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    the workplace discriminates against mothers‚ one must acknowledge how the social construction of gender contributes to domesticity‚ or the gender system that organizes market work and family work. The social construction of gender is the belief that society‚ not biologically sex differences‚ is the foundation of gender identity (TAW 22). Even before a child is born‚ the social construction of gender is already in the works‚ as clothes and toys given as gifts to the newborn are often defined as either

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    Since practical application from “The Role of Men and Boys in Achieving Gender Equality” Brazil has seen increased condom use and decreased rates of sexually transmitted infections. Brazil has also implemented fatherhood training programmes to reach out to young men so they can be a part of eradicating violence against women

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    in what they can and cannot do‚ the ideology of separate spheres emerged‚ making many people create “gender roles”. “The ideology of separate spheres” made many people think about gender roles‚ such as men can only be “in politics‚ in the economic world which was becoming increasingly separate from home life…”. Experts try to make claims that gender roles are “rooted in the nature of each gender”‚ “that cultural and social attitudes built of womanhood and manhood” affect how a man or woman acts

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    makes less than seventy cents (Rampbell). In Belgium‚ the gender wage gap is less than 10%‚ meaning a woman makes more than ninety cents for every dollar a man makes (Rampbell). In the United States‚ women make about seventy-five cents for every dollar a man makes; between men and women‚ there is a 23-25% gap in income. There is no denying that the gender wage gap exists‚ but many question whether we should attempt to close it. The gender wage gap should be closed because there is no logical reason

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    Gender From “Critical Terms for Art History” The essential feature of gender in representation is not so much "difference‚" as we are often told‚ but "agreement." To focus on agreement‚ as I will do here‚ enables us to deal not only with the genders depicted in a representation (for example‚ images of women) and with their relations of difference (for example‚ depicted distinctions between men and women). It also enables us to deal with the gender of representation - what has come to be called

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    writing" 3.1. Organisation 3.2 . Task achievement / Relevance to Question (title) 3.3 . Accuracy 3.4 . Range and style 3.5 . Coherence and cohesion 3.6 . Appropriateness and referencing 4 The role that language discourse functions have in "academic writing" 4.1 Description 4.2 Definition 4.3 Narrative 4.4 Cause and effect 4.5 Comparison and contrast 4.6 Argument 4.7 Exemplification 4.8 Classification

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    Gender equality in Canada has been a struggle for a great deal of time‚ and to this day‚ still is. The greatest accomplishment that Canada can show for this issue is Kim Campbell and her roughly half year in office. The biggest cause for the disproportional gender balance in politics has to do with the stigma against women in office due to the social values from the past. Because society treated women and men much differently in the past‚ especially in politics‚ there is still a similar mentality

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    Since the early ages‚ women have always been treated unfairly. For decades‚ there was always a wall that separated men and women which made it impossible for women to get any fair treatment whether it is a superstition‚ a thought or a cultural belief. Gender equality is a view where both men and women are treated equally and receive the same rights and opportunity. But the idea of equality is always changing and evolving. Some believe that that the Earth is so diverse that it would create a common idea/goal

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    where feminism is neededthe workforce is just one of them. Undoubtedly‚ women experience inequality where they work every day as a result of outdated views on gender. Of course‚ it is common knowledge that throughout American historyworld history‚ in factwomen were “treated as second-class citizens”‚ as columnist Ellen Goodman put it. Gender roles were enforced in many civilizations; women were to do housework‚ have children

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    of gender Sexism is a major issue across the United States‚ Women are the main victim for the stereotyping by gender. There are many different situations in which sexism can be an issue. A commonly known one is the gender discrimination in hollywood. Jennifer Lawrence is the world’s highest paid actress she gets paid about $52 million a year which seems like a lot but compared to the highest paid actor Robert Downey jr. at $80 million is quite a small number. Could it be because of gender? Scarlett

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