Women Studies papers

A summary of four articles on pregnancy.

A debate on gender discrimination.

A biography of Mary Richardson Walker.

A debate on how cultural artifacts should be studied using the Venus De Milo statue as an example of the representation of feminism.

A review of the novel "Fantasia: An Algerian Cavalcade" by Djebar on the Algerian female freedom fighter.

A look at the past and present roles of women in Tibet in light of Chinese persecution.

An overview of the Beguines women's religious movement.

A look at the role of women in ancient Near Eastern religion

A look at the role and management style of women in positions of authority.

A discussion of the strugglet between education and the religious structure of society in the Islamic world especially regarding women.

A look at the artistic and cultural influence of the modernist period on the work of Virginia Woolf.

A comparison of the changing status of women in twentieth-century Korea with that of women in Canada during the same period.

A look at the state of feminism and the women's movement in contemporary Iran.

A discussion of the philosophies of John Noonan and Mary Anne Warren on life and abortion.

A discussion of how in the both colonial and in the national eras, Indian women have signified social virtue, honour and national identity.

A look at the changing structure of the family unit in Canada and its integration into society.

A review of the article by Ann Russo concerning feminism and race.

A look status of women and gender relations in North Korea.

A case for legalizing prostitution on the grounds that women generally receive a greater level of respect and acceptance for their profession in countries where prostitution is legal.

A response to the article "Management Women and the New Facts of Life" by Felice Schwartz on how it costs more to employ women than men in management.

An analysis of identity issues in Caribbean female literature.

A review of Rhoda Reddock's article on feminism in the English-speaking Caribbean.

A look at the political influence of women in Rome.

A look at how the feminist philosophy has helped women's interests.

A review of Ethel Snowden's book "The Feminist Movement".

An evaluation of the issues of race and feminism that are raised with relation to the role that women of color have in developing feminist theory and in particular regarding Indian women in Canadian academia.

A look at the status of women's opression in Korea and Jordan.

A review of "The Tale of Genji" with an emphasis on the vulnerability of the Heian women.

This paper discusses the movie "Rocky" and how it relates to the social construction of masculinity in our society.

This paper discusses the historical relationship between women and the home.

This paper discusses Toni Morrison's "Sula".

This paper discusses Monica Miller's "The Authority of Woman in the Catholic Church".

Looks at how little domestic work is valued and how it oppresses women economically and socially.

Explains how sexism is a form of discrimination just as are racism and classism.

Looks at three famous slave era authors and how they based their belief in the abolition of slavery on their views of the role of women.

Looks at gender differences in non-verbal communication and suggests that women possess greater non-verbal communication skills.

Discusses the media's often negative and inaccurate portrayal of women.

Reviews some of the contradictory aspects of the life of women's rights activist Sara Josepha Hale.

Presents negative aspects of abortion.

Analyzes the theme of independence for women in children's books from four cultures.

Uses the King, Neuman and Johnson nursing models to discuss pre-natal care.

Analysis of the significant role played by women service pilots during WWII.

Examines the obstacles and issues involved in counteracting the transmission of HIV by breastfeeding mothers in Africa.

Evaluation of the idea that sexism and racism are an intentionally created phenomena for the intention of obtaining cheap labor.

Looks at the U.S. Army's policy on women and the consequences of that policy on female enrollment into the army.

Uses a comparison and contrast format to examine the controversy behind the book "I Rigoberta Menchu: An Indian Woman in Guatemala".

Presents Aristotle's views of women and some feminist responses to these views.

Discusses the menopausal and postmenopausal experience.

This paper discusses the lives of childrearing women who work outside of the home and women who don't.

This paper discusses lost women of a lost generation, between the 1920s and the 1930s, "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway and "Good Morning, Midnight" by Jean Rhys.

This paper discusses the mass media's treatment of women.

This paper identifies persistent structural inequalities in Canadian society that affect women.

This paper discusses the broad trends in gender inequalities in income and political participation.

This book by Carol P. Christ examines the many ways in which women use the 'Goddess' imagery.

This paper analyzes one aspect of prejudice in the United States, the position of minority women within the legal profession. Initially

This paper discusses the life and ideas of Gloria Steinem.

This paper discusses the intertwined discourses in Marguerite de Navarre's "The Heptameron" and the poems of Gaspara Stampa.

This paper discusses Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights".

This paper discusses the conflicts between Western feminism and women's situations in Third World nations.

This paper discusses Harriet Jacobs' "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl"

This paper discusses women in business since the Colonial Era.

This paper analyzes the critics of Kate Chopin's "The Awakening".

This paper discusses William L. Andrews' collection of "Six Women's Slave Narratives".

This paper discusses Isabella Bird's "A Lady's Life in The Rocky Mountains".

This paper looks at the themes of love and religious knowledge in the writings of three women authors.

This paper is a feminist critique of Thomas Gray's poem, "Ode: on the Death of a Favorite Cat, Drowned in a Tub of Goldfishes".

This paper discusses the concept of God as viewed by Joan of Arc.

This paper analyzes the attributes that made Marilyn Monroe a cultural icon.

This paper reviews the article by Charlotte Bunch, "Not By Degrees: Feminist Theory and Education".

This paper analyzes the role of women in four ancient societies: Athens, Sparta, Rome and the Medieval Period.

This paper discusses the relationship of women's magazines to today's women.

Outlines the history of abortions in America, the controversy surrounding the topic and an argument in favor of its legality.

Three different essays on the topics of class identity, the women's abolitionist efforts, and slavery.

Historical account of the women's suffrage movement in England and its political consequences for the women of today.

Compares and contrasts two articles dealing with the role of women in the pre-islamic period.

Addresses a question about finding lasting love in a second marriage.

Discusses some of the factors that have altered the family structure in America.

Discussion of the story "I Stand Here Ironing" and the belief that maternal care is responsible for the development of a child's identity.

Presents the history of the pro-choice movement and the broader issues of women's civil rights associated with the movement.

Explores the theme of coming of age and becoming a woman in three short stories.

Explores social conditioning among the genders with an emphasis on how it has affected the advancement of women in the financial services industry.

Research paper about men in funamentalist Islamic countries who distort the meaning of their religion in order to oppress women.

Compares and contrasts the first and second waves of feminism in Britain and America.

Discussion the feminist point of view regarding the connection between the oppression of nature and the oppression of women.

Takes a look at how mass media works shapes social values and works against women.

Research paper on Edna Pontellier based on the novel "The Awakening".

Report on female sex offenders.

Analyzes the social dynamics of the Canadian pro-choice/pro-life movements from a sociological perspective.

Examines the status of women in Confucian Theory.

Discussion of the impact the feminist movements in the West had on the status of Korean women.

Discusses the beginnings of racial and social equality brought about by the Great Awakening.

Analyzes the main character in "Desert of the Heart" and the theme of self-discovery played out by this character.

Discusses and compares the changes in the Korean woman's status with that of the Indian woman's status.

Argues that society can achieve much of the equality for women that was advocated by John Stuart Mil.

Discusses some of the still unresolved problems of gender inequity in the workforce.

Examines the problem of domestic violence and why abused wives do not leave their husbands.

Discussion of the issues on both sides of the abortion debate.

Examines the effect feminist views may have on the concept of democracy and the understanding of democratic participation.

Compares the value society places on the nursing profession with the value it places on the doctor's profession.

Examines the advertising industry's use of beautiful women to sell products and the way in which ads are designed to sell, not only products, but values to society.