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Women in The Work Force, 2003.
Examines stress factors for women in the work force.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 6 sources, $ 47.95
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Discusses stress factors, the necessity for a second income in families, the impact on mothers and children of mothers working full-time, and the high risk factors affecting women at work. Also addresses stress from workplace violence and job conditions that lead to stress.
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"Now, more than at any other time in the American historical period, women make up a large percentage of the labor force. Yet, as late as 1991, the Department of Labor records that "women represented 63% of all persons 18 and over who were living below ..."
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Women in the Works of Hawthorne and Poe, 2005.
Examine how women are depicted in the works of authors Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe.
1,600 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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Nathaniel Hawthorne and Edgar Allan Poe present us with images of women that are connected with strength, love and beauty. While each writer has his own style, they generally represent women that are beyond compare in one way or another. The paper shows that Hawthorne introduces us to the strong Hester in "The Scarlet Letter", a woman who withstands public humiliation and turns her bad circumstance into something from which others can benefit. Faith in "Young Goodman Brown" and Georgiana in "The Birthmark" are women that represent all that is good. The paper shows that Poe presents us with images of mysterious, beautiful women that seem to surpass earthly definitions of what a woman can be. Each writer expresses an appreciation and admiration for women that comes through in their stories.
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"Throughout her life, Hester displays an almost superhuman strength in character in the village. While she is hated and reviled, she still attempts to make something of herself. In fact, she tries to use her unfortunate circumstance as a means to help others. She becomes a source of strength for those in her community that suffer from "the continually recurring trails of wounded, wasted, wronged, misplaced, or erring and sinful passion" (254). She comforts outcasts at a time when they have nowhere else to turn. Her actions are evidence that she is more than the letter that she is forced to wear. We are told that the letter "ceased to be a stigma which attracted the world's scorn and bitterness, and became a type of something to be sorrowed over, and looked upon with awe, yet with reverence, too"."
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William Faulkner: The Treatment of Women in His Works, 2001.
An examination of Faulkner's lack of complex women characters in his works.
2,578 words (approx. 10.3 pages), 8 sources, $ 77.95
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"While Faulkner created several intensely profound female characters that, in fact, often provide the framework for his prose, he frequently failed to construct fully rounded women in his works. Most of the women in his books are either sexually immoral by his standards, ignorant, or rather earthy yet quite asexual. While Faulkner?s female characters are often catalysts for change in more complex male figures or representative of social and historical evolution and decline, few Faulkner women are seen as whole; one aspect of their lives usually dictates their fate. Whereas Lena Grove in Light in August may be the exception to this rule, Faulkner?s memorable women in As I Lay Dying, The Sound and the Fury, and his short story, ?A Rose for Emily,? all appear somewhat less than complete. "
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WWII and Women's Work, 1991.
This paper examines the impact of World War II on the U.S. economy, with special emphasis on women in the workplace: Women's work roles, status, income and equality.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages), 5 sources, $ 87.95
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"The purpose of this research is to examine the impact of World War II on the U.S. economy, with special emphasis on women in the workplace. The plan of the research will be to set forth the context of change for the American economy that came about as a result of American participation in the Allied war effort, and then to discuss how, when, and the degree to which working women played a role in comprising the wartime economic structure.
... oral history of the reminiscences of life and times of Rosie the Riveter focuses chiefly on the impact that the industrial work experience had on women who were recruited for factory jobs for the duration. However, certain insights into the personal experiences of such women lead to logical inferences about how the war effort made a significant impact, not only on the pool of labor available to economy capital, but also on other ... "
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Women Who Work Outside the Home, 2006.
A study of the trends of the working woman.
1,649 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 53.95
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In this paper the trends of the working woman are examined. The paper looks at the history of the working woman from when it first became acceptable for women to work outside of the home until modern day where there are dual incomes in a family. The paper also looks at the effects of two working parents on a family.In conclusion the paper surmises that the trends of the working family will continue to change due to the changing nature of society.
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"The stress which results of having a lack of control over demands and excessive demands coupled with the family stress can cause overload, role conflict in dual-earner families, and the strain of the work-family balance (Katz & Piotrkowski, 1983; Hughes, Galinski, & Morris, 1992). With the upward movement of class, job stressors change somewhat. The balance of family boundaries to workplace demands, such as bringing home work and working long hours are what managers and executives must determine (Frone, Russell, & Cooper, 1992)."
