Males Verses Females: Wage Disparities in the Workplace
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A 3 page exploration of the persistant problem of pay differences for men verses women who are performing the same jobs. This paper explains this problem from the perspective of the so-called radical feminist approach as well as from a structural/functionalist approach. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Mamas, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Less Than Perfect - Society's Tendency Toward "Mother-Blaming"
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An 8-page paper that examines the conventional tendency of society to blame mothers for the dysfunction of their children and of society itself. Discussed is the development of this theory in the 1950s, its progress throughout the latter half of the twentieth century, and the overall change in attitude and views toward this theory that is currently occurring in modern society. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: LCMamas.doc

Management - Glass Ceiling - Managing Oneself
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A 6 page paper. Is there a glass ceiling for women? This is discussed with data provided about both the gender pay gap and the lack of women in top positions. Suggestions for breaking the ceiling are provided as well as what many women are doing to avoid it. The essay also discusses the need to manage oneself in order to manage one's career. Specific areas for reflection are discussed. Finally, the old and new management paradigms are outlined, including new ideas on managing diversity. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Margaret Fuller (1810-1850).
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(5 pp) America's first true feminist, Margaret Fuller holds a distinctive place in the cultural life of the American Renaissance. Transcendentalist, literary critic, editor, journalist, teacher, and political activist, ultimately turned revolutionary, she numbered among her close friends the intellectual prime movers of the day: Emerson, Thoreau, the Peabody sisters, the Alcotts, Horace Greeley, Carlyle, and Mazzini--all of whom regarded her with admiration and sometimes even awe. This discussion focuses on Fuller and her work. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Marge Piercy’s “Women on the Edge of Time” as an Example of Feminist Utopian Literature
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A 6 page paper which the concept of utopia from a feminist context, providing insight into the author’s ideology, with a brief background to consider the times in which the novel was written, and a specific consideration of what makes the novel utopian, in terms of content, form and structure. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Maria Luisa Bombal's The Tree
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The story of The Tree by Maria Luisa Bombal is based on events in the life of a young woman that are infused with exaggerated and, or, 'magical' elements. This 5 page paper asserts that story is centered on the gender roles of Hispanic society that negate the existence of women through a focus on male roles. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Marriage and the Role of Women
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This 8 page paper provides an overview of the concept of marriage and the role of women through assessments of the views of St. Augustine, St. Jerome and a number of other writings. This paper assesses the substantial directives for marriage outlined in the writings of religious philosophers and the way in which these were applied in medieval times. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Marriage is Detrimental to the Freedom of Women
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This 6 page paper examines several films, plays, short stories and so forth to provide support for the thesis that women are unfulfilled in marriage. Both life and literature is discussed. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Married and Single Women in the Early Nineteenth Century
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A Comparison to Jane Austin's Emma; This 6 page paper considers the public and private perceptions of women at the beginning of the nineteen century. There was a great difference in the status of a married woman and that of a single woman, which can be seen by the way in which it contrasts with heroine of the book Emma and the self determination shown by Emma, and the results of her actions. The bibliography cites 3 sources.
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Married Women in the Workplace; A Dissertation Proposal
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This 5 page paper is a proposal for a dissertation that will study the influences that act on married women determining whether or not they actively participate in the workplace. The paper considers the background, the research question, a brief literary review as well as considering how the study may be conducted. The bibliography cites 4 sources.
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Martin & Gould/Gender Stereotype & Reproduction
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A 3 page essay that discusses the essays "The Egg and the Sperm" by Emily Martin and "Women's Brains" by Jay Gould. Both authors address how culture can shape and influence what scientists present as "fact." While Martin and Gould address different aspects of gender bias that have appeared in science, they are in agreement that gender stereotypes of male and female behavior have highly influenced how natural phenomena is perceived. Both essays suggest that the general public should be highly skeptical of science whenever so-called "scientific" conclusions appear to justify or rationalize societal biases. No additional sources cited.
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Mary Wilkins Freeman
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5 pages in length. Feminist and ghost story writer Mary Wilkins Freeman, a child of poverty, grew up surrounded by the overwhelming sense of failure that permeated from her long-suffering father, whose bouts with depression – brought on by harrowing Civil War episodes – only exacerbated his inability to sustain his family's needs. Ever resourceful, Mary did her best to alleviate the pressure at home by painting and teaching, however, the "family's economic decline" (McFadden, 2000) was in such a fierce downward spiral that even her best attempts were far too inadequate. Writing became her economic mainstay, and she began earning money for her literary efforts as early as 1881; still, this was not to be a help to her destitute family, all of who died during the following two years. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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