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      There has been a marked increase in the incidents of the atrocities against women over the past few years. Going by government statistics‚ the number of crimes against women registered under the Indian Penal Code has increased from 82‚880 in 1994 to over 1‚13‚000 in 1998. Recently released figures from the National Crimes Research Bureau for the year 1998 show an 8.3% increase in registered crimes against women. In the years 1997‚ 1998‚ there were 13000 dowry deaths‚ and 13910 registered cases

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    ED1031 Introduction to Education Studiesp Discuss the reasons why you think that Education Studies is a relevant field of study for anyone wishing to become a teacher. For many centuries‚ teaching has evolved to become a science rather than a practice. It is safe to argue that both teachers and students have changed their approach towards education in order to optimize their potential and efficiency (Mellado 1998). These adaptations can be partly attributed to the demands from the economically

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    self-disasters‚ are not capable of understanding women and their needs‚ anger‚ and bitterness. The unnamed and self-styled man in the story shows his stereotypical‚ phallocentric attitudes to understand women becomes more humorous‚ rather than angry. From transforming the battle of sexes into the man’s search for an misleading species akin to the Yeti‚ to the story that reveals a feminism point of view. It shows the writers sexist viewpoint of women throughout the story. The story is revealed in a

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    owners began to hire women. Majority of the women who worked in the factories were poor‚ young‚ unmarried or widows‚ women of the middle-class were privileged to stay at home to provide their domestic duties. Women were paid lower then men due to women were subordinate to them.‚ it did not matter what kind of quality the women produced. Any income women received legally belonged to their husbands and with that status employers were able to keep women’s wages low. Eventually women created labor associations

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    named Deborah Sampson. Throughout history women have been pushed aside by men who believe women are enable of fighting in wars. Even though this is the case women throughout history have proved to men that they are stronger and more able than most to do the job men are supposed to do. In the revolutionary war‚ there are maybe a dozen known women including Deborah Sampson who are given glory to their part in the war. Even though there are only about a dozen women that are recognized for what they did

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    Gender is a social construct that outlines the roles‚ behavioursfavour one group to the detriment of the other (WHO). Gender equality reinforces the attitude and practice of fair and impartial distribution of resources and prospects for men and women. It promotes equal opportunity to men and women in any social congregation. The innate property with which one is born does not perpetuate gender differentiation.However the human world has created virtual and real gender images confined to role specifications

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    the Black minorities are the most talked about and most researched minorities within health. They are also known for being the most problematic minorities with negative health care services. Which is true in the cases of Mental Health. Black and African Caribbean people are mostly affected with Mental Health‚ this can be shown in Figure 5.3 in Barry and Yuill’s Understanding of Health. The kind of Mental Health that they mostly face are schizophrenia. Black minorities are mostly affected by schizophrenia

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    Gender Discrimination Laws on woman’s rights have changed a lot since the 1900’s. Women weren’t allowed to vote‚ get an education‚ and have high authority in jobs. Now‚ women are allowed to do all of these things and more. But have things really changed‚ or are they just more hidden? There are three ways in which women are discriminated against: in the workplace‚ television‚ and in politics. According to Napoleon Bonaparte “Nature intended women to be our slaves they are our property. Woman are

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    Miscommunication between men and women during conversation is unfortunately very common‚ as their rules for a friendly conversation differ significantly. From childhood‚ boys and girls learn to interact with one another in different ways. This learning essentially begins in the playground. Girls ’ talk as a way to establish and sustain a close relationship with their peers‚ whereas boys ’ use it to affirm a position of power. Girls ’ learn to criticize each other tactfully as not to intentionally

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    UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES CAVE HILL CAMPUS INSTITUTE FOR GENDER AND DEVELOPMENT STUDIES NITA BARROW UNIT GEND 2201 WOMEN’S STUDIES: AN INTRODUCTION TO FEMINIST THEORIES Semester 1: 2011/2012 Written Assignment Name: Kasha Grimes Id # : 409002427 Lecturer: Dr. Halimah DeShong Due Date: 14th November‚ 2011 “Man for the field and woman for the hearth; Man for the sword and for the needle she; Man

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