... writing articles in French in which all the nouns have been assigned a feminine gender writers can call attention to the arbitrariness of such rules. Other strategies include rewriting popular sexist jokes and phrases with the genders reversed to make the subtle sexisms stand out more. Creating a woman centred language is far more difficult because it requires a separation from many of the ... ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... a fool out of the female entity. These feelings are illustrated as early as in the opening paragraph when they encounter the woman for the first time. While working, they made jokes about getting an egg from some woman in the flats under them, to poach it for dinner."" Such a comment demonstrates the men's belief about gender roles: that the woman will ... ...

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... is a minor aspect of crossing the lines of cultural gender expectations. She is also described as an efficient business person, not afraid to verbalize her desires, and she laughs and jokes in [mixed] company (lines 445-75). Her attire seems loud, heavy and abrasive. The effect of masculinity is reinforced by her hat, "as brood as is a bokeler or a targe", and ... ...

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