Women's studies

had actually met up with the athletic director the only way they could, the women's bathroom. In the bathroom the athletic director explained that men athletes were still being treated in a higher manner than women athletes. Of course, Title IX might have been passed in law, but most schools do not enforce it. Brown claimed, "We might still encounter men's athletic facilities that look like palaces in comparison to the women's, but we have also seen a 545 percent increase in female participation…

living in a male world, lack the necessary autonomy to create freely” (Rosenman 29), were true in historical contexts and that gender injustice still exists in 2017. In A Room of One’s Own, Woolf “confronted explicitly the misogynistic claim that women’s artistry could never equal that of men’s because of their biological inferiority,” (Moran 5). A Room of One’s…

rebellious female figures that deny women’s prescribed behavior at home in the society of Victorian era. The two female characters depict vivid and determining roles that refuse motherhood, marriage and self-sacrifice in different ways, but the outcome of their denial is quiet equal: both of them are punished for the refusal of their expected maternal roles in drastic, violent ways. In the article “The rape of Miss Havisham” by Curt Hartog the impact of the two women’s denial is described and…

children’s sake. In the topical exam, Confucian influences on contemporary struggles of Korean Christian mothers will be explored. This exam is expected to advance theological contemplation on mothering, which has been under-theorized in religious studies. The struggles of Korean Christian mothers are one of the starkest exemplars in which oppressions from patriarchy, hierarchy, and heterosexism are explicitly found. Their everyday lives are unimaginably busy, filled with social activities and…

The Origin of Women’s Empowerment in America There is no doubt that the single most significant event in American History was gaining independence from Britain; nonetheless, the Woman’s Rights Movement is a comparable event that would forever change the face of American culture not only politically but also, socially. For more than 140 years after the founding of the Constitution, which created a predominately white male society, women would still struggle to earn their rights for equality.…

The Women’s Rights Movement is a movement created for and by women who seek equality in their personal lives, workplaces, and in their families. This movement is also referred to as the “Feminist Movement” which consists of four different “waves.” The first one focused on women’s suffrage, the second one was during the 1960s-70s and was the most prominent one because it was when the term “feminist” was coined. The third wave was during the 90s and primarily focused on “queer theory”, the theory…

This paper will deliberate the two theories of agenda-setting and framing. Although these theories are related, they are different in how they explain certain concepts in communication within media and society. Agenda-setting is a theory that says that more frequently covered topics in news and media result in the belief from the audience that these topics are more important . The framing theory refers to how audience’s thoughts on issues are shaped directly in relation to how media and news…

“needle and kitchen”, essentially condemning them to menial jobs such as a maid or housewife and also inciting that they were valued more by their bodies than by their minds. Murray then writes “by perseverance the coy fair is won. And Genius, led by Study,…

The seminar titled ‘Democratic Modernity: Alternative Ideas of Nationhood and Women’s Liberation in the Rojava Model’ was organized by ‘Karl Polany Research Center of Global Social Studies’ on 5th December 2017 at Sault House of Corvinus University of Budapest. Dilar Dirik and Sercan Cinar were the speakers of the event. Dilar Dirik who is an activist of the kurdish women's movement based in Europe writes on Kurdistan for an international audience. She discussed about Rojava model and the…

While I was growing up, I didn’t think the issue of women’s rights will ever affect me. My mom always talked about how much women are treated unequally. But at the age of fifth-teen, I finally realized how much I really do need women’s rights in my life. Not only did I feel it personally, but watching it happen all around me. “I raise up my voice-not so I can shout, but so that those without a voice can be heard…we cannot succeed when half of us are held back.” This quote by Malala Yousafzai…