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    UNITED STATES- Players from the National Women’s Soccer League (N.W.S.L)‚ are having an outrage since being‚ the Gender Gap is affecting their sports and their lifestyles. The inequality in the Gender Gap are having citizens‚ across the United States‚ raise their voices and try to end the gap between the amount of earnings made from men and women. Now how does this affect the N.W.S.L.? Last year‚ the United States Women’s Soccer Team were killing their season last year‚ in result of them winning

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    look back on history‚ we could not possibly keep track of the number of times women were not given equal opportunity as men. It started off with rights as a whole‚ and then moved to voting‚ and even to this day we continue to battle with equal pay. Due to our biological makeup‚ men are key to our survival. As we have come to evolve and expand our knowledge‚ our past does not align with our present or even our future. Women have now moved themselves up the ladder and are making leaps and bounds just

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    were many instances where gender inequality was present. I have decided to write my paper on the second option‚ which asks us to analyze Antigone’s defiance and to also explain gender representation in Antigone. First I will discuss whether or not I felt that Antigone’s defiance was political or just an act of love for her brother. I will discuss how women were treated and viewed during this time especially Antigone. If there were any instances where there was a gender conflict I will also examine

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    prominent are gender and culture. Marjane reveals how gender affects the daily lives of people in Iran‚ she also shows how her life and many other lives were affected due to the cultural changes in Iran. Marji also explains how difficult it can be growing up in Iran for children and how it affects them. The chapter The veil explores gender inequality caused by the Islamic revolution and how it affected women and children in Iran. Marji was first affected by the Islamic Revolution in 1980 when women were

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    CASE STUDY 1) A study was conducted ( V.V.Giri National Labour Institute 2007) in Brass Industry‚Moradabad city Uttar Pradesh where 64 male and 5 female children worked in artisan units and 30 male and 2 female children worked in multi-process units. Why child labour? Children were put to work mostly because they were out of school. Their early entry into the workforce was a natural trap due to their reduced working capacity after 30 years. Highest productive capacity of an artisan was at the

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    Throughout most of America’s history there have been several ethnic groups such as womenAfrican Americans‚ and immigrants who have been discriminated and denied irrefutable rights. This is corrupt as men and women are created equal and together we are one human race despite our distinctions. Several pieces of legislation hold upon this truth to be self-evident. For instance‚ the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states‚ “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They

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    Gender inequality is a widespread problem. All around the world‚ we see women starting to fight back for their rights. Feminism is pushing to solve problems everywhere from reproductive rights to equal wages. Islamic feminism‚ on the other hand‚ is fighting on a whole other platform‚ especially in Iran. Iranian women live under the rule of a theocratic government‚ meaning that the country is ruled by the law of the Sharia‚ or the “law of God” in Islamic tradition. It might seem that women’s rights

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    Lauren Bender Gender Inequality in the Workplace Not a single state in the United States has equal compensation for men and women in the workplace. In fact‚ the state with the most equal annual earnings between men and women is Washington D.C. which is still a 9% difference. The reasons as to why women do not make the same as men vary. For one‚ women naturally tend to go to the caregiving jobs because of the motherly instinct and those jobs generally do not pay very well. Second‚ employers can

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    Throughout history‚ women have constantly struggled for equal rights. However‚ even after women have gained increased equality in many countries‚ gender inequality still exists on an international scale. The European country Estonia‚ in particular‚ faces a noticeably greater gap between men’s and women’s rights in comparison with its European neighbors. Despite the Estonian Gender Equality Law passed in 2004‚ sexism and gender stereotypes are still largely prevalent in Estonia’s government and society

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    Gender Inequality In the Nigerian Society By Morakinyo Ladipo-Ajayi Student # 6345172 Submitted to Mahmoud Masaeli DVM 1100 A October 30th‚ 2014 University of Ottawa Introduction Discussions on gender equality in recent times have focused on steps taken towards putting women in their proper prospects. In the past‚ each sex had clearly defined roles and the issue of gender conflict never arose. The extent of gender inequality had been hidden for so long that its seriousness is

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