... influence female gang behavior, and discusses the long-term consequences of gang membership for females. Gangs are studied because they are of social concern. That concern stems from typically masculine acts of vandalism, violence, and other serious threats. It was often assumed that females did not take part in such behavior, so early researchers were not interested in the delinquency ... members and their chances of maturing into conventional, law abiding, adults. A female gang may be autonomous or allied with a male gang, or female gang members may be part of a fully gender - integrat...

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... , it is nowhere near equal. Opportunities that were once only given to men are now sometimes being awarded to women as well. The gender gap is still present throughout the workforce. Recent studies show that men continuously dominate higher positions in the workforce. In fact surveys of the ... advancing. Becoming a superior seems like a hopeless and distant dream. Women end up bailing out into a different business that has more to do with their gender.18 The majority of businesses that have women in top positions deal with mostly women. "Whatever kind of people populate the heart of the ...

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• Grade Level: High School