Essays on Gender Issues

Since the birth of people, human beings have been distinguished from animals basically in their way of communication. And what makes people different from other creatures on earth is their ability to use language to communicate with one another. So, people use words, emotions, and expression for specific purposes. However, the way language is used…

JB Priestly’s exploration and presentation of the theme of gender in the play ‘An Inspector Calls’ is investigated. Section 3 – Throughout the play, JB Priestly has included a variety of female characters, including an upper-class snob, a mature daughter, and a working-class girl. However, it is the working-class girl, Eva Smith, who suffers the…

Japan is falling far behind in gender equality. The global gender gap report of 2018 shows that japan is only 117th in economic participation and opportunity, 125th in political empowerment, out of the statistics of 149 countries searched. (table.3) Japan’s level of women’s representation not only lags behind other advanced countries but even from the…

What defines being ‘feminine’ will vary with each culture, but two archetypes: passive homemaker and liberal feminist have existed for centuries as one will see in two Japanese stories written in the 17th century. In The Love Suicides at Amijima, readers see the social chains that bind a submissive woman to her societal duties. On…

Both The Bacchae by Euripides and As You Like It by Shakespeare explore common issues, including gender roles in certain places. In both plays, men and women are assigned roles that they are expected to adhere to and respect. Men are highly regarded and perceived as the dominant figures, holding power in society. On the…

The society for a long time has adhered to the notion that the difference that is currently seen between men and women is due to the biology that is involved. The peers, our traditions and the technological advancement in media make us behave in the way the other people view us. Due to our different…

Introduction. We live in enlightened times. Like no other era in the history of human civilization has the ethos of all people being equal been as widely accepted as it is today in the United States of America. The American family has been impacted by popular media, and the powerful medium of the World Wide…

For better or for worse, gender roles play a very important role in how girls and boys fare in school and how they fare later, as men and women in the modern workplace. Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, said, ‘You can tell the condition of a nation by looking at the status…

Typically, third world nations are commonly associated with shared traits. These nations frequently experience poverty, high birth rates, dependence on developed countries for economic aid, and limited advancements in achieving social equality. Nonetheless, Sri Lanka has initiated conversations regarding gender concerns in less-developed nations. Such discussions encompass matters like household decision-making, the societal role of…

Despite the prevalent notion in Shakespeare’s era that women were inferior, he adeptly portrays them as powerful and influential individuals in his play Macbeth. The society of that time prescribed that women should focus on their domestic duties, taking care of their children, and conforming to a submissive and unintelligent role. Their only purpose was…