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How Has Women's Work Changed throughout the Years?, 2008.
A discussion of the changing positions and status women have held throughout history.
2,880 words (approx. 11.5 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 85.95
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This paper attempts to trace the history of the changing roles and positions women have held in society. It points out that, throughout history, women have held powerful positions such as queens, wives, lawyers, doctors and ambassadors to other nations. It takes a close look at women's work pre-industrial society, as well as during the industrial boom of the late 19th and 20th centuries. The paper also addresses women's status in the workforce during World War I and World War II. The paper concludes that, although today women are entering more occupations than ever, there is still much more work to be done for employment equality.
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"The entrance of women into the corporate America has a long history. Colonists brought their belief system of appropriate sex roles for men and women to the new world of America. Before the Industrial Revolution, women's skills were hidden under different names over times. Women were called deputy husbands, she merchants, women of business, business women, etc. (Fagenson. 24). Other women's identity was easily hidden when they worked with their husbands or fathers. (Fagenson 22). Women, unlike men, received no wages. In the early seventeenth century, only one group of women could be called wage earners--domestic servants. Women were usually partners or assistants to men. However, when they were paid, they were paid less than men. Some performed midwifery, most raised children and others performed outside household work, while men worked in or around the home and engaged in the public world. Families did not necessarily suffer because of this; however when the woman chose not to marry for some reason, she suffered economically. Men followed when work changed to leaving the home for paid employment. Women were supposed to stay at home not only to care for the home and the children but also to protect their meekness, modesty, and submissiveness, valued feminine characteristics, that might have been threatened in the work world. Most pre-Revolutionary women who had limited education had no concept oft financial matters because of the common acceptance of the distinctions between the male public and female private worlds (Fagenson. 24). The majority of women had little knowledge about the economic status of their own families. This changed when women gradually expanded work outside the home to such industries as the textile and clerical industries; however it was a slow process."
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Women and Work, 2008.
This paper analyzes the award-winning documentary 'The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter' by director Connie Field.
2,667 words (approx. 10.7 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 80.95
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In this article, the writer notes that Connie Field's documentary 'The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter' explores a world and a social context far removed from the world of working women today in the early 21st century. As such, its use as a non-typical resource for study might appear surprising. However, as this essay argues, many of the issues addressed in this documentary with respect to women and work - choice, racism, the dichotomy of domestic and paid labor - continue to be issues confronting women today over a half-century later. From an inclusive political economy perspective, this essay argues the thesis that the experiences of the women represented in 'The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter' are reflective of broader, large scale social phenomena in regard to the differential treatment of women's labor in our globalized capitalist economies and the state structures that support these economies.
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Introduction
Rosie the Riveter in an Historical Context
Choice, Opportunity and the "Breadwinner Ideal"
Opportunity and Status of Women's Labour
Conclusion
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"When we understand women's labour in this historical continuum, we gain insights into the larger structural and economic forces shaping not only opportunities for women but also the exploitation of women's labour, and the restrictions placed upon women's choices by capitalist power structures. The fact that women in the 1990s worked to ensure family survival in much the same way as did women in the 1930s is indicative of the deep structural forces that have determined women's labour opportunities over time. Moreover, this historical contextualization allows us to understand the depiction of women and work in The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter in a more complex way. Many women, and in particular women from low-income families, who were often coincidentally women of colour and/or recent immigrants, have had to work in the paid labour force before the Second World War. The significance of the historical events outlined in Connie Field's documentary is not so much that women were in the paid labour force for the first time but that the nature of their labour, and their standard of recompense, was radically different from that which they "enjoyed" in the years before the Second World War."
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Women and Work, 2005.
A discussion of socialization, education, behavior and attitudes towards women.
1,800 words (approx. 7.2 pages), 2 sources, $ 71.95
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The paper examines the position of women in the work force. It focuses on education, behavior and attitudes towards women. It offers an explanation of what socialization is and looks at why women are disadvantaged from childhood. The role of the parent and socialization is examined and discussed in-depth.
