Gender Issues: Have Woman's Rights Improved? Twenty-five years ago, when my mother was little she had three career choices available to her, a teacher, a nurse, or a secretary. So as the I was growing up my mother made sure that I knew that I could be whatever I wanted to b...

Antifeminist rant Why am I an antifeminist? Because feminism packs just as much bullshit as "gender prejudice", that's why. It is known feminists distort the truth, and give mixed messages to their "fellow wimmin". Example one: Feminists say they want "equality ...

Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" portrays a small town in which the citizens gather for a yearly lottery. Unlike the "typical" lottery, this is not one you would want to win. Throughout "The Lottery," Jackson focuses on families from the village in order to demonstrate the role of separation o...

Shirley Jackson's "The Lottery" portrays a small town in which the citizens gather for a yearly lottery. Unlike the "typical" lottery, this is not one you would want to win. Throughout "The Lottery," Jackson focuses on families from the village in order to demonstrate the role of separation of gen...

At the present rate of development, according to many scientists, the world will reach critical mass sometime within the next fifty years. With these doomsday predictions, many development models have come under scrutiny for their shortsightedness and lack of environmental concerns. Over the p...

The role of women is crucial to any society's formation. Particularly in the Middle East, the correlation between gender and the nation is instrumental in the formation of the modern state. Essentially, the "Woman Question" attempts to understand the role of women within the modern state and thei...

Voiceless Victims: A Woman in a Man's World Carol Oates invites readers to consider an issue many would rather avoid, because Kelly is someone easy to identify with; she could be our daughter, sister, or even ourselves. Kelly, a young, intelligent, woman, in Oates' novella, Black Water, explores ...

Many people are familiar with the ancient picture of cave-dwellers being the hairy, gruff bully of a man, dressed in animal skins, club in hand as he drags a female back to his cave. This drastic picture is not what one would get while reading Clan of the Cave Bear. The tale is a little more pictu...

The Role Of Women in "That 70's Show" The 1970's were a very powerful point in time for the women's movement throughout the United States. Females around the country were proving that they were physically and mentally equal to men and it was time people realized that. ...

The National Lesbian and Gay Law Association (NLGLA) promotes equality and diversity for those involved in the legal professions. The NLGLA sponsors the Lavender Law Conference annually in conjunction with the National Lesbian and Gay Law Foundation. The conference, which is held this year in M...

Men and Women throughout History Since the beginning of time, men and women have been different: physically, emotionally, and mentally. Nearly all of our ancient historical documents point to the domination of men over women in almost every civilization hat has graced this earth. Relations betwe...