Feminist movements, such as achieving the right to vote in the 1920's, and the push for equality in the workforce and education in the 1970's, brought to light, more than ever, the inequalities of the sexes. ... She further states that, "Characterizing femininity and masculinity in such a way does not portray the two clusters of characteristics as being in a hierarchal relationship to one another but rather as being two different approaches to the same question, that question being centrally concerned with the goals, means, and use of power, (Devor 418)." Essentially, one feels pow...

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Her immediate reaction was to point out that "Betty Friedan was a college educated woman and she had certain goals that never interested me." ... However, when she describes her life accomplishments, I feel she has spent most of her life fulfilling the expected roles of women instead of pursuing goals that were mostly reserved for men. ... (See Endnote #5) It is disturbing that the slow gains achieved by the women's movement are so volatile and endangered when conservative administrations gain a majority in government. ... During her presentation to our class, she said that "wom...

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Some families place such a large importance on that role that it is impossible for a person to achieve his or her life goals. ... Breaking a barrier here mother deemed impossible for her to achieve. ... The purpose or goal of the rebellion was to end slavery, the caste system and tribute to indigenous people, alongside other matters that helped burn the flame. ...

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In total, it can be said that Kingston is arguing, based on tradition, no matter how hard women work towards gaining the approval of the men in society, they will never fully achieve men's approval and therefore there will always be a struggle to obtain acceptance and equality. ... She battles to reconcile her lifelong goal of receiving her father's approval with her passion, writing. In the end, this goal is achieved, and her father finally recognizes that she is just as important as his sons. ... The fight to gain equality and acceptance is something women have been pushing to ach...

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To add to Woolf's idea of struggle, it is suffice to state that, woman undergoing their struggle, takes in to consideration the forces of double aims, as she must escape the contempt of the world to be just a child bearer or a simple caretaker, versus on the other hand, to achieve sovereignty- as a result of which, she seems to be neither. ... In essence, she will only achieve to be a poor caretaker, and a poor writer, at the same time. ... Du Bois treats, about the problem of a race in his century old autobiography, but the premise behind it, however, lies in the comprehension of struggl...

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At the last Women's Soccer World Cup, U.S.A. player Brandi Chastain scored the winning goal for the United States in a penalty shootout against China. ... Following the World Cup in June of 2003, Soccer's governing body banned male and female players from removing shirts during celebrations after goals. ... Models, who supposedly are the type of look that women should be "modeling" themselves after, are stereotypically "skin and bones" and are not an achievable size for the average woman. ... In the present, women are constantly putting forth equal effort as men, but not achievi...

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People want money and power and the American dream promises that anyone who works hard enough can achieve the dream. ... Trying to achieve the American dream has negative effects on men in general. ... Cleaver was an excellent example of the goal of the American dream in the 1960s. ... The American dream is an unrealistic goal which causes for a highly discouraged population. ...

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Domestic Disobedience and the role of women in "The Revolt of "Mother"" In an essay by Mary Wilkins Freeman Reflecting on her story "The Revolt of "Mother"" she wrote that: In the first place all fiction ought to be true and "The Revolt of "Mother" " is not true . . . . There never was in New Engl...

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A leader's calling includes addressing the needs of the individuals being served, growing further into oneself and achieving results, while also building a team that produces. ... Every day more women are welcomed into the workforce, however, house and child duties are still assumed by women, hence they are compromising their career goals for their partners and children (Bohler, 2013, p. 36). ... The first trait involves being knowledgeable and possessing discernment, which "enables the leader to balance the masculine and feminine parts of her nature and to be adroit as she uses a full a...

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The third of these four reasons was to achieve growth and personal balance between work labor and family life. ... Family and work coexisted and this blending of their family and work life helped achieve their desired balance for a wholesome lifestyle. ... This shows that this goal and the other four motivations and reasons, Coughlin ...

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Unfortunately, the people they look up to as "body goals" are extremely unrealistic in most cases. Soon many men realize that and take other approaches in order to achieve the look that they believe people want to see. ... In order to achieve their skinny, skeletal look, they often deprive their body of the food they need to be healthy. ... A lot of times, women who try so hard to achieve the same look end up picking up the same eating habits and develop eating disorders like those on the runway. ... So many people are taking unnecessary and unhealthy approaches to achieve "per...

