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    was a controversial play in its time because of Ibsen’s bold questioning of society’s basic rules and norms. One of the most pressing questions in the play is that of the unequal treatment of women. Ibsen questions Is it right to treat women as inferiors?’ Through the relationship between Nora and Helmer‚ Ibsen presents unequal power sharing in a negative light‚ trying to provoke the audience into questioning what was accepted as the norm in that period. One of the subtler techniques used is Helmer’s

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    changed is the pay gap. Yes‚ women now make more than they used to‚ but still today women only make 79 cents to every dollar a man makes. The Federal Government should mandate that employers pay women the same salary as men for doing the same job. Many employers have excuses as to why they should not have to pay women the same amount; for example‚ women choose lower paying jobs‚ but employers also don’t realise divorce is forcing women to provide for a household by themselves. Women are also moving

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    violence. Equal pay for equal work... All these things still matter to hardworking families; they are still the right thing to do; and I will not let up until they get do.” One of things he mentions is equal pay for equal work. There are many debates about equal and fair pay of women. This is what Obama refers to. Many people believe women are getting paid less than men and many people believe that this isn’t true at all. But‚ women are getting paid less than men and deserve equal pay for equal work

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    Why Women Get Equal Pay

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    12 December 2014  Women Deserve Equal Pay  The argument over whether the gender pay gap still exists is often brought up without an  exact answer. Women getting paid less than men for doing the same job is real and is happening  everyday. People may question why women still face a gender pay gap and why they deserve to  have equal pay. Woman face the gender pay gap because of sexism ‚discrimination‚ and  stereotypes. Many think it is a myth or not true because of the Fair Pay Act of 2013 or fair pay  laws.

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    Soc 2319 April 4th‚ 2014 Article Review: Unequal Childhood Article with citation: Lareau‚ Annette. Unequal Childhoods: Class‚ Race‚ and Family Life. Berkeley: University of California Press‚ 2003. Print. Abstract: Lareau’s open and detailed information about the issues and difficulties of conducting the research. The importance of this topic can’t be overstated‚ confronting the legend of equal opportunity in order to address the realities of providing good opportunities for all children will

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    grow up. However‚ based on the studies in Unequal Childhoods by Dr. Annette Lareau‚ it is shown that cultural logic of child-rearing and the general success of children’s academic studies are significantly dependent and impacted by economically societal differences and family setting.     Annette Lareau invites her readers to a new perspective of child-rearing‚ where people are not just individual human beings‚ but rather class subjects. Her book‚ Unequal Childhoods provides the best means to demonstrate

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    finding jobs is very difficult for these work-seeking women. “The supposed pay gap appears when marriage and children enter the picture. Child care takes mothers out of the labor market‚ so when they return they have less work experience than similarly-aged males. Many working mothers seek jobs that provide greater flexibility‚ such as telecommuting or flexible hours. Not all jobs can be flexible‚ and all other things being equal‚ those which are will pay less than those that do not.” (Perry/Biggs). In

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    During the 19th and 20th centuries‚ women relentlessly faced discrimination throughout most of their lives‚ and society considered them unequal to men. The authors Kate Chopin‚ Charlotte Perkins Gilman‚ and Susan Glaspell wrote about the suppression of women during this time‚ exposing the unequal treatment that they suffered. Their literary works contain common theme of freedom from the discrimination and harsh treatment of male figures that played a prominent role throughout their lives. In these

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    To Pay or Not to Pay Computer Literacy INF 103 Amy Gee 10/14/2013 When your professor asks you to write a research paper‚ your reaction usually is not “I wonder what goes into the software and databases I will use to do my research paper?” Well‚ at least that’s not where my mind goes. Although it is a good question. Are they reliable‚ scholarly databases? Or are they people like you and I just writing things on the World Wide Web? Let us look a little further into these questions

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    Equal Pay for Women When it comes to the topic of equal pay for women‚ most will agree that women should be paid the same as men. Whereas some are convinced that they should be‚ others maintain that they shouldn’t. “We have a responsibility to ensure that no one in this country makes less as a result of his/her gender.” (“The Importance of Equal Pay for Women”‚ 1). Discrimination continues simply because all the laws that are aimed to help don’t provide basic tools. An infinite amount of people

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