Women Studies papers

A look at the problem of career development among African-American women.

A discussion regarding the increase in domestic violence within the African-American community.

A comparison and contrast of the female characters in Henrik Ibsen's "A Doll House" and Bertolt Brecht's "Mother Courage and her Children".

This paper discusses how radical Jane Austen's social satire is in "Northanger Abbey".

A discussion on human trafficking and the international response to the problem.

A comparison between Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's character of Frankenstein, and women and criminals from the Romantic period.

This paper examines the impacts of social movements and protests on American democracy.

An analysis of Mexican-American women's conditions and resistance in the American Southwest.

This paper presents findings from a study about the benefits and risks of dietary supplements.

This paper discusses the theme of masculinity in Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre".

This paper describes the Violence Against Women Act passed in the US and advocates for international recognition of this social issue.

An analysis of Emily Bronte's poems and Mary Shelley's novella, "Matilda", function as elegiac works that promote a reunification with nature as a maternal figure.

A discussion regarding the contentious issue of whether or not abortion can ever be justified.

This paper discusses "Monuments to the Lost Cause--Women, Arts and the Landscapes of Southern Memory", edited by Cynthia Mills and Pamela H. Simpson.

A look at the argument that misogyny has nothing to do with religion, only with the religious patriarchy who want full control over women and reproduction.

This paper discusses the pivotal role of La Malinche in the conquest of the Aztecs by the Spanish.

A comparison of the modern roles of women in Christian and Islamic society.

This paper analyzes the novel 'Jack Maggs' by Peter Carey.

An account on marriage and romantic life seen as one of the vital stages that one experiences in life.

An analysis of John Stuart Mills' philosophy on sex equality as a path to social progress and happiness.

An application of David Hume's moral philosophy to the concept of psychological oppression as described by Sandra Bartky.

An analysis of the stratifying function of race, sex and class in the "American Dream".

The paper examines the history behind hair science since Victorian times.

A discussion on the pros and cons of Dove's "Real Beauty" campaign ads.

This paper discusses how changing ideas about marriage reflect economic and societal changes.

An analysis of the role of women in the United States since the 1940s.

An examination of the causes of the high divorce rate in American society.

A discussion on lesbian themed literature in the book "Rubyfruit Jungle", by Rita Mae Brown

This paper compares and contrasts men's treatment of Esi in Aidoo's 'Changes, A Love Story' and Firdaus in El Saadawi's 'Woman at Point Zero'.

An examination of television couples and how their relationships reflect American society.

An analysis of women's changing role in society.

This paper examines the life of a typical 16th century English midwife.

A review of "Congratulations, It's a Girl" Gender and Identity in Mao's China" by Yanmei Wei.

A discussion of the development of the voice of Janie in "Their Eyes Were Watching God".

This paper examines the issues of how best to treat women in prison.

This paper explores the feminist debate about postmodernism in light of Joan Hoff's article.

This is a reaction paper to an article written by Jill Vickers entitled, "Thinking about Violence."

This paper analyzes the poem "Paper Matches" by Paulette Jiles.

This paper examines lesbianism and feminism, based on an article by Cheshire Calhoun.

This paper analyzes an article about women and power in Native communities.

A review of Marlatt and Atwood's ideas regarding the role of women in society.

A review of literature depicting the lives of women at the turn of the twentieth century.

A discussion regarding what the World Cup tell us about gender relations in the world today.

A discussion regarding the political plight of women in North America.

A review of the influence a mother-daughter relationship has on eating disorders.

A discussion regarding the status of Canadian women in relation to the status of women in Afghanistan.

A review of 'Sisterhood: Political Solidarity Among Women' by Bell Hooks.

A review of how women politicians are portrayed by mass media in the USA.

A discussion of women's rights issues in Taiwan and how, when women defend their rights, they can make a difference.

A discussion of the feminist position that the neoliberal ideology that has replaced Keynesian economic structures has had the effect of marginalizing women.

