Characteristics of Women Seeking Careers in Technology
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A 15 page paper discussing the issues and environment affecting women seeking careers in technology-based fields. The writer provides an overview of the literature relating to the subject, as well as making an analysis of the characteristics of women involved in technology and science careers. Bibliography lists 13 sources.
Filename: Techwomn.wps

Elizabeth Cady Stanton / Revolutionary or Progressive
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In 5 pages the author answers the question of whether Elizabeth Cady Stanton was revolutionary or a progressive. It is argued that Elizabeth C. Stanton was progressive. "When men and women think, the first step to progress is taken" Elizabeth C. Stanton (Sandberg, 1991, PG). Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a progressive who was sometimes viewed as a revolutionary because of her contributions to the women's movement. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Stancady.wps

Feminist Inquiry / Is there a Feminist Philosophy / Science?
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A 9 page research paper exploring these questions. The writer posits that because of diverse claims to feminist concerns, there is no agreement on a feminist philosophy, but that the fact that there are debates on the issues and empirical evidence concerning women, there is a feminist science. Addressed are issues on welfare state v. democracy, women-headed households and claimed relationships to rising crime and other social ills, and the current debate over date rape. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: Cnfemsci.wps

Gender & The New Age of Technology
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A 5 page paper discussing gender in a computer world. The world has come quite a distance in the past century in relationship to technology as well as to gender issues but both are destined to continue to change. The advances which are prevalent in the world of communications and computers should likely be used as an incentive to overcome prejudices attached to gender differences. Differences which are unavoidable. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Gendtech.wps

Gender Gap
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Female Students Are Not Getting the Academic Assistance that Male Students Get: In 5 pages the author discusses the issue of female students not getting the academic assistance that male students get. "The gender gap is alive and well at the end of the 20th century. Female students are not getting the assistance that male students are getting. Male students are now, and have always been given the most attention in the academic setting. Academic programs are set up to favor the male gender. Education should be non-gender biased." Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Gendgap.wps

Gender Roles in Society
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This 5 page paper explores several sociological theories in terms of how society has been ordered to render the male the dominant sex. Feminist ideology is explored as well. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Gndrole.wps

Patriots in Disguise
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A 3 page paper examining the book, “Patriots in Disguise: Women Warriors of the Civil War,” by Richard Hall. The paper examines Hall’s opinions as well as his descriptions of women in battle. The issues examined are discussed in context with issues concerning National Defense and how women can, and do, play an important role in warfare. No additional sources provided.
Filename: Richall.wps

Seneca Falls’ Lasting Effect
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A 6 page paper examining conditions as they existed at the time of the Seneca Falls convention in 1848 and again 70 years later in 1918 when women at last won the right to vote. At the time of the Seneca Falls convention, women had no legal rights of any kind, including the right to hold a job or retain any family inheritance once she married. Evolution of women’s rights still has a way to go today, but conditions are far better than in the mid-19th century. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Seneca.wps

Sheila Tobias' Faces Of Feminism
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Recent interest in feminist theory have brought about a spate of books and articles that 'explain' the roots of feminism and attempt to give an overall view of the 'waves' of activity throughout the history of the movement. Sheila Tobias' book, Faces of Feminism: An Activist's Reflections on the Women's Movement, has not only met these goals but has done so in an interesting and personal style that gives depth and meaning to her experiences and the history of the women's movement. This 5 page paper examines the first third of her book and argues that The importance of tracing the threads of feminism through history is to show how women of today are repeating past mistakes-and how societal backlash is taking the same forms it has in the past. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KTfacfem.wps

Status of Women During and After WWII
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A 3 page research paper that examines how the wartime necessity of women in the workforce influenced the formation of the women's movement of the 1960s and 70s. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: 99status.wps

The Feminist Movement / A Success? :
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A 5 page research paper that examines whether or not the feminist movement has been successful. The writer argues that it has been successful and discusses the changed nature of American society to substantiate this position. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Succfemi.wps

The Impact Of Environment On Behavior
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The Healing Environment And The Effects On Battered Women : This 12 page paper considers the issue of the impacts of physical environment on human behavior and relates this to the development of the healing environment in battered women’s shelters and domestic violence centers. This paper considers the role that physical environment plays in determining a woman’s willingness to seek, participate and remain in treatment for spousal abuse, and also considers the transformation in the current health care and social service agencies that relates the process of healing to the environment within treatment settings. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: Envirhe.wps

When It’s Right to Kill an Infant
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A 5 page paper discussing the article titled “A Bioethical View: When It's Right to Kill an Infant,” by peter Singer, as it appeared in the April 10, 1999 edition of the New York Times. This article is illustrated as it relates to the utility theory and the paper argues that, if the logical and scientific reality were such that we could measure a person’s worth through physical health and conditions, Singer’s opinions would most definitely be valid. But Signer does not adequately present the information in such a way as to make this believable, and human life has always involved more than scientific reasoning. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RApeter.wps

"A Story of an Hour" and "A Sorrowful Woman"
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An 11 page paper which compares and contrasts Kate Chopin's "A Story of an Hour" and Gail Godwin's "A Sorrowful Woman." Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: RAhrsorw.rtf

"Am I Thin Enough Yet?"Sharlene Hesse-Biber
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(3 pp) Am I Thin Enough? is the "question" half of a 1994 book title by Sharlene Hesse-Biber. The "rest of the story," Hesse-Biber claims, may be found by looking at The Cult of Thinness and the Commercialization of Identity. Although she doesn't directly accuse anyone she feels that there are societal forces at work, which are detrimental to women's health. Everyday, women are given the message that how they look is more important than how they think.
Filename: BBthinn.doc

"Battered Women in the Courtroom-The Power of Judicial Responses": A Review of the Book by James Ptacek
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A 5 page paper analyzing Ptacek's review of the legal complications facing a woman who has been battered by her husband or significant partner. Ptacek's book stands out in three critical areas. In addition to considering the effects of men's violence on the daily lives of women, "Battered Women in the Courtroom-The Power of Judicial Responses" provides a review of the laws designed to protect women from abusive men and evaluates the response of judges to battered women who enter their courtroom seeking legal redress. Concludes that Ptacek's analysis of the legal arena facing battered women in the courtroom is one of the most thorough and detailed as of yet provided in the literature. No additional sources are listed.
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"Contributor To Stress Resistance: Testing A Model Of Women's Work-Family Conflict" - Article Review
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3 pages in length. "Contributor to Stress Resistance: Testing a Model of Women's Work-Family Conflict" by Karyn H. Bernas and Debra A. Major in the June, 2000 issue of Psychology of Women Quarterly seeks to illustrate how the inextricable relationship between work and family responsibilities is exacerbated by the factor of stress. When stress is present in a given situation where the woman simultaneously holds down a job outside the home as well as raises a family, the conflict between the two incompatible responsibilities is significantly greater; however, when stress is reduced, the work-family conflict is also abated. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCStrsRes.rtf