Suite101

Articles related to "Gender Roles"



Stained Glass Life
This article provides a metaphorical key to help us escape the prison of rules and expectations that leave us overwhelmed and defeated.
art gender roles dreams gender roles women's issues


Gender and Work
Great strides have been made over the past 50 years regarding gender and hiring practices but there are still differences between men and women at work.
gender men and women discrmination hiring practices eeoc

Helping Your Granddaughter Succeed
What happens to the bright-eyed exuberance of girls between the primary grades and high school graduation? This article gives ways to improve your granddaughter's achievement, her confidence and self-esteem, and overcome gender bias.
education gender gender bias gender roles teenage girls

Its Time For a New Sexual Revolution
This article reviews current sexual scripts and calls for a new liberating expression of sexuality for both men and women.
women's issues sex men's issues gender roles liberation

Marriage Shock
Why do women still slowly evolve into modern day June Cleavers?
marriage wedding women men identity

Nadezhda Durova, Female Soldier
Nadezhda Durova joined the Russian army in the 19th century and lived her life as a man. In her fiction, she explored gender roles and broke societal norms.
nadezhda durova the cavalry maiden nurmeka gender roles in russia cross-dressing

Nobody Wants To Talk About It. Period.
Have you ever wondered what the world would be like if men menstruated?
gender roles menstruation feminism sexism anecdotes

Outing: Socially Responsible or Socially Reprehensible? Part I
This article defines outing (revealing that another person is lesbigay without his or her consent) and explores some of the reasons why people engage in outing. Part I of II.
gay lesbian bisexual homophobia outing

Redefining Aboriginal Gender Roles
This guest writer is a Nyungar woman, making bold statements about the hardships faced by Indigenous women in Western Australia.
nyungar nation noongar people nyoongar people nyungar yorga nyungar women

The Gender Question: Are Our Boys Falling Behind?
A brief look at gender equality. Amidst a movement to bring young females in the U.S. to an equal level with young males, the importance of our <i>sons</i> in society seems to have been lost somewhere along the way.
girls boys sons daughters equality

Indigenous Homosexuality
Colonial homophobia marginalised homosexual and transgender Aborigines. But intolerance was never part of traditional life, as seen in the story of the Tiwi Sistergirls.
sistergirls indigenous sistergirls tiwi sistergirls gay indigenous indigenous homosexuality

Women, Sex and Music
It has become appallingly obvious that the music industry will do anything to promote a female singer. Even if it means sexualizing her for the benefit of record sales.
women in music female singers in the music industry sexualization of female singers laura mulvey visual pleasure and narrative cinema

Cross-Cultural Marriage
Intercultural marriages require more than simply getting along. Here are marriage issues and advice to consider before you tie the knot with someone from another culture
cross cultural marriage intercultural marriages intercultural relationships marriage advice marriage issues

Feminism and Classic Anthropology
This article explores the roots of cultural feminism and its links to classical anthropology, and the New Utopia.
utopia feminism cultural feminism anthropology ideology

Gender in Wicca: Moving Beyond Traditional Ideas
A fresh look at the ideas of gender and polarity in Wicca. This article presents a fresh look at the ideas of gender roles in Wicca, as well as interpreting the Wheel of the Year and the role of the God and Goddess's gender polarity.
wheel of the year gender role fertility duality duotheism

Native Rites of Passage Today
Amidst conflicting gender roles and stereotypes, Indigenous boys explore their options for becoming men in the modern world.
aboriginal initiation aboriginal rites of passage male rites of passage traditional manhood aboriginal gender roles

Same-Sex Schooling
This article explores the challenges of same-sex schooling as a breech of civil liberties. Research indicates that girls thrive in same-sex classrooms.
exclusion inclusion pedagogy same-sex difference

A Woman's Call To Ministry
The call of women into ministry has been a point of challenge as far back as the early nineteenth century. From that period until today, women have overcome many obstacles to simply do what they were called to do, preach the word of God.
women female united methodist um church

Evolution of Women Heroes in Film
Throughout history women have sought the equal opportunities afforded to men, including the right to kick some butt; these filmmakers have given them their chance.
women heroes female action heroes chicks who kick butt gender roles in film james cameron

Improve Your Relationships
Stop the anxiety and worry that occurs with misunderstanding and misinterpreting others. Check your perceptions, improve relationships and reduce stress in your life
improve relationships stress in relationships stressful relationships improve communication reduce relationship stress

Male Daughters, Female Husbands
This article explores the concepts of "male daughters" and "female husbands" found in southeastern Nigeria among the Igbo ethnic group.
male daughters female husbands ifi amadiume igbo ibo

Reality TV as a Teacher Resource
Reality TV may be insipid, but it says quite about about the human condition. Here are some suggestions for incorporating reality TV shows into the college classroom.
college student reality tv free teacher resource survivor reality television

Soviet Women Labor Expectations
Proposed menstrual leave labor policies were under discussion pre-WWII, while Soviet women were expected to defy human physical limitations after WWII.
soviet women labor expectations soviet women soviet gender roles women laborers pre-wwii russia

Storytelling from China to America
From the best seller The Joy Luck Club, comes another unique tale of survival and a quest for identity in The Kitchen God's Wife by Amy Tan.
the kitchen god's wife female storytelling a quest for female identity alienation abjection


| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | 0-9 |