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"Socialization refers to the process of learning and internalizing social norms and behaviors so that children can function within society. Socialization of children begins at birth with the principal agents of socialization being the parents. Since children interact with their parents each day until adulthood, socialization within the family context produces a substantial influence, especially through role modeling. Parenting itself is gendered since there are different expectations for mothers and for fathers. Gendered interactions ensure that gender becomes part of family life, of every workplace, and of all institutions. Those same institutions then reinforce gender expectations for each individual."
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Women in the American Work Force, 2004.
An analysis of the effects and issues related to the promotion and use of women and their skills in the American work force.
5,573 words (approx. 22.3 pages), 28 sources, MLA, $ 135.95
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This paper examines what barriers still exist, if any, to the advancement of women within the executive tiers of the American work force. The paper explores the effects and issues related to the promotion and use of women and their skills in the American work force. The paper intends to discover whether organizational systems are using their female work forces to their fullest potential. The paper will also examines the common views and perceptions of female leaders vs. male leaders within corporations encompassing several different industries.
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"The lack of advancement of women in management within the corporate world is a continuing problem among companies large and small. Several studies examined support the notion that though women are successful in business, they still face traditional stereotypes and obstacles to advancement at the highest levels of organizations (Eagly & Johannasen-Schmidt, 2001). Though women are entering the business world in greater numbers but barriers still exist to their advancement in the structure of work organizations, the structure of the educational and economic systems, and in the social order. Many studies conducted of discrimination and related topics in the workplace are still very recent, indicating that a problem still exists for women in the workforce."
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Native Woman as a Work Force in Canada, 2008.
A examination of the role played by native women in Canada prior to and after the World War l.
1,592 words (approx. 6.4 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 52.95
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The paper is divided into two sections, which deals primarily with the work role of native women in Canada in the pre industrial period, and secondly with work done at home, to work done in the labor force, relating to payment and pensions. The paper relates that initially all women were involved in commercial activities however certain positions were reserved for men. The paper explains the division of labor among men and women and gives the reasoning behind this division and how the situation changed after the war. The factors dealing with remuneration for women is explained in detail with reasons and comparisons.
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"During the early industrialization period, women always "earned less than 60 percent of what men earned, even when...they worked longer hours" (Wilson 60). The prevalent attitude was that older men should be responsible for skilled work. Certain jobs became the domain of men so that women could be excluded; when women performed certain work, it lost status. Eventually, female sweated labor, as a result of poor working conditions and workplace abuses, endangered male incomes (McIntosh 143). At the same time, only men's work was eased by mechanization. Factory work allowed women more free time but eventually defined life for single women (Unit 2 26). However, while men as breadwinners worked in factories, married women were confined to the home (Unit 2 28) but still earned money by such activities as baking and crafts. As industrialization proceeded, women were viewed as consumers rather than producers (Unit 2 29). Along with factory work, the main employment available to women was domestic work."
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Women and Work, 2002.
An overview of the position of women in the Canadian workforce.
1,650 words (approx. 6.6 pages), 7 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper examines the situation of women and women of colour in Canada. It focuses on work, income and employment. Women are disadvantaged in a gendered workplace while overburdened with unpaid domestic labour. Women of colour confront these discriminatory practices and racism as well.
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Women and Work in Canada, 2006.
A study of the conditions of women workers in Canadian factories.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 8 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper is a study of working conditions for women in Canadian factories, an important undertaking as it helps to identify the origins of economic freedom for women and to a lesser extent other minority groups such as the native Indian populations. This paper explores the rise of the industrialized factory setting and in doing so shall demonstrate that the increased need for unskilled labor created a demand for workers which in turn changed the perception of persons who were previously undesirable labor candidates into persons who were seen as a labor resource.
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Feminist Mythology of Women's Work, 2008.
An overview of a paper, "Five Feminist Myths of Women's Employment", by Catherine Hakim regarding feminism in Canadian women.
2,416 words (approx. 9.7 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 73.95
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This paper discusses gender inequality and highlights a landmark paper entitled "Five Feminist Myths of Women's Employment" by Catherine Hakim, which focusses on feminism in Canada.
Outline:
Introduction
Rising Female Employment and Work Dedication?
