Sexual Harassment: A Case History
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A 5 page outline of a case of sexual harassment which reached the Supreme Court. Explores the issue of whether this harassment constituted sexual discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. Discusses the responsibility of the victim for reporting the incident and the responsibility of the employer for preventing it. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPsexHa2.wps

Women’s Education and Employment in Britain, 1850-1980
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This 11 page report discusses the history of women’s education and employment in Great Britain from 1850 to 1980. Of special note in the paper are the reasons attitudes regarding married women working outside the home changed from 1914 to 1980. Not surprisingly, key factors such as war, economic necessity, social class, and the advent of the Industrial Age all influenced virtually all of those changes. Bibliography lists 20 sources.
Filename: BWwoemp.rtf

Gender Bias
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A 6 page paper that discusses gender bias against women in a male-dominated culture. Stereotypical behaviors are learned early in life and are perpetuated throughout life in media depictions of women. The comments of three feminist authors are integrated: Sandra Lee Bartky, Sandra Lipsitz Bem, and Catharine A. MacKinnon. The writer also addresses the need for women to take responsibility to change their own environment. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGwomn.rtf

Gender Biased Language
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6 pages in length. This paper reviews three articles on the title subject and analyzes each article. There are people who use language that would be considered biased in use. The question that is raised is this: Is the language a cause of the bias or is the bias a cause of the language used? Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: JGAlingu.wps

The 'Smurfette Principle' & Today's Gender-Biased Media
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Nearly three decades after the 'Feminist Movement' and the initiation of the Equal Rights Amendment, much of the entertainment media is still reflecting lower-level roles, even subordinate roles for women. This 4 page essay explores 'The Smurfette Principle' in terms of various preschool television shows. The similarity of today's storylines to those of 25 and more years ago is astounding. . . a rather incredible fact in light of the feminist movement. Gender bias is alive and well in entertainment media. No bibliography.
Filename: Smurfett.wps

Critique of Western Feminist Representation
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A 7 page paper that discusses the argument between feminists on the issue of 'third world' representation of women. The paper focuses upon theories presented by Abu-Lughod, Mahanty, Russo and Torres, and also looks at Bell Hooks' theory that feminists must interact with the women they study in order to get a true understanding of the applicability of theory. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Femcrit.wps

The Struggle To Reshape Thinking About Gender
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A 7 page paper that discusses the need to act on feminist theory, and posits that feminist anthropologists move out of the ivory tower and into action. The writer includes discussion around views of feminist anthropological theory postulated by writers such as Naomi Wolf, Marilyn Strathern, Pat Caplan, and bell hooks. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Femgen.wps