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    A Gender Bias Approach to Antigone Just as one stone removed can break a bridge‚ one flaw can bring a man to ruins. The flaw of one man cannot bring down an entire kingdom‚ but rather one outlook of the king can lead to the demise of the whole. In Sophocles ’ epic tragedy‚ Antigone‚ a strong gender bias is present throughout the tragedy‚ and is partially responsible for the downfall of the king. To Sophocles the king is not always representative of the people‚ but acts on his own personal desires

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    Gender Bias in Education by Amanda Chapman of D ’Youville College "Sitting in the same classroom‚ reading the same textbook‚ listening to the same teacher‚ boys and girls receive very different educations." (Sadker‚ 1994) In fact‚ upon entering school‚ girls perform equal to or better than boys on nearly every measure of achievement‚ but by the time they graduate high school or college‚ they have fallen behind. (Sadker‚ 1994) However‚ discrepancies between the performance of girls and the performance

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    order to be successful in any sort of way. So to hear that I may have been put at a disadvantage because of gender bias in the classroom upsets me in a way. I mean not to an extent where I think that every single thing I have ever learned was made so a woman could understand it‚ but just in the way that maybe something I didn’t understand could have been better explained but due to gender bias the ability to learn a certain subject to my complete potential was kept from me. But I think that the differences

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    EDU 5000 Gender Bias in the STEM Fields March 7‚ 2012 In a society that is heavily reliant on jobs related to math‚ science and technology‚ it is essential that women have the knowledge and background to compete in the global economy. An early foundation in these subject areas is vital‚ but why do girls avoid them at a young age? This paper will examine the gender gap in the STEM fields: Science‚ Technology‚ Engineering‚ and Math and the implications that society‚ parents

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    Females of our country have faced the discrimination for ages now and still continue to exist in various formsNature doesn’t discriminate men from women. But women worldwide have been the victim of inequality not only in terms of social and political rights but also on grounds of em ployment opportunities. The male dominant society of India makes its women habitual of this discrimination. As a result‚ most women fail to understand their own rights and freedom. There are many spheres of life where

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    only of historic and existing gender bias in sport‚ but of a sport culture created and sustained to nurture that bias.(Everhart and Pemberton). A gender-equal society would be one where the word ‘gender’ does not exist: where everyone can be themselves. In this case people shouldn’t judge you on how you play sports because of your gender. Even though boys are aggressive‚ girls should get to play football with boys because equal rights to play and

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    Jessica Raposo October 9‚ 2012 Human Roots and Societies China: A Gender Bias Country Son preference has existed among most Chinese parents for centuries. Across thousands of years of Chinese history‚ Confucianism has served as an officially supported patriarchal belief that has deemed women inferior to men and has limited the role of women to their households. Women were understood to belong to their families before marriage and thus were required to be obedient to their fathers or elder

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    In Antigone by Sophocles (406-496 B.C.) there were many instances where gender inequality was present. I have decided to write my paper on the second option‚ which asks us to analyze Antigone’s defiance and to also explain gender representation in Antigone. First I will discuss whether or not I felt that Antigone’s defiance was political or just an act of love for her brother. I will discuss how women were treated and viewed during this time especially Antigone. If there were any instances where

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    Although there have been many changes in our society concerning discrimination against one’s gender‚ there is still one area that has yet to change. If we take a man and a woman convicted of the same crime‚ it is very likely that the man will receive a more callous sentence. Since the beginning of the colonial era‚ 20‚000 people have been lawfully executed in America‚ but only 400 of them have been women‚ including 27 who were found guilty of witchcraft. In the 23 years since the Supreme Court

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    Antigone - Prompt #3 CREON "Die then‚ and love the dead if thou must; No woman shall be the master while I live (184)." This quotation portrays a powerful and important theme about gender and the role that a woman plays in Greek society. Antigone’s gender has an incredible effect on the others around her‚ for her actions don’t constitute those of an average woman in Greek society. An average Greek woman is characterized as subservient and passive‚ but Antigone possesses independent‚ strong-willed

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