Poor Quality Jobs and Sexism?
Implications
Last Remarks
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"Hakim spent a decade in labour research for the British public service after completing her PhD. Then she returned to academic life. Her exposure to large surveys and studies of labour trends had shown her something other than what feminists continued to teach in universities, in terms of rising numbers of women making their contribution to a work force that should be, and would one day be of 50-50 male-female composition. Feminists resent what they see as sexist stereotypes of women as less committed to their careers than men. Hakim found that fewer women were strongly dedicated to working life, in the way that more men were, and significantly, they chose another kind of lifestyle, their home and family lives important, too, many of them not interested in high career achievement, not driven by dreams of upward mobility, high incomes or status. (2000) This is interesting to compare with work focused on women victimized by gender, class or other social forces. (See Siltanen:2004) For instance, lack of affordable child care is seen to block women's efforts to advance, over and over, in Canadian sociology addressing women and labour. One also notices in Canada a tendency to measure women's fortunes, or the fortunes of the feminist movement in terms of women's earning levels.
"A late 1990s Canadian Council on Social Development report is totally geared to whether or not women were catching up in the 'earnings race'. (Scott & Lochhead:1997) This began to seem a curious focus, given the very trying and unpredictable 1990s employment market, that has made many Canadians grateful to be employed, able to pay their expenses and enjoy good health, a set of factors shaping a new Canadian culture that is nowhere in statistical assessments and a strong idea of what "should" be happening. Hakim found that many more European women who could afford childcare because they had professions or high enough wages did not want to work part-time to earn more, preferring their family lives ahead of career life. Hakim is well aware of women prevented from taking employment due to childcare costs but they saw this as temporary, being able to raise one's own children for a few years one of the benefits of the lives they chose. Women did not feel driven to make some sort of feminist, careerist example as academic feminists asserted that they wanted to make. In Canada, a national childcare system is seen as essential if single mothers are to become financially secure. (Davies Et Al:2001)"
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Women and Work, 2004.
An analysis of the status of women in the workplace.
1,689 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper discusses the long-standing secondary status of females in the workforce. The paper examines how far women have come and questions whether the current statistics on the employment of women show progress. The paper contends that women are entering the workforce in greater numbers and are finding opportunities that did not exist a few years ago, but overall the disparities still exist. The paper outlines these disparities, explaining that women still make less money than men, still cannot advance as far and are still subject to discrimination and to presumptuous attitudes about why they work, whether they will stay on the job or get married and leave and whether they are as capable as men doing the same job.
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"Women have long been given secondary status in the workplace, with lower pay being one of the signs of this. The pay disparity that exists between men and women has a historical basis rather than a rational one. That is, women have only entered the workforce slowly throughout our history and have been shunted off to lower-paying and dead-end jobs for most of that history. Women at one time were denied the education they would need to perform in any better paying occupations. In addition, women were seen as not needing employment as much as did males. Women were expected to marry and to be supported by their husbands. Women's "proper" work was in the home, and work in the home was not paid. Whether true or not, women who worked outside the home were seen as seeking additional money for the family or as indulging themselves in a hobby, and in either case they could be paid less because they were not the primary breadwinner."
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Puritan Women: Work and Religion, 2006.
An examination of the role of Puritan women in their homes and society.
2,110 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 66.95
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This paper examines the role of Puritan women in their homes and the larger community. The writer details the responsibilities of a Puritan woman, describing her household and child-rearing tasks as well as her charitable works. A brief description of their religious outlook and witchcraft is also presented. The author contends that Puritan women saw a life of toil as a religious obligation.
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"According to Christine Leigh Heyrman, Puritan women, beginning in the early to mid 1600's in Pre-Colonial America, played numerous major roles in regard to work and religion and were quite knowledgeable on a wide variety of topics, especially those related to child-rearing, household duties and serving the Church. Yet despite being "subordinate to their husbands" at both home and church, "Puritan 'goodwives' played an important part in the economies of their households and husbands entrusted them with a wide range of practical responsibilities" ("Religion, Women and the Family," Internet), including maintaining the needs of the household and actively performing in church functions while leading a "Puritan" lifestyle based on religious purity, chastity and devotion to one's family, husband, children and fellow men and women and their communities."
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