The female athlete triad is made up of three medical conditions that are becoming increasingly common in active teen girls: Eating disorders‚ Amenorrhea or lack of menstrual periods and Osteoporosis or low bone mass. Low-calorie diets are usually the first sign of eating disorders. Along with diets‚ excessive exercise or obsession with exercising can also be another sign of the Female athlete triad. Teenage girls that are lower weight but exercise constantly are the individuals with the higher risk
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Dr. Louann Brizendine’s book “The Female Brain” is an elaborate look at how women tick. This book has proven‚ thus far‚ to be a nice addition to our class work. It is contemporary piece of literature that combines both neuroscience and real life anecdotes that give insight into the minds of women. In the introduction‚ “What makes this woman”‚ Brizendine takes a difference perspective by stating some basic differences of women and men. I really appreciate her curious nature toward the topic. “While
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arguments. Gender difference provide content for discussion in a variety of media including movies‚ television‚ books‚ magazine and research. However‚ differences between female and male teacher have not been fully researched and analysed. Hence‚ this study explores teacher’s and student’s perception of female and male teachers effectiveness. Understanding teacher’s perception of gender-based differences among Negeri Sembilan Matriculation College (KMNS) teachers can
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Female juvenile delinquency: What went wrong with “Sugar and Spice and all things nice”? Ariana Kalaitzaki S2760178 Griffith University Abstract This review addresses major questions around female juvenile delinquency‚ around which much contemporary research is oriented. These involve which factors are contributing to female juvenile delinquency and what causes female juveniles to display criminal behaviour in the first place. Theories and risk factors will be identified. Although research
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truly been eliminated from all forms of discrimination? The above imaginary situation is in fact exaggerated‚ though upon careful scrutiny of the Human Rights matter‚ even nowadays Black girls are not even protected from barbaric‚ evil tradition; “Female Genital Mutilation[3]” (hereinafter referred to as ‘FGM’). Bearing in mind that there are around 130 million women worldwide affected by FGM (Amnesty International est.) and recognizing hundreds and thousands of girls still going through this
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CAUSES OF FEMALE FOETICIDE – WHY DO THEY DO THIS? Female foeticide is a pressing issue – which calls to be addressed at once. However‚ to get to the root of this issue‚ it is essential to understand the causes behind it. In India‚ however‚ there isn’t actually a need to investigate into the problem much. We don’t need to delve into any lengthy and detailed investigation or case study. The issue lies right on top‚ in front of our eyes – in fact‚ it is a very part of our lives. One of the simplest
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of female education and considers the pathways through which women’s schooling leads to social gains. Female deprivation is particularly acute in the developing countries with high levels of poverty‚ though in affluent nations women also suffer low status due to conservative attitudes. The most dramatic and telling statistic of women’s status is the sex-ratio in the population‚ that is‚ the number of females per 100 males. It is a well-known fact that life-expectancy at birth favours females. This
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Female vs. Male Friendships Male and female friendships are different and alike in many ways. They differ in how men and women can relate to each other both physically and emotionally. Men and women also differ in the communication aspect. In both friendships‚ there is a certain level of competitiveness‚ and the friends obviously will have the same interest in common. Friendships will differ from person to person because of the different personalities‚ but there will be the same likes and differences
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Female circumcision is a practice not uncommon in Muslim society. Although this practice does not only occur within Muslim society‚ this paper will focus on the practices that do occur within Islamic society. The Islamic countries with the most prevalence in practicing this form of genital mutilation are Sudan (98%)‚ Somalia (98%)‚ and Egypt (75%) (El Saadawi 34). Other Islamic countries that practice this are Indonesia‚ Malaysia‚ Pakistan‚ and India‚ which practice this under the name of sunnah
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Female Genital Mutilation is a controversial topic that forces people to choose between traditional cultural rituals and the ethical rites of the female involved. Female genital mutilation (FGM)‚ explores several different points of view as well as addresses many contemporary issues. Mainstream assumptions and stereotypes‚ contemporary issues‚ and the women’s cultural and traditional perspectives paint a broader picture of the issues and implications surrounding FGM around the world. Sub Saharan
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