Women often feel that society is male dominated. This may be true though it is not wise to tell a strong-willed female that. In the story "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Gilman the narrator is dominated by her husband. She is confined and kept imprisoned in a room and her mind. The mos...

One of the most famous of Aristophanes' comedies depicting powerfully effectual women is "Lysistrata," named after the female lead character of the play. It portrays the Athenian, Lysistrata (which means "release of war"), and the women of Athens teaming up with the women of Sparta to force the...

Letter to the Editor: I am writing to you in response to the essay that appeared in the first issue of Ms in 1971 entitled "I Want a Wife" by Judy Brady. I believe that the author of this essay does exaggerate the position a wife holds in the home, but not too greatly. This was writte...

Women's Inequalities When you think of a CEO of a company or of world political leaders, do you think of a man or of a woman? Many, if not most of us, see these positions as being held by men. In this essay, I will explain why women are still not equal to men. In the first paragraph I will d...

J. S. Mill VS. H. G. Wells In the coming of the 20th century many attitudes began to change. Views traditionally held started to be questioned. This is most evident in the literature of the time. Many wrote about social change in various forms. Mill in his book The Subjection of Women challeng...

Gender inequality has long been battled upon by scholars. There is the continuing controversy of what makes men and women different from each other. Is it in their biological make up or is it in how their culture and society brought them up? For some sociologists, they believe that culture sets the ...

The Oresteian Trilogy The growing green grass, inching its way up towards the heavens. The warm, oozing apple pie that mom just put in the oven, gurgling and bubbling as it cooks in the heat. The baby bird that, after so much preparation, has finally learned to fly away from its nest and from it's...