Currently NOW continues to focus on women's equality through equal employment as well as many other issues which include: education, litigation, which focus on women's reproductive health options, ending violence against women, lesbian and gay rights, and sex discrimination in employment and military. ... As well as informing, NOW holds seminars, conferences, and even has training programs to properly educate new members on any of the current issues. ... Recently, NOW began a campaign called Love Your Body, which "challenges the message that a woman's value is best measured thro...

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The present study focuses on gender differences in undergraduate university students when selecting a romantic partner. ... Out of the four hundred students, thirty four percent were currently in a relationship. ... About twenty percent of the respondents were currently in a relationship. ... About forty percent of the male respondents were currently in a relationship. ... Future research at Syracuse University could focus on the roles that individuals play in a romantic relationship. ...

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This realization was the underlying current that began the First Wave of the feminist movement. ... However, it soon became clear that the focus on race was hampering the movement against sexism. ... The Second Wave of the feminist movement focused on challenging the stereotypical domestic role of women. ... Thus, the focus of this wave moved from political equality to social equality. ... The Third Wave recognized the importance of fighting for equal rights among all humans who are oppressed, and the danger of focusing only on a particular minority. ...

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" I am more so focused on the problem, gender roles, gender in the workplace, and discrimination against women in society. ... Arguably, much progress has been made, and women currently hold leadership positions in many Fortune 500 companies in a wide range of industries; however, in the majority of the companies, men still occupy the highest levels of leadership. ... Two of the possibilities that Summers touched on are fairly well accepted in sociological circles: (1) women often desire to focus on family instead of work and (2) the continuing presence of discrimination in academia. ......

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Air Force, she focuses on how men and women in leadership positions differ in the military- a male dominated environment. ... According to John Warden, a retired Colonel, the military needed an organizational structure different from the current hierarchical order and women leaders tend to operate in a dissimilar manner placing more emphasis on connectivity and consensus (28). ... They suggested that to increase the effectiveness across cultures "training must be the focus of the job, while education thought of with reference to the individual, and development reserved for organizational ...

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The mainstay of such magazines, however, isn't advice, current events or get rich ideas, but photographs of seductive, unrealistic woman wearing as little clothing as possible. ... She is wearing a sexy low cut dark purple dress showing enough cleavage to maintain the reader's focus, without overpowering the advertisement. ... Next, focusing on the text; the top of the advertisement in a prominent white, bold, font over a dark background states, "How does Hannah Simone like her man's body?"" ...

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There are mainly two reasons why women quit their job after giving birth to a child; to focus on housework and childrearing, and the difficulty in managing both work and childrearing. ... This paper examines current problems related to women's work and childrearing, focusing on role conflicts, women's well-being, and supports from family including husbands, government and companies, and in the end looks for possible solutions. ... When women are working, they only have to think about their work and focus on being effective. ...

• Word Count: 1966
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• Grade Level: High School

In this article, Sally Kohn unveils the current events of gender gap in America by writing about the inequity pay associated in the life of actress Jennifer Lawrence. ... This paper will be focused on the social stratification inequality of gender wage gap that occurred and continues to prevail in the life of Jennifer Lawrence and women in America. ...

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Currently, a major step forward for society would be to eradicate discrimination. ... A prime example of a company currently doing this is Lammily - a new line of children's doll which uses the average female body to create a realistic body figure; the motto, "Average is beautiful"9. ... The change can clearly be seen with a focus on women in the past couple decades, attempting to get rid of the 'housewife' stereotype. ... This is a considerable development in the women's workforce and if the same focus is done for gender roles and stereotypes as a whole, wit...

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Most religions have their taboos based on ethical and moral considerations, as well as prejudices, and some of them concentrate on women, and we will focus on them. ... Anthropology also focuses on the perception of the differences between women and men, and thanks to it, new information is being introduced about sex/ gender. ... If we focus on taboos about women, we do have different concepts and ideas based on sex, menstruation or postpartum. ... Their investigations are crucial to have a current picture of how religion sees women. ...

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It will also focus on Plato's advocacy of the feminist theory, while critiquing the thought that he was a modern day feminist. ... Plato introduces the thought that temperament, physical and mental proficiencies should be the factors focused on while assigning individuals to professions in an exemplary community. ... Along with his advocacy of female participation in society in attempt to strengthen it, Plato is criticized for his demeaning opinions of women and for ignoring female values that are currently known as human rights. ... Plato was narrow-minded in focusing on female particip...

