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    Lancelot to poems like Lanval‚ women are portrayed differently. From lovers to witches‚ women are given side roles. Male characters are the one who move the plot forward and women just play a part in it. The ladies have no active role in the stories. Most of the tales revolve around men. Women are described as beautiful‚ fair and young. They are constantly complimented on their bodies. Their body shape is explicitly described through the texts. There is no description of women being intellectual. “Don’t

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    The Role of Women in Orthodox Judaism. Founded by Abraham and Moses‚ Judaism is almost 4‚000 years old and is based on the Jewish people’s covenant relationship with God. In the traditional Judaism belief‚ women are viewed as separate but equal to their male counterparts. In other words‚ although within the religion‚ women live under heavier restrictions regarding their responsibilities and obligations‚ their roles are just as important as those of the men. In the Orthodox Jewish religion‚ women

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    Changing Roles Of Men and Women 1950s In the years that followed the second world war‚ a golden age in history was set out. There was a surge in business‚ and after mourning their lost ones‚ people had grown to accept this new life. However‚ this new age also led to the social hierarchy‚ placing men at the top and their women at their feet. Men at the time were more than likely soldiers‚ adjusting to peace time once more. For most men‚ the idea was that they would start a family‚ get

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    Changing Role of Women in Society How was the status of woman and their rights represented in western society in the 1600 to early 20th century? For centuries‚ woman and their rights have been oppressed by the dominance of man. There has been continued struggle for the recognition of woman’s cultural roles and achievements‚ and for their social and political rights. It was very much a patriarchal society for woman‚ which hindered or prevented woman from realizing their productive and creative possibilities

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    The role of women in the United States has changed dramatically in the last 50 years. The proportion of women attending college‚ matriculating from graduate schools‚ and obtaining doctorate degrees has increased dramatically. No longer are women associated with low expectations both in education and the workforce. Women now seek and receive the highest leadership roles in education‚ professions‚ and business. For example‚ according to Laff (2006)‚ in the banking industry women holds several management

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    In this paper‚ the role of women in contemporary and classic cinema will be compared. However‚ to begin‚ I will resort to statistics as a percentage of the women who get the role in the movie. Cate Blanchett‚ who received the "Oscar" for the female role in the movie "Jasmine"‚ said that at Hollywood there are very few quality roles for women. Her opinion is confirmed by the results of the study "Women in Film and Television"‚ which was held at San Diego State University’s school of Journalism

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    not felt by everyone equally‚ women in particular were adversely affected by Renaissance ideals and therefore did not equally benefit from the Renaissance as men did. In a society that restructured to be dominated by patriarchal ideals and structure women lost the influence and power they previously had‚ before the beginning of the Renaissance period. Gender roles increased in the period‚ as women were seen as objects‚ were considered the weaker sex and

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    pictures that showcase what life was like back then. The notion of a picture being worth a thousand words truly comes alive when looking at ancient historical drawings that reveal so many different factors about how the people in the society lived. The same can be said about the various pictures and paintings taking throughout the United States history especially with the various roles women had in each generation of Americans. Over times the way the American people perceived women would become a cyclical

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    status and role of women in classical Indian society. Ancient India was less than a sanctuary for women. Women were generally considered inferior to men. Ancient India was a patriarchal system where women were relegated to a subservient to men role in the society. This made them vulnerable to abuses by their spouses in their youth and under the control of their sons in their old age. Freedom‚ a right that we have grown accustomed to taking for granted‚ was a concept alien to those women. The Indian

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    Angel Loggans ENGL-2110-301 Josh Reid October 11‚ 2012 The Role of Women in Early America A woman’s role often depended upon many factors including: status‚ wealth‚ religion‚ race‚ and colony of residence. Although the particulars of individuals’ circumstances varied from person to person there were many things that they shared. Unlike modern women‚ a woman during this period often bore an average of ten children of which only half lived to adulthood. Anne Bradstreet bore eight children

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