1. Comment on the depictions of women in Renaissance drama by referring to specific plays. I. Introduction In the Renaissance period‚ women commenced to gradually gain a fairer and more logical status‚ though it was still far away from thinking of equality with men. Women started to appear as more significant and effectual personas through literature‚ with many medieval conventions being held alive‚ especially the Petrarchan ones‚ which typified women as genuinely beautiful‚ unattainable
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include objectives like spying on enemy’s‚ taking care of their wounded men and providing a home for terrorists to stay. Over the years women involved in terrorism have been transforming from caretakers to bigger and more influential roles. Women have been known to participate in suicide bombings themselves and engaging in violent attacks. One example of women in terrorism the book (Terrorism the Bottom Line) was about a lady whose name was Thenmuli Rajaratam also went by the name Dhanu. It was
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RESERVATION FOR WOMEN IN LEGISLATIVE HOUSES: TOWARDS EMPOWERMENT OF WOMEN The Constitution (108th Amendment) Bill‚ 2010 as approved by Rajya Sabha recently‚ seeks to reserve as nearly as possible one third of all seats for women in the Lok Sabha‚ the lower house of Parliament‚ and the state legislative assemblies including Delhi. Rajya Sabha and Legislative councils in States are excluded from the purview of this reservation‚ justification for which was not explained anywhere. The allocation of
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How would you empower women in today’s India In India‚ today‚ women appear to rule the roost. India as a nation is revered in a feminine form i.e. ‘the Bharat Mata’‚ the first citizen of our country presently is a woman‚ many important government posts are occupied by women and educated women are pouring into the professional workforce with profound implications for national and multinational corporations. However‚ ironically‚ these are accompanied by news about dowry killings‚ female infanticide
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Organization for Women - 1966 The Civil Rights Act of 1964 help women with their movement. The signing of this Act provided women with equality especially in employment. However‚ the Act did not help with the equality as hoped. Women set out to gain equality empowering themselves by standing their ground with and taking action against the EEOC (Equal Employment Opportunity Commission). Women continued to form and organize group to fight for equal rights and equal consideration for job/pay. Women became
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History of Women in Sports Throughout history‚ women have fought for equality against men‚ significantly in the last century‚ as women have taken on greater‚ and more equal‚ roles in society. There have been several fronts on which women have fought for equality and one of those cases is in sports. Sports history is filled with men popularizing athletics such as baseball‚ basketball‚ boxing‚ football‚ track‚ and many other sports. It is quite surprising to many that women‚ as well
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Hobbies Preferred By The Women Can you imagine the women walking into each shop in the megamall and try every shoes‚ clothes‚ and handbags for 8 hours straight without even feeling tired? Even Haile Gebrselassie‚ world’s best long-distance runner can’t do that! According to the research done by a group of students from the University of Melbourne‚ women love to go shopping‚ grooming‚ go for a massage or spa‚ reading‚ singing‚ cooking‚ art &craft and so on. Despite being so passionate
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Women’s Empowerment Introduction Women have generally been looked upon with contempt for centuries with various strictures inflicted upon them reducing their status to the mercy of men. They have been confined to hearth and home. But now the perspective of the society has changed and a general thinking to work for the emancipation and empowerment of women is being developed so that they could also contribute in the enhancement and welfare of the society. Their Emancipation But their emancipation
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Women in Vietnam played a significant role in defending Vietnam during the Vietnam War from 1945 to 1975. They took roles such as village patrol guards‚ intelligence agents‚ propagandists‚ and military recruiters. By becoming "active participants" in the struggle to liberate their country from foreign occupation‚ Vietnamese women were able to free themselves from "centuries of Confucian influence that had made them second-class citizens".[2] Historically‚ this character and spirit of Vietnamese women
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on male offenders is pretty obvious – majority of criminal offences is done by men and women tend to be much less involved in any type of crime. Many studies and statistics show that men have higher rates of crime and offending than women‚ with the gender gap being highest for serious violent crimes and lowest for minor property crime and drug use. In fact the only two major categories of crime to which women make substantial contribution is shoplifting and prostitution. Using data of a group of
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