Women's Right

The keyword Women's Right is tagged in the following 8 articles.

October 31, 2011 - 1509 words | Women's Studies » Feminism

In 1967, Valerie Solanas wrote and self-published the SCUM Manifesto, which called for male gendercide and the creation of a superior, all-female society.[1] This radical manifesto declared that women must “overthrow the government, eliminate the money system... Read Article »

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Women's Rights Feminism Valerie Solanas SCUM Manifesto Shock Value

The Media's Sexualization of Female Athletes: A Bad Call for the Modern Game

October 24, 2011 - 4371 words | Women's Studies » Women's Studies

Since the early 20th century, the feminist movement has made enormous strides to improve the status of female athletes. Prior to the movement’s achievements, female athletes had to play in much poorer facilities, under different rules, and with stricter dress... Read Article »

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Women's Studies Feminism Women's Rights Female Athletes Media Sexualization Sports

The Effect of CEDAW Ratification in Central Asia

May 16, 2011 - 3447 words | Political Science »

Despite the increasing number of states that have ratified binding international human rights treaties, human rights abuses continue unabated. The persistence of rights abuses cast doubt on the efficacy of human rights treaties. This paper empirically examines whether... Read Article »

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Women's Rights CEDAW Central Asia

Prompts for Progress: Feminism in the Islamic World

March 3, 2010 - 2830 words | Religious Studies » Women in Islam

From skimpy skirts to smoldering skivvies, American’s remember the 1960’s as a decade of social change and assertion of the rights and strengths of women. True to American style, the women’s movement was fought and won boldly and bluntly in the public... Read Article »

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Feminism Islam Women in Islam Women's Rights Religious Studies Women in Arab World Arab World Middle East

Examining Oppression Through the Lives and Stories of Sylvia Plath and Charlotte Perkins Gilman

January 5, 2010 - 5131 words | English » Female Oppression

Sylvia Plath‘s The Bell Jar is about a young woman named Esther Greenwood entering college in the early 1950’s, a time before the second wave of the women’s movement had been implemented. Esther has dreams of becoming a famous writer while most of... Read Article »

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Sylvia Plath Charlotte Perkings Gilman Female Oppression Women's Right The Bell Jar The Yellow Wallpaper

Triumph over Tragedy: The Women's Movement of Rwanda Finds Success Post-Genocide

January 1, 2010 - 2984 words | International Affairs » Rwanda

On April 6, 1994, the Hutu[1] president of Rwanda and the newly elected president of Burundi, also a Hutu, were both assassinated when their jet was shot down while landing in Kigali. In response to the April killing of the two state presidents, over the next three... Read Article »

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Rwanda Women Genocide Women's Movement Women's Empowerment Women's Right Womens Woman Post-genocide Grass Roots

Who Makes a Nation? An Examination of Nationalism, Gender, and Membership in the Nation

December 7, 2009 - 1370 words | Opinion » Nationalism

Nationalism is defined by Merriam-Webster’s dictionary as, “loyalty and devotion to a nation; especially: a sense of national consciousness exalting one nation above all others and placing primary emphasis on promotion of its culture and interests as opposed... Read Article »

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Nationalism Patriotism Gender Women's Studies Women's Issues Gender Equality Women's Rights Nation Feminism

A Feminist's Argument On How Sex Work Can Benefit Women

November 2, 2009 - 2425 words | Sociology » Prostitution

Sex work has long been criticized and stigmatized in our society. While many members of society view sex work as immoral and degrading to women, I argue that sex work is essentially just work, and that it is not necessarily harmful to women. Under circumstances in... Read Article »

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Sex Work Prostitution Women's Rights Feminism Feminist Sex-positive Feminism Sex Work Can Benefit Women