Category: Feminism

The underlying feminism in the famous classic Little Women by Louisa Alcott is a topic widely discussed since the novels publication in 1868, just after the first wave of the feminist movement. The real discussion revolves mainly around the main protagonist Jo Josephine March and her character traits that are very clear to critics and…

The work of women writers in the 19th century is termed to have been very limited in both physical and artistic sense. Many facts can be attributed to that including politics of the time and the places of women in the society at the time. Women of that time saw the need to emancipate themselves…

In The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne created a story about a woman who was to endure the disgrace of the scarlet letter A that sewed on her garments as a symbol of her adultery. This character’s name is Hester Prynne. Nathaniel Hawthorne created this story after he was fired from his job working in the…

Introduction to Feminism in ‘In the Time of the Butterflies’ It has been argued over many years, that women are no less than men, that women are strong, powerful and that women do not need a masculine figure to represent them in any way. How correct are those statements? Do women really need to prove/argue…

Feminism in branding is the portrayal of a product, service or organisation as advocating for equality between the sexes and in the process, capture consumers who share this ideology. This form of advertising, known as advertising is due to the increase in the change of favourable consumer behaviour, especially among women towards brands that encourage…

It has always been agreed upon that America, as a nation was founded, civilized and industrialized upon many degraded institutes. Some great examples include: racism, slavery, discrimination, hate crimes, fragmentation, and much more. One of the main practices that I feel is very prevalent today but not understood to its entire depth, is sexism. Sexism…

Abstract This study will examine reasons why few girl and women take Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects in Universities. STEM is hypothesized to have fewer female representations than male. Participants will be 200 female first year students from Australian National University. They will self-report reasons why they took or did not take STEM…

The issues of oppression of women have been a burning problem since time immemorial. The constant struggle of women to change the concept that they are the weaker sex is prevalent in world history. This concept works through the intertwining of ideas about the physiological nature, ascribed social roles and the psychic structure. There is…

Introduction Feminism today is a cause that several males and females are trying to champion. This is because they believe that the cause is indeed a noble one. Therefore, they fight for equal right for females, respect for females and above all, a pedestal with equal chances for females, just like the male. On this…

The world of science is in the midst of gender reckoning. Women cannot go on being persistently ignored. They also play a key role in our lives. From the earliest times of human civilization there are some very significant contributions which women have played a key role in by offering their scholarly research. They have…