During ancient Greece men and women had many differences when it came to roles in the society. Men and women were not even close to being on the same level as each other. Men had all of the power‚ and women had no power and were given very little respect; they could not vote or own land. A woman’s place was in the household‚ and their main role was to produce young. With this information we can see how Antigone being a women affects the way Creon treats her. Creon is a fair but strict ruler. He
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Women Entrepreneurs in Business While women still face an uphill battle when it comes to breaking the corporate glass ceiling‚ many women are finding success these days as entrepreneurs‚ building their own businesses without those ceilings to hold them down. The growth rate of women-owned businesses has climbed steadily‚ even as they continue to face challenges with getting the financing and other assistance they need to succeed. However‚ there’s no doubt that women entrepreneurs are‚ as a group
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connection to the empowerment of women. "Across the decades” was the main approach for this focus group. Asking a compilation of questions to six participants; women possibly even men in distinct decades of life: people in 90’s‚ 80’s‚ 70’s‚ 60’s‚ 50’s‚ 40’s‚ and 30’s. Questions were made to be answered specifically from their experiences and knowledge over the years; what they saw happening and how our culture was changing in reflection to the uplifting of women in society. The findings from participant’s
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Women and The Revolution The New England colonies were to be a place for people to start over‚ to get away from the monarchy and religion in Europe. The colonies had gained a reputation for equality and social democracy of sorts. Religious tolerance‚ freedom of speech and freedom of press were rights that New Englanders hailed as revolutionary. But society limitations were still in place‚ not for men‚ but women. Eighteenth century men were known as the patriarchs of the family‚ heads of the
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WOMEN IN MILITARY With the social development‚ the role of women are become more important in society. The discrimination between male and female is almost disappeared. Therefore‚ women have a chance to develop themselve and get a job they want. Even they can do well in man’s job. In some countries‚ many people believe that women should not serve in the military‚ but i think it is a mistake‚ if they do not permit women to serve in military‚ because of three reasons. Firstly‚ there are some
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Women In Math Over the past 20 years the number of women in the fields of math‚ science and engineering have grown at astronomical rate. The number of women which hold positions in these fields has more than doubled. In post secondary education women are filling up the lecture halls and labs where in the past where it was rare to see a woman at all. If a woman was able withstand the pressure that was put on her it was more than likely that she wouldn’t even be hired. Many organizations have
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are mostly men. Having failed to provide good governance‚ when come to think of it‚ there is nothing wrong if women who are noted to be caring‚ concern‚ and responsible are given more chances in government for possible change in the ‘status quo’. Should a woman involve in politics have always been subject of controversy over the years. But among other political posts today few women are already presidents of countries and senators‚ assembly members‚ and councilors . Cristina Fernández de Kirchner
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work participation rate‚ high incidences of violence and crime against women‚ disturbingly high prevalence of anemia amongst women along with other areas of vulnerabilities such as RTI/STI TB‚ reproductive errors‚ protein malnutrition- lend challenging dimension to the work required to be done to make the city more women friendly and to empower women themselves to create a supportive and enabling environment. The status of women in Delhi is a subject which raises concern of government and link society
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WOMEN EMPOWERMENT” Since the olden times‚ women have been treated as second rate citizens of all across the globe. The situation is almost the same everywhere-irrespective of the developed country or the developing country-caste‚ community‚ colour or creed a position which is comparable in many ways‚ with that of racial minorities. Women have been relegated to secondary position despite the fact that they numerically constitute about half the world population today. In the very beginning of civilization
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contemporary music scene. Punk rock‚ however‚ has faced issues when dealing with concepts of sex and gender. Bands within the scene are usually composed of males‚ women are objectified in song lyrics‚ and masculine values like aggressiveness and violence are often glamorized‚ especially in sub-genres of punk such as hardcore punk. But women have managed‚ especially through the Riot Grrrl movement‚ to stake out their own patch of punk rock territory. They have used punk rock to redefine concepts of gender
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