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The reason that these women followed THE OLD RULES, back then, was to accomplish one goal that had been instilled in them since they were little girls. The main goal was to find a man and get married. ... They were to achieve this by playing the game of manipulation and masquerade. ...

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While men and women differ in their intentions and thoughts, as seen through Petruchio and Katherina's learning process, subliminally expressed is that by striving for a common goal, regardless of these differences, a strong partnership will be achieved. ... Difficulties within a marriage can be overcome through cooperation and striving for a common goal, uniting the pair in strong partnership. ...

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It brought many people together in order to achieve the common goal of gaining independence. ... These propagandas would even claim that "women could only achieve equality by fighting for a country freed from colonial domination" (Vince 2010: 446). ...

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But Edna wants to be womanly in her own way--to keep her own identity, her goals, her artistry, and to live a sexual life, liberated from the confines of societal expectations. ... This discovery leads her to realize that such intimacy can be achieved with men as well. ... As a woman who has just realized her unconscious perpetuation of patriarchal dominance, she develops the mistaken notion that to be more masculine--more powerful, self-interested, and self-indulgent "is to achieve equality and freedom. ...

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In this paper, I am attempting to answer questions such as how Medea behaves like a female, how she acts heroically from a male point of view, why she killed her children, if she could have achieved her goal without killing them, if the murder was motivated by her barbarian origins, and how she deals with the pain of killing her children. ... She struggles to decide if she can accomplish her goal of revenge against Jason without killing her children because she cares for them and knows they had no part in what their father did. ... Whether or not Medea could have accomplished her...

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Throughout their lives men are encouraged to take the harder routes while, conversely, women are presented with "almost irresistible temptations; everything incites her to follow the easy slopes -4 Therefore, men achieve power and success and women become both economically and socially dependent on them. ... Consequently, they dedicate their lives to "getting a man,"" and will do practically anything in order to achieve this goal. ... As deBeauvoir points out, it is a "small matter to her to have second place if she has her place - (deBeauvoir 237) It is obvious to some women that marriage...

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In our society there are such systems and structures that postulate social ways to define and organize gender, to know what to expect of each gender and what opportunities are available or not available to females and males. These stereotypic ideas are based on certain values and beliefs that have b...

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Egeus doesn't choose the court on a whim; rather, he is hopeful that by taking Hermia to the literal and symbolic seat of the highest authority of the land, she will recognize and honor masculine authority and, by extension, will comply with traditional gender roles, which dictated that a woman should marry to either preserve or advance social ties and familial goals, not to gratify her own romantic or sexual needs or desires. ... The fact that Olivia uses her power as the lady of the house to compel a servant to lie on her behalf so that she can make her romantic and sexual decisions for...

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In this self-absorbed world, one sees that there is a tremendous need to look young, thin, and attractive in order to be accepted and there is a product that can help you accomplish that goal. ... For example, an advertiser will ask potential customers to use the product to achieve a younger appearance, to lose weight, or to attract members of the opposite sex. ... No matter what your needs or goals are, there is a product to assist you. ...

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If women didn't exist Human life would be rid of all its miseries" [562-593] Medea is successful in her goal to destroy Jason, and is shown as too strong to regret her decision to kill her children. ... In the repressively patriarchal culture in which she lives, Antigone adopts the characteristics of the dominate sex to achieve her goal. ...

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For centuries, worldly cultures have considered women to be the lesser, subservient sex. In the United States, when women first gained the right to vote with the 19th Amendment, they paraded signs that said "Emancipation." Along with the right to vote, the 19th Amendment was also a giant step in w...

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For centuries, worldly cultures have considered women to be the lesser, subservient sex. In the United States, when women first gained the right to vote with the 19th Amendment, they paraded signs that said "Emancipation." Along with the right to vote, the 19th Amendment was also a giant step in w...

• Word Count: 1908
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The invisible barrier that holds women back from achieving their goals is called the glass ceiling. ... (personal interview, April 2,2002) It seems that women have to work twice as hard to achieve what comes easy to most men. ...

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In order to accomplish this, she would need to break away from the preconceived notion that society had placed on her as a woman and seek out a means of education, financial stability and most importantly, she would need to experience life without the criticism and harassment from society, thus freeing her mind to write, and by doing this she would procure the status in society worthy of some acknowledgment from her male counterparts but would also accomplish something women had been striving to achieve for centuries. To achieve this goal of freedom and to pursue, develop and nurture her wr...

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