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A book report on a collection of Geraldine Ferraro's speeches and essays from 1984 to 1993. It discusses her centrist-liberal views on ethics, women in the workplace, health care, rape, Roe v. Wade, US-Israel relations, and diversity issues. It also points out how these issues have changed in politics since 1993, comparing the Bush, Sr. campaign of 1992 with the current Bush, Jr. campaign.

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The replacement of Keynesian economic structures with the neoliberal ideology and policy initiatives in the last decades of the 20th century has led - in the opinion of many feminists - to a modern "new gender order" within which the increasing privatization of social reproduction has increasingly marginalized women by limiting their roles in the paid workforce with the social and economic autonomy that these roles signify. This essay argues that an understanding of these processes is critical to any effort at challenging the neoliberal convergence of social reproduction in economic, social and political aspects.

Tags:women, politics, power

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The paper discusses these two books that both deal with the issue of women's political roles (or lack thereof) and are both written as part of the ongoing discourse on women's post-suffragette movement participation in politics, and are written by feminists. Moreover, the paper posits that both are well-researched books that offer much of value. However, the paper shows how the two books are also very different in important ways; in the broadest sense, "Women, Politics and Media" examines the relationships and interactions between the media, elite politics and women, while "Women, Power, and Politics" looks at the big picture, and in fact challenges the very notion of power itself.

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"These two books both deal with the issue of women's political roles (or lack thereof). Both are written as part of the ongoing discourse on women's post-suffragette movement participation in politics, and both are written by feminists. Moreover, both are well-researched books that offer..."

Tags:women, suffrage, politics

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This paper compares and contrasts "Women, Politics and Media: Uneasy Relations in Comparative Perspective" by Karen Ross and "Women, Power, and Politics" by Margaret Stacey and Marion Price. It discusses how the books both deal with the issue of women's political roles (or lack thereof). The paper concludes that despite their differences, both books will be of interest to feminist scholars, though for different reasons.

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"Both of these books will be of interest to many feminist scholars, particularly those interested in the progress of women in the political sphere. Both are therefore highly recommended. However, for the reader or student with a fairly broad interest in the subject, Stacey and Price's book will be more useful, as it provides an extremely insightful overview of the subject area. Moreover, the fact that they challenge several conventional notions means that the book makes for thought-provoking reading. On the other hand, Ross's book will probably be of more limited appeal, focusing as it does on a more narrow area of the broad subject matter of women in politics. Finally, Stacey and Price (1981) is a substantially more pleasant read, in that it takes a positive view and is optimistic. Ross (2002), by contrast, is positively depressing. One ends up feeling almost hopeless for the future of democracy. Therefore, although these are both good books and impressive works of scholarship, if you have time to read just one of these books, I would strongly recommend you choose Stacey and Price's book."

Tags:post-suffragette, feminists, power, vote

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Three questions related to women and power, female soldarity and their relationship with men are discussed based on the stories of Natalya Baranskaya and Alexandra Kollontai. Their stories illustrate that women had hopes of equal power during the Russian Revolution, but these faded during Stalin and by more modern times women controlled only their own romantic interests and child rearing issues.

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The Power of Soviet Women as Portrayed by Natalya Baranskaya and Alexandra Kollontai The Marxist ideology behind the Russian Revolution of 1917 promised a classless society freeing both men and women from their capitalist shackles. Philosophically this classless society would seem to be one where women and men share power equally. Neither solidarity among women, nor role distinctions based on gender, should theoretically exist in a true worker's paradise. However, after some early promise of gender equality the Soviet Union became and remained a nation where political and economic power stayed primarily in the hands of men. Only in the area of

Tags:soviet, solidarity, bolshevik

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This paper examines three works of fiction, focusing on how women and power are portrayed. The paper further describes how ideology and sociao-economic factors are used to constrain the women in these stories. However, in the first two stories they remain powerless. In the last story they regain power.

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"Power is an important issue in any society. Power is defined as, "Transformative capacity; the ability to transform a given situation"(Lavenda and Schultz 1995: 363). Power can be seen in many different ways. Power can be increased or decreased due to a number of different conditions. This essay will look at the level of power women have in three different stories. These stories are A Proper Goodbye(1986), Suitcase Lady(1995) and The Other Family(1990). In these stories the power of women is constrained in ideological and socio-economic ways. However, while The women in A..."

Tags:women, and, power

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This paper is about representations of women and celebