Journalism Essay Examples Page 8

When people think of Egypt what usually comes to mind is their pyramids, pharaohs, and of course Cleopatra. Mostly people think and adore Egypt’s past. Though what will be brought to mind is Egyptians women status. Today their sociocultural still involve fighting wide gender gaps, sexual violence laws, and reducing the gender enrollment gap at…

Armed conflicts, in which violence is applied to civilians, have a diverse impact on particular social groups. One of the criteria determining differences in the way and scope of abuse is sex. Analysis of the different consequences of infringements in the case of women requires that the same violation has a different effect and leads…

Mara Viverto’s journal, Masculinties in the Continuum of Violence in Latin America (2016) touches ground on the notion of violence – specifically, how it seen as a symbolic and social structure governing the mechanism of gender subordination. Too many times have women been manipulated into submission and do as others command, or face death. To…

In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s book “We Should All Be Feminists”, she talks about her friend Louis, who she considered to be enlightened about many subjects. One time they were talking and Louis stated “‘I don’t see what you mean by things being different and harder for women. Maybe it was so in the past, but…

Violence against women has been present in history since the beginning. The foundation of our society, its ethics, values and morals have framed our past culture to expose our ignorance towards the harsh reality of such unjust. The concept of structural violence was introduced by Johan Galtung in 1969; it refers to a form of…

‘Do you take him/her as your lawful husband/wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish until death do you part?’ is a common wedding vow said on wedding day. Many people dream hearing this…

“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…

In the early days, there was a clear dichotomy between the roles of a man and a woman. The jobs of hunting and fighting naturally fell to males, who are physically stronger, while females were in charge of Housekeeping and child-rearing. As time passed, the requirement of physical strength to carry out work diminished. Despite…

This essay will talk about the current gender inequality status of Honduras as many women are facing hardships when it comes to obtaining the same opportunities as men such as employment and education. Women are treated as lower class because of the ongoing stereotype of how women are weaker then men and they are meant…

Growing up in a very traditional and ethnic household, sexism and gender bias would always occur. Questions would always pop in to my head such as; why is my mom always in the kitchen and never my dad? Why does my mom always have to plate my dads food? Why do the women of the…