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    Women in The Workplace Initially, the first women entering the workplace did so out of desire. In a post feminist, post-civil right era and spurred on by higher levels of education. Women saw jobs and careers as rights that had previously been denied to them. Women were tired of just being "Big Johns Wife" or "Little Johnny's mommy". They wanted to be known the way men have always identified themselves by their jobs, their careers, and the level of success to which they had risen. Status

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    I Am Malala, By Jane Eyre

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    Yousafzai openly speaks his mind on the topics of equal rights and education and encourages Malala to do the same. By doing this he regularly risked his life by talking to the media. Malala sees how passionate her dad is in risking his life for women 's education and decides that she wishes to do the same. The constant death threats against her father worried Malala, but she was determined to follow in her father 's footsteps so she wrote a blog about life in the Swat Valley. He gives Malala the

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    Analysis of Strengths and Weaknesses of the Argument as Standardised Premise One Harper says it would be hard to identify a person if all the authorities have to work with is a physical description of a Burqa & an accent, which does guarantee a degree of anonymity, however Harper has committed false dilemma here. It is found in premise 1.1, Harper’s is assuming that all Burqas are the same colour and that all Burqa wearing Muslims have a Middle Eastern accent. Harper forgets to mention that weight

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    1 - What is the social problem/issue that you will be researching (your topic)? Should women be allowed to wear a niqab of face veil to civic ceremonies? 2 - What do you currently know about this topic? “Niqab” is not ancient “traditional dress in most Muslim countries, but is a fairly recent innovation. Niqab is not mandated in the Quran; it arose later as a Muslim custom. Niqab have been banned in several Muslim countries or places in the Muslim world. There is nothing in Qu’rem supporting niqab

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    and women can only be useful if the society they live in view them as equals. If societies perspective of women dehumanizes them, than they are the slaves of a community that tricked them into believing that they are contributing members of society. In the short story, “From a Vindication of the Rights of Women”, May Wollstonecraft explores how “much cannot be expected from education” if society isn’t constituted differently. Thus, society’s opinion of women proves that education gives women the

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    The degree of education for women in developing and developed countries is immensely low across the globe. In regions like the Middle East and parts of Africa especially East Coast (Somalia) many women aren 't allowed to go to school and get an education. Because not being allowed access to education these women aren 't ready for a vast number of skilled job opportunities, that had they obtained access to education would have been able to do. In rare instances women are offered education but the

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    Opportunities for women to receive an education in Islamic countries have risen. The Taliban and other radical Islamic groups have become slightly more tolerant in the aspect of women’s education. Slowly, women are coming out of hiding, and they are openly seeking education. The schools are rundown and hidden from sight but manage to provide a safe place for education. Due to the opportunities arising, Islamic women are becoming braver and more independent. Education for Islamic women is now a reality

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    are many rebels present today, there is one who has inspired individuals, especially women, to overcome the circumstances that women face worldwide; this rebel is Malala Yousafzai. Malala is known for her social activism in promoting female education worldwide and she has talked about her horrific experience with the Taliban, they attempted to assassinate her. However, even though Malala has achieved many goals, women internationally still face discrimination because of their cultural values and the

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    Can Education Dehumanize Women? Providing equal education to men and women can only be useful if the society they live in view them as equals. If society’s perspective of women dehumanizes them, than they are the slaves of their community. In the book, “A Vindication of the Rights of Women”, Mary Wollstonecraft explores how “much cannot be expected from education” if society isn’t constituted differently. Since societies standards causes women to be tricked into believing they are contributing members

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    the Sexes: Inequality of Women During the Enlightenment The Enlightenment was a period when clusters of philosophers, writers, scholars, and aristocrats sharply debated standards and assumptions about women's rights in society. Issues that pertained to widening the women's sphere into more than just the household, questioning the ability of women to logic as men, and debating egalitarian co-educational opportunities for both boys and girls. This was a time when women started to come forth as

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