Essays on Gender Diversity

Even though women have come a long way in the world of equality we are still living in a patriarchal society. Although Harvard law school is equally divided 50-50, between male and female students, only 34% of attorneys are women. and even if women do become attorneys, they are more likely to leave the profession...

Problem: How did the United States of America use women to justify intervention in Iraq? Postcolonial feminism is a relatively new theory that is defined by Wikipedia as “a form of feminism that developed as a response to feminism focusing solely on the experiences of women in western cultures.” This theory is developed from the...

At the current rate of progress, it will take 108 years to close the gender gap in the United States (Wulfhorst). The Cambridge Dictionary definition of a gender gap is the discrepancy in opportunities, status, and attitudes, between men and women. Because of the patriarchal-dominated society in the United States, it is hard to break...

As women, we have all been in instances where we have been told we are not able to do something due to the sole fact that we are female. This subjective way of life has been shown for thousands of years, from unequal voting rights to unequal pay. Women go through distressing cruelty and oppression...

Cleopatra, the Queen of Egypt has effectively captured the popular imagination of writers and audiences throughout myriad time periods, gaining historical and cultural significance which metamorphosed the ancient Queen into an iconic figure laced with a mystical persona embedded with an alluring charisma. Gender politics blanket plethora of representations of Cleopatra across time periods and...

Introduction Abortion has been an issue in society for decades, dating all the way back to the Bible making indirect references to it. More recently, it has become even more of a debate with people choosing between two sides, Pro-Life and Pro-Choice. Both sides have very different opinions on what should happen regarding abortions. Pro-Lifer’s...

For years, women were looked at as fragile beings, who were only good for maintaining the household and making children. Many centuries ago, women were viewed as property, they were owned by their fathers and once married they belonged to their husbands. They had barely any rights even though they played a huge role in...

To begin, in order to properly understand the racial and gender stereotypes of the historical moments of the two texts I have chosen to study, Shakespeare’s Othello and Barbauld’s The Mouse’s Petition, it is paramount that we know what exactly the stereotypes were. Shakespeare’s tragic play is set in the backdrop of a highly sexist,...

Introduction: Domestic violence or Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) has been recognised globally as a serious social, health and human rights concern. This may involve sexual, physical, or emotional abuse. Although domestic violence occurs across all cultural and faith communities (Devries et al., 2013), little is known about how refugee women settled in Australia experience violence...

1. Why is important to have a diverse workforce in terms of gender? Gender diversity is an umbrella term that is used to describe gender identities that demonstrate a diversity of expression beyond the binary framework. Changes are underway, with a growing proportion of women seeking positions out of a “nurturing” role and stepping into...