I found two articles today that highlight how women can – and do – change the world. In Africa‚ there was a recent meeting of women who work in development to help spur gender equality throughout the continent and embed equality into development practices. Uganda has passed legislation stipulating that a third of the seats in parliament and local authorities should be occupied by women. Now‚ 29.8 percent of legislative seats are in female hands‚ according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
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Women as agents of change INTRODUCTION Throughout most of Western and African history‚ women were confined to the domestic sphere‚ while public life was reserved for men. Women were denied the right to own property‚ to education‚ or to participate in public life. Women can change the institutional imbalances in society through advocacy‚ lobbying and activism. This paper therefore seeks to discuss in detail how women can be agents of change in all institutions that govern their lives through venturing
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constitution‚ women are legal and prominent citizens of the country and have equal rights when compared to men. Due to lack of credence from the male dominant society‚ Indian women suffer immensely. Women are responsible for baring children‚ yet they are malnourished and in poor health. Women are also overworked in each and every field and complete all of the domestic work. Most Indian women are illiterate. Although the country’s constitution says women have equal status to men‚ women are powerless
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that is actively fighting for change. For example: Today that is the gay/lesbian community which struggles for equal rights when it comes to tax‚ marriage or military service. During the 19th century it was a larger portion of the population; Women. During this time women and men were expected to fill different roles in society. Men were expected to be the bread winners‚ live public lives. Whether it be going to work or socializing in saloons/pubs/bars‚ while women were expected to live their lives
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Progressive Era lasted from the 1890s to the 1920s focusing on many different issues. During the Progressive Era women played a key part in trying to make changes in their political rights and making advancements in progressivism. “Equal Rights” was not what it seemed to be‚ women of course had their freedom but they necessarily didn’t have the freedom to vote like that of men. There are so many different things that led to women getting involved in the Progressive Era. Before women’s suffrage ended these
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During the Elizabethan time period‚ the ideal woman was quiet and obedient. A woman who was outspoken and opinionated seemed to be rare and unwanted. The ideal man was envisioned to be masculine‚ ruler of the house‚ and to be overshadowed by women. Shakespeare mentions both of his thoughts of the ideal woman and man in both plays and in sonnet 127. Shakespeare’s writing helped the reader understand and accept the gender roles being changed. “Although Shakespeare reflects and at times supports the
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Women change the world “A woman is like a tea bag- you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water”‚ these were the well said words of former US first lady and leading feminist Eleanor Roosevelt. How many women do our lives comprise of‚ how many have we thanked. The daughters‚ the mothers‚ the sisters‚ the fribblings – friends like siblings‚ the wives‚ the aunts‚ the nieces‚ the grand-some things‚ the young uns‚ the teens. The women in our lives. Who love‚ lose‚ cry. Laugh‚ heal‚
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Women were not equals in the Age of Reason. Their education was deemed of little importance. They were to accept their role as “pleaser”. In marital roles they had limited property rights and physical abuse was not against the law. Women were considered intellectual and physical inferiors‚ who were in need of both direction and protection from their male counterparts. In paintings‚ females were often depicted as soft and helpless‚ as shown in Jacques-Louis Davids ’ painting “Oath of the Horatii
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Women during the French Revolution had various roles. The two main roles woman played during the french revolution was joining the crusade for freedom and fighting for equality. Women during the french revolution joined the crusade for freedom. Woman during the revolution would buy food and would manage their families slender resources‚ but this role for woman changed after the economy worsened because of Bastille falling. The economic crises lead to women not being able to manage their household
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Women mostly found jobs in domestic service‚ textile factories‚ and piece workshops. They also worked in the coal mines. For some‚ the Industrial Revolution provided independent wages and a better standard of living. For the majority‚ however‚ factory work in the early years of the 19th century resulted in a life of hardship. My opinion has already harvested the importance and dislocation of woman’s role in the industrial revolution. That woman did endure
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