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    Introduction To begin with, it might be necessary to define the terms of Gender inequality and ethnic inequality in employment. While gender disadvantage refers to the prejudicial treatment of an individual or group based solely on issues of gender (Robert, 2008); ethnic inequality indicates the unfair distribution of opportunities and resources between the majority white and ‘black and minority ethnic groups’ in the labour market. The two issues have been rooted in the job market for long, and

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    A school comprises of a delicate relationship between the teacher and students. Therefore, the presence of both these components is necessary to develop the foundation of a school. So, in my opinion the most important string of ethics and morals should be shared by teachers and students. The professional educator is not only responsible for teaching a certain course to a grade level but also preach about civil values such as integrity and truth. In order to do so, the teacher should maintain certain

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    selection and disability de-selection. I will subsequently evaluate Wong’s extension and its viability within the argument established by Davis and defend my conclusion that it is indeed comparable and equivalent arguments due to the congruence of gender and disability expectations in the United States. Dena Davis in the 5th chapter of “Genetic Dilemmas: Reproductive Technology, Parental Choices, and Children’s Futures” explores the global attitudes, policies, and morality towards determination of

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    there has been a significant change to the role of women, especially in the workplace. There has been a significant increase in female managers and team leaders yet we need to question, do gender matter in carrying out a task? Would men make better managers than women or vice versa? This debate as to which gender makes a better manager has been ongoing for decades and it is likely to continue for decades more to come. In my personal opinion, I believe that there is no clear winner as both male and

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    fact not relatable, but are rare situations that apply to certain situations of certain women. These “fears” are stereotypes, and are what western society considers “fears of women”. These claims that Jackson makes are not relatable but are rather stereotyping women and creating views that are, unrealistic, sexist, biased, and superficial. Women today are tremendously fearful of things like rape and abuse, but not the other problems that Jackson claims. Jackson addresses the fact about women going on

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    Scarlet Letter Women

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    devolves women into characters of temptation and seduction, effectively ostracizing and placing the blame on the female gender. In the 19th century romantic novel, The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne examines the effect of the sin and lust on the identity of women and aims to inspire his audience to challenge the ideas of sin in current society in order to eliminate gender discrimination and create a world of equality. When an individual commits an act of sin, the very act leaves its mark on

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    force in molding society’s perception of itself has become more compelling than ever. It is becoming increasingly difficult for one to have a self-understanding of what is socially acceptable for each gender, damaging ones image from having a unique identity, apart from the influence of the media. Gender stereotypes are causing potential damage to ones physical and emotional state causing people to loose social perspective. There is such a wide gap between what is pleasing in the eyes of the media and

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    Simone de Beauvoir “The Second Sex’: The Fight against Women’s Oppression Simone Lucie Ernestine Marie Bertrand de Beauvoir simply referred to as Simone de Beauvoir was a French intellectual, writer, political activist, existentialist philosopher, social theorist and feminist born in 1908. Often subscribed to the schools of Existentialism, French Feminism and Western Marxism, she did not regard herself as a philosopher even though she is heralded for her significant influence of feminist theory

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    and trying to combat them with open-mindedness and freedom of expression. Feminist theory believes that society has been typically patriarchal, favoring the male gender, while noting that women have had to deal with all sorts of unfair and unjust social norms throughout history. Through the means of oppression, objectification, stereotyping, and discrimination, women have had to overcome a lot not just to succeed, but to even have the same rights as men. The oppression shown comes in all aspects of

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    faced gender discrimination in politics in regards to plausibility about political obligation that falls along the lines of gender. Various gender representation within a representative democracy were consistent of male supremacy. Women were denied full citizenship rights such as the right to vote. Women fought for their suffrage in order to gain the right to vote and be entitled social, civil, and moral rights for themselves. Despite the increasing presence of women in American Politics, gender stereotypes

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