Category: Woman

With the violent death of Jamal Khashoggi, reportedly under direct orders from the Saudi Royal Family, Saudi Arabia has seen their human rights violations thrust into the light. For years western countries have seemed to turn a blind eye to these abuses based on various factors, most notably the close relationship between the United States…

As a new immigrant to Canada my knowledge of Indigenous people was very limited or close to non-existent, especially topics on Indigenous women. Taking this course has impacted me in so many ways and it has opened up my eyes to many of the problems that is witnessed in this city regarding the First Nations…

Édouard Manet has a well-versed collection of art that has truly stood the test of time. In his era, Manet definitely pushed the boundaries of what society deem appropriate and real art, but most commonly now, he is known as the father of modern art. In this essay I will be discussing Manets Woman with…

Fanny Mendelssohn and Clara Schumann were two women that dealt with many problems women in todays society deal with. Unfortunately we still live in a society where gender roles play a very important role in our every day lives. For fanny Mendelssohn and Clara Schumann this was a very apparent issue in their lives. Both…

The term New Women was coined by the Irish writer and public speaker Sarah Grand in 1894 in refer to intelligent, educated, emancipated, independent, and self-supporting women. Independence was not simply a matter of the mind: it also involved physical changes in activity and dress, as activities such as bicycling expanded womens ability to engage…

The tribal women have been given insufficient recognition in the literary as well as the social canon in the pre and post-independence period. The traditional image of Indian womanhood, whether the socially secure and independent image of Aryan woman or the sheltered and protected image of the purdah clad medieval woman, does not include the…

Pakistan is considered to be the third most dangerous country for women in the world. In the paper, I would analyze the problems that women in Pakistan face every day, and how difficult it is to survive in a male dominated society. Women in Pakistan are thought as subordinate to men. In a patriarchal society…

Brahmanism is the branch of the Hindu religion, previously known dominators of the Indian society, the priests. They are considered to be higher class than any other Hindu person. These Brahmans are the ones in the religion who do all the rituals and sacrifices as it is part of their dharma(duty). Some brahmans believe that…

This essay focuses on women, goddesses and their freedom and power in the classical world. It will investigate the differences and similarities between them, and attempt to cast a light on why goddesses were very powerful, whilst mortal women spent their lives mostly secluded from society. To achieve this, the position of the woman in…

Her objection is ridiculous because there is no reason why a simple visit by a man should necessarily imply sexual encounter. One can imply that as reflection of a neurotic state of a sexually repressed woman. Rose is afraid of the revealing of a guilty past, that of a whore. There are several clue that…