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There was a focus on the style women had and were believed to exhibit more transformational leadership style that were more effective than male leaders. ... This article is focused on finding that women have lower promotion probabilities than men. ... Sex segregation is a multi-facetted phenomenon and has been investigated in different levels.This study is focused on one school; therefore no true recommendation can be made of other facilities and women. ... This study relies on interviews with key factors affecting institutional change: black and Latina female union leaders, survey data, r...

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Going by the current understanding, while sex is genetic or a result of nature, gender is to be recognized as social, meaning it is the outcome of culture or nurture. ... While the Willendorf era's main source of influence emanated from the values in society, the Barbie era's influence focused on the marketing and benefits of commercial interests. ... Current modern women are viewed not only as a symbol of beauty and reproduction, but as a capable partner in work and daily chores. ...

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But ironically, she was not able to practice her new skill under the current law. ... Its patriotic focus and links with the social elite attracted many middle-class women, and significant donations from many groups. ...

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Underneath the title features the story of Rosalind Brewer, the current CEO of Sam's Club, who is the first African-American woman to take this rank in the company. ... After the story is a section titled "the President's Global Council of Women Leaders", a 16-member group of female senior executives, focusing on "attracting female talent, promoting inclusion, and investing in women externally....

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It is in this way, the elite can focus attention to the poor and shift attention away from their role in perpetuating economic inopportunity and incorrect labels on those affected. ... It is of the utmost importance to re-evaluate this claims and current controversies. ...

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At first glance this book mainly deals with such various themes such as physical abuse, prostitution, and the attempt to gain some hold in life, with the addition of current importance such as corruption, hypocrisy and the exploitation of a minority. ... The significance of this is to set off the idea of having all of these different "eyes" focusing on your every move, but yet being treated like you are nothing. ... The film was created with an omniscient narrator, meaning that there were about four different female focuses and the individual battle for each to make it in their society. ...

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These approaches go about measuring a nation's economical development at face value, determining its success by calculating only its monetary value instead of doing what the Capabilities Approach intends to do, which is focused solely on the ten factors Nussbaum asserts are necessary for a good quality life. ... Although primarily focused on the inequality of women relating to their career as well as their educational and political status, one issue Nussbaum mentions concerning gender currently at the height of universal controversy has been the matter of civil unions, or in other words, ...

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Currently, the toy catalogs one receives annually just in time for Christmas continue to have divided section. ... It calls for dedication and focus, possibly a bit of luck, as well as nurture and support to reach full potential. ... Left-sided thinkers are perfectionist and focused, allowing one to devote a lifetime to an idea. ...

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The cosmetic industry, which will be the focus of the author, relies heavily on advertisement. ... Nowadays, consumption has replaced production as the basis for social identity, according to Sturrock and Pioch, in their exploration of the current phenomenon of male grooming. In 1992 Kellner stated that " consumption is thus not purely concerned with the act of consuming itself, but more importantaly with the creation of identities through the complex process of consumption activity" Sturrock and Pioch continue further that the current postmodern age has led to the fragmentation of people...

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SUMMARY: This paper will focus on the roles of women from different cultures during this contemporary time. ... Although, in America, the role of women have been developed to its current stage through a lot of historical struggles such as the Civil Rights Movement. ... Over time, women have overcome several struggles to reach this current stage where equal opportunity is granted, discrimination is considered unconstitutional, and their work is accepted and appreciated. ...

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Abstract Butch women have been characterized as traditionally masculine in their personality and femme women as traditionally feminine. In humans, men tend to exhibit lower levels of parental investment in offspring than women do (Low, 1989). Women must incur the costs associated with internal fert...

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This Libman Company ad being in the magazine, mainly focuses on female audiences, but can speak to any one of its subscribers. ... This advertisement also plays on a social controversy of gender roles with the focus being on women as the ones that clean the house. ... It also sells a certain body image of a fit woman with the mop, which essentially can be aligned with many current advertisement strategies for women's brands in the United States. ...

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Women, who currently make up less than half the work force, are expected to fill 65 percent of the jobs created during this decade. ... Organizations have to follow the many guidelines to get diversity stick: They have to focus on getting the best talent out of the person regardless of different age, sex and other demographic differences. ...

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A mother who is educated and has a stable job can help their children just to focus on their school work, and reaching their education goals in the future. ... Currently, women are totally equal in many roles of family and society. ...

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