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Over the past years, the topic of abortion has become a very argued subject. It is a major factor in political views and has affected many people both personally and impersonally. It is a topic that is heavily debated which leads people to become very passionate about it, and the question commonly associated with abortion…

“You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status of its women”- Jawaharlal Nehru. India is ranking second in the list of most populous countries in the world. The total population of the country is estimated to be 133.92 crores (2017) out of which almost 50% is constituted by women. It’s…

The preceding segment highlights the structural restraints of the existing legal framework within which rights are constituted. In the case at hand the creation of the ‘right’ to property for women in India focuses on their religious identity and locates their title within the family. This segment emphasizes the need to move beyond positive law…

Introduction Abortion is one of the most controversial and most divisive issues in the American society. The abortion debate is polarized by two sides: pro-choice and pro-life. The arguments presented by these two sides provide the rhetoric for the abortion debate. At the pro-life side, anti-abortion groups believe that personhood begins at conception. This means…

Abortion has been in our culture for almost two centuries and is continuing to cause many major issues within our society. Abortion traces all the way back to the 1973 Supreme Court decision that ruled women had a constitutional right to have an abortion, this decision was due to the Roe vs. Wade Case, and…

As human beings we crave comfortability. When something disrupts our comfort, it is in our nature to scramble for a solution, to seek immediate relief from the chaos that has disrupted our lives. Sometimes, we are fortunate enough that the solution is clear, and easy. But, sometimes there is no easy solution. Sometimes, we have…

To introduce our character we should talk firstly about slavery. This economical and social issue was originated by the necessity of chap workforce in North America, especially in the South where they cultivated plantations of cotton and others crops. Americans had to look for slaves. They brought them from Africa where they chased them as…

August of 2018 marks the one hundred year anniversary of when the 19th Amendment was introduced to Congress. Two years later, American women gained the right to vote. Often in history class, this is where the feminist movement ends. In actuality, for many other countries, the fight for the right to vote had just started….

How often do people hear of women when it comes to prosperity and success without seeing them online with barely any clothes on. From earlier years to now there have been more inspirational examples of strong women like Oprah, Susan B. Anthony, and Michelle Obama, but there is still an alarming high gap of women…

“Two Ways a Woman can Get Hurt: Advertising and Violence” by Jean Kilbourne, paints a picture of abuse, objectification, and oppression of women. Similarly, Elline Lipkin’s essay, “Girls’ Bodies, Girls’ Selves: Body Image, Identity and Sexuality” talks about how much the media, along with, societal pressure has really affected women in their day to day…