Therefore, when women start to work outside the home, it becomes difficult for men to accept their wives’…

TIME magazine, the author conveys her thoughts about the growing cases of domestic violence in the conservative societies and mentions the causes and effects of domestic violence on individuals. The author shows that thousands of people especially women are killed in the name of honor killing, by providing proof by means of statistical evidence to show the number of honor killing incidents per year around the world. In this article, Nusrat Ghani is showing the reader how illiterate people get…

In Missoula by Jon Krakauer, with the heavy presence of the community adoration for the local football team and the sexual-assault crisis that ensued, gender inequality is a significant problem that mainly affects young women in this community. The young women in Missoula, Montana face inequalities in the ways females are seen as biologically different than males and thus inferior to males, the ways in which they were socialized as a female compared to how males are socialized in the community,…

into Family Violence. This policy document outlines how all 227 recommendations are going to be delivered over the course of 10 years, and how Victoria can build a future in which all individuals and families can live free from violence, and how women, men and children are treated respectfully and equally. To begin, we cannot analyse or discuss this policy without addressing why it was implemented or recognised as an issue, or as Rosie Batty describes “an epidemic’ that required government…

Revolutionary Women Summary Generally, when we read about the American Revolution we hear about all the heroic deeds of men like George Washington or Paul Revere. What we don’t often hear about is the many heroic deeds women performed as well. I read the book Women Heroes of the American Revolution, by Susan Casey which told the story of 20 different women. There were lots of women involved in the revolution, whether they quietly resisted the British, spied on them for American militia, or…

Women in the United States have been struggling for equality since America won its freedom from England. Certainly, there have been advances; from the 1st to the 3rd wave, women have certainly come a long way. Tremendous gains have been made in the political arena, the workplace and the economy. However, women are disrespected, unappreciated and are still the victims of too much gender violence. Since this seems to be a prevailing theme with women, my discourse will be centered on gender…

It will depend on the severity of the harm done whether the crime is a felony or a misdemeanor. If the relationship between the defendant and the victim is past or present family, household, or dating it will qualify under the Violence against Women Act. Simple assault, aggravated assault, simple domestic violence, simple domestic violence third, aggravated domestic violence, and aggravated domestic violence are charges that apply to a person that is guilty of assault and domestic violence.…

Adultery can be described as a physical or emotional relationship that a man or a women has with someone who is not their own spouse. Adultery has been around for decades from past history, media stories and religion. Adultery maliciously interferes with marriage relations, family relations and friendships and more often than not leads to divorce. The media likes to focus a lot of attention to the act of adultery. One famous infidelity scandal that the media went wild with was the Bill Clinton…

Violent offences against women were ignored by the Criminal Justice system for many years. However, feminist criminology has emphasised the importance to raise awareness and to incorporate such offences into normal discussions based on crime (Newburn, 2009). Feminist victimology critiques the concentration on offences in public which neglected violence in private for example at home. A region of ultimate improvement regarding criminal justice concerns violence that women endure. Men were…