Women are severely underrepresented in STEM careers. Whether it is due to biased opinions or lack of representation‚ it has become a problem in all parts of the world. As Nnachi and his colleagues said in their published article‚ “In our society today‚ most people attribute science and technology fields with ‘males’ and humanities and arts fields with ‘females’”. These endless biases negatively affect women and put an unfair stereotype on them. These (Newmark) women are expected to work in more laid-back
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The rate of women incarceration in the United States has been on the rise‚ and this is a serious matter because a majority of these women were primary caregivers of their kids before they were imprisoned. According to Sokoloff (2005)‚ 70% of women that are incarcerated in US prisons are mothers of young children. Studies show that a majority of these women are detained for non-violent offenses‚ the most common being drug abuse and prostitution. Although the United States’ prison system perceives
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Barriers to Women’s Employment and Progression in the Labour Market in the North East of England RESEARCH REPORT February 2004 Centre for Social and Policy Research University of Teesside Authors: Prof Eileen Green Heather Easton Dr Jeanne Moore Joan Heggie CONTENTS 1. 2. Introduction Methodology Case studies Questionnaire sample Case study interviews Community interviews 3. Findings 3.1 What’s new? 3.2 The current study 3.3 Varieties and Complexities of Women’s Working Lives Meanings
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Thematic Paper on MDG 3 PROMOTE GENDER EQUALITY AND EMPOWER WOMEN 2005 2000 2010 UNDP/John Olsson FOREWORD I am extremely pleased to introduce this set of analytical papers on the Millennium Development Goals1. The papers were produced by the member agencies of the UN Development Group Task Force on the MDGs‚ working in clusters. Each paper had one or more lead agencies and a set of member agencies in support. The Task Force was also able to draw on the ideas‚ experience
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WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS Concept An enterprise owned and controlled by women having a minimum financial interest of 51percent of the capital and giving at least 51 percent of the employment generated by the enterprise to women - Government of India A woman entrepreneur can be defined as a confident‚ innovative and creative woman capable of achieving self economic independence individually or in collaboration‚ generates employment opportunities for others through initiating‚ establishing and
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janell hobson and r. dianne bartlow Introduction Representin’: Women‚ Hip-Hop‚ and Popular Music As coeditors of this special issue of Meridians‚ we set out to provide a forum to enrich‚ challenge‚ and expand the present discourse regarding the representation of women in contemporary popular music‚ and particularly in hip-hop. This issue’s three organizing themes—“Hip-Hop (and) Feminism”; “Sight and Sound”; and “Rage against the Machine”—address the debates and intergenerational tensions regarding
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On undoing chores‚ man not-so-smart‚ woman definitely smarter Chore machaye shor. Yes‚ say it out loud: women at work (or play) are perfectionists. In their desire to do everything oh-so-splendidly‚ they don’t even mind redoing what those messy creatures called men have already done - no problem if the time taken cuts into their beauty sleep. A recent survey in Britain found women spending three hours a week correcting chores their male partners did less than brilliantly. This includes rearranging
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1 WOMEN AND MEDIA * Justice G.N. Ray “There is no chance of the welfare of the world unless the condition of women is improved. It is not possible for a bird to fly on one wing.” - Swami Vivekananda The most significant and longest social movement continuing is movement for emancipation of women. Though the primary goal for women empowerment is to improve the quality of life of women but it has also deep ramifications
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In “Women and Wealth: A Primer” by Amy Gluckman we read of women and wealth‚ and the relationship that they both share. Gluckman states that when we think of the words “women” and “wealth” in the same sentence‚ contradictory images can often cloud our minds. And she is completely right‚ we may think of wealthy individuals throughout history and present times such as Oprah or Marie Antoinette. We may also think of regular anonymous Latin American or African American women trotting rugged roads lugging
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Qualities that Distinguish Women Leaders Women leaders are more persuasive‚ assertive and willing to take more risks than male leaders. Mara Swan‚ Chief People Officer for Molson Coors‚ points out‚ “I believe this study shows that for a woman to become a leader today‚ she has to fight harder against the status quo‚ which requires her to be more focused and determined.” ________________________________________ Women leaders are more assertive and persuasive‚ have a stronger need to get things
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