Summary: Women Behind The Labels

Juanita says, 'I feel my isolation alone in a big house full of people" (Romero, p. 22). The social norms and values surrounding the domestic service was a possible cause of Juanita's loneliness. These problems that Romero mentions are not confined to just Juanita. It applies to all the invisible workers working in the domestic service. At last Romero highlights that the class of domestic workers comprises mostly of women. Romero talks about her own experience working as a domestic worker, how she learned these domestic services through her mom. On weekend Romero would go clean houses along with her mother. Invisible workers are not found among all socioeconomic aspects. They are concentrated among the lower social

We have read and watched a lot of information about the women and the way they are treated in their working area, specifically when we talked about the maquiladoras on the boarder. This week we are presented with another source of information about the maquiladoras and how maquiladora employees live their daily lives. The film, “Maquilapolis” by Vicky Funari and Sergio de la Torre uses a social art practice to contribute to the privileging of subalterns voices. In the film, the filmmakers start by telling the stories of a few women who worked for the maquilas and tell their experience as employees of those big corporations such as Sony, Panasonic, Sanyo, among many others. Some of these women explain how they started working since those maquiladoras opened in the 1960’s and they explain how it was a big deal to work

In her essay “ Dispelling The Myth Of Gender Bias In The Family Court System,” Cathy Meyer, a certified marriage educator and divorce coach, tries to prove that courts have no bias and are not the cause of mothers obtaining custody in the majority of divorces. To support her conclusion, Meyer includes quantitative information and her own experience. Although she includes facts, Meyer fails to explain each fact and focuses on mentioning more of her own opinion.

To her horror, Cecilia turns up hideously murdered in the desert, with the baby disemboweled just a few days short of giving birth, a victim of the epidemic of homicides of young women from southern Mexico emigrating to the north for better work. In need of a way to support themselves and their families, many of the Mexican women work in maquiladoras or factories and are paid meager wages, are exposed to the dangers of traveling from work to the dilapidated colonies where many of them live, and are denied governmental protection. Since women at the maquiladora are dispensable, they have a low use value because they can be replaced

Your question asks us “How does one of the women discussed in Women on the Margins illuminate a particular aspect or aspects of gender in early modern Europe?” I feel that Gliki gave us light on what it was like to live in the seventeenth century on being a Jewish woman, and also it sheds light on the struggle she had to go through keep her family together as best as she could. She also showed us that she was able to rise through the ashes like a phoenix from all her hardships that she had to experience throughout her life.

According to the author, on the late of 1990’s were an estimated 600 to 3000 trafficked women and girls in Bosnia and Herzegovina and other 120,000 women and children each year were trafficked through the Balkan region to the countries of European Union. After the Dayton Peace was signed to help people to rebuild after the war in the 1990’s in Yugoslavia, new ‘’business’’ was opened in small bars and nightclubs near the military facility. Those women who worked there were from Moldovia, Romania, Ukraine, Russia, and from Belarus and Bulgaria. Most of them experienced physical, psychological and sexual violence and many of them had many transmitted diseases. Those women reported serving many clients per night to satisfy the clients and the

They are "women of Mexican descent born and raised in the United States", and they often work as domestics. She talks about the relation between domestics and their employers which is often not a good one because employers feel superior due to the difference of social class. Domestics are in the house but are often invisible but still under supervision, which made them feel lonely. There is also the

In today’s up-to-date culture, where everything is evolving, from fashion to technology. One thing has remained the same: Double Standards in the workplace. Although women have managed to make impressive advances in the workplace to match their male counterparts, the unfortunate and ineluctable reality is the double standards they regularly face in the workplace. Distinguished Shampoo Company Pantene aims to bring to light this appalling truth through its short one-minute commercial, “ Labels against Women”, which communicates the disparity between men and women in the workplace through these so-called “ labels”. The combination of irony, repetition, ethos and pathos incorporated into the commercial as well the appropriate backdrop allows Pantene to effectively address the double standards faced by women, while also cleverly publicising its products.