Discusses the highly controversial topic of abortion, looking at arguments on both sides of the debate as well as how it relates to studies of sexuality and women's health issues.

A discussion on whether sexual assault during armed conflict should fall within the definition of torture as described in the United Nation's Convention against Torture.

A look at the concept of the family from a number of ideologies, theories and feminist perspectives.

An analysis of the representations of female athletes in mass media and how these representations reinforce sexism in society.

A persuasive essay arguing that Martha Steward possess all the qualities that define a heroine.

An analyis of Mary Shelley's depiction of women in her classic story, "Frankenstein".

An examination of the relationship between sports and the social construction of femininity.

An analysis of gender roles in the Old Testament story of 'Genesis' and "The Politics" by Aristotle and how these roles were explained and justified.

This paper analyzes a women's magazine; "Glamour."

This paper examines the cultural roles of women in Chinese society.

The paper presents an analysis of the novel "The Red Tent" that offers a revisionist feminist theological account.

This paper examines the treatment of women politicians and women voters in the mass media.

This paper maintains that a gender analysis is complex and thus one has to consider other variables besides gender.

This paper examines how Euripides, Sophocles and Aeschylus set the foundations of drama today.

This paper explores the changing roles of women in business and society in recent times.

This paper discusses the power and gender roles within the film "North Country."

This paper discusses the importance of the article "If Low Income Women of Colour Counted in Toronto."

This paper discusses the belief that athleticism and femininity are mutually exclusive.

This paper looks at the struggles that female fairy tale characters endured in order to attain happiness.

This paper explores Americans Muslim divorces; the procedures and statistics involved.

This paper explores the struggle for women's rights and autonomy.

This paper looks at an article on the subject of women killing their children.

This paper analyzes the social anthropology in the film "North Country."

A discussion regarding anorexia nervosa and bulimia, and the effect they have on the mind and body.

A discussion regarding women and business.

A review of the clothing of upper and middle class women in Victorian Britain, 1837-1887.

A review of Allende's book 'The House of Spirits' and a discussion regarding the theme of religious and societal beliefs regarding the role of women at that time.

An understanding of the female gender roles in "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston.

An understanding of the importance of Asian feminist awareness over the laws that provide Equality of the sexes.

A review of the role of conservative Jewish women within Canada and the United States.

A discussion regarding the suffragist movement in Canada.

A discussion regarding whether the suffrage movement can be described as a distinctively women's politics?

A discussion regarding the personal life and career of Margaret Thatcher.

An analysis of female sexuality in the star image of Jayne Mansfield.

This paper looks at roles in society in the United States of 1787.

This paper looks at Andrea Dworkin's actions against pornography and discusses the feminist attack on free speech in the United States.

This paper examines Victorian views of morality and marriage as portrayed in 'The Importance of Being Earnest' by Oscar Wilde.

This paper looks at the plight of women within the caste system in India.

This paper discusses the body as a site of the oppression of women.

This paper discusses the aspect of feminist identity in The Wife of Bath's Tale and Prologue by Geoffrey Chaucer.

This paper discusses the family and looks at its role in socialization.

This paper discusses Tolstoy's commentary of the novel 'Angel' by Chekhov.

This paper analyzes the subject of women overseas for the American military in combat areas.

An analysis of the theme of love and gender in Anton Chekhov's "The Lady with the Dog".

A discussion of chapters five and six of Virginia Woolf's "A Room of One's Own".

Provides details of a health-experience discussion between the writer of the paper and a woman who, at the time of the discussion, had been battling breast cancer.

Using the construct of hegemonic masculinity, this paper discusses the rape of a woman as described in Bernard Lefkowitz's "Our Guys".

A look at how the disparity between men and women in occupational equity has changed over time.

A look at the cultural factors that affect women's health and the healing process they experience.

An analysis of the Islamic practice of female genital mutilation, a custom still practiced throughout most of the Islamic world today.