Gender communication and identity arise from direct definition, which is an explicit definition that shapes and tells us who we are through the labels made by parent/guardians and peers based on our behaviors (Wood, pg. 186). Peers tend to greatly emphasize gender conformity, and this concept was quite visible in the movie between Claire and Bender. The two get into an argument about their family backgrounds and it is obvious to see that due to their contrasting upbringing, they both differed on viewpoints of life. Because of these differences, Claire showed to take offense to Bender's demeaning statements and insults. She also showed her vulnerability side as she began to cry and reveal her feelings. On the contrary, Bender had no shame in

The incompetence of women has existed ever since distinct differences between sexes was widely noticed. Biological, physical, and cultural factors have played a major part into the belief of behaviors taken on by males and females. This ideal of “this is what a man is and this is what a woman is” has translated into a much bigger problem. For instance, the lack of acknowledgement as well as acceptance of opinions and attributes of women. Men are seen as extremely important, opinionated and trustworthy individuals compared to women who are often seen just as child barriers and housewives. Looking across the board there are multiple instances where women have been put on the backburner due to this widely accepted misrepresentation. Authors from

This autobiographical analysis will define the overarching aspects of feminist identity and Christian values in the music of Toni Braxton in Unbreak My Heart: A Memoir. Braxton’s autobiography defines the power of an African American female artist to defy negative images of African American music culture by adopting a feminist stance on the dignity of women in the music industry. Braxton’s career defines the high levels of success of an African American feminist singer, which dictate a “survivalist:” mentality in her ability to overcome failed relationships and the struggle with disease and poor health in her later career. The private aspirations of Braxton’s life involve the struggle for women in popular music to retain a Christian identity,

Characterization through stereotyping female identity creates weak characters bound by gender expectations. The evolution of dimensional working-girl protagonists develops an unconventional female identity, which breaks the common tropes of a woman’s role in literature and society. Independent female archetypes often adopt masculine qualities to achieve status, earnest acceptance and independence in a man’s world. The heroine, Nancy Drew, promotes the corrosion of traditional female identity, inheriting male-identified traits to express success and strength. In the first chapter of Carolyn Keene’s mystery novel, The Message in the Hollow Oak, the archetype of a strong female character equates success from transcending into male-identified personality, reverting from tradition femininity and adopting male qualifies to express strong independent characteristics. Through the narrative exposition and indirect integration of character development through dialogue and inner monologue, female characters within the novel display strength by identifying with masculine strength. Female identity is contrasted through the characterization of George and Bess, identifying two representations of femininity as one that conforms to the norms of gender within society, and one who equates boyish physical appearance with strength and success.

According to the Manifesto of women, certain women are permitted to work outside their home in operational roles. Only under exceptional circumstances, unmarried or widowed, can be become part of the Al-Khansaa brigade. Created in February 2014, the brigade has for main purpose to enhance ISIS stringent conception of Islamic morality. The activities of the brigade range from intelligence gathering, law enforcement and recruitment. The public policy of morality operates in Raqqa, capital of the Caliphate, applying ISIS strict sharia law. Although women hold authoritative position, they cannot challenge policies or practices of the group. The organization has understood the power of propaganda through social media and uses them as the main source for recruitment. The group social media such as Twitter or Facebook are led by women to target women who view themselves as outliner because of social injustice in their Western communities. Whereas women’s main role is essentially traditional, women who hold professional degrees can access skilled positions. ISIS has permitted female doctors and teachers to perform independent duties. Even though the group opposes education for women and gender equality, the Manifesto includes detailed course description depending on the age of the recruits. The roles of women within the group are heavily age specific. It appears that age is an important factor in the roles

The interchangeable role that women portray in society has been "up for discussion" since the beginning of time.

All in all, female identity is a widely concentrated topic in the film with the three women depicted as making efforts to identify themselves in a male-dominated society. Lucy, Karen, and Elizabeth all struggle with their development as women, especially through relationships, family roles, and children. Women in the film search for identity by trying to differ from other, looking for children, engaging in unhealthy relationships, and smoking without thinking about consequences of their actions. Therefore, Josselson’s theory provides a perspective for the story as it applies to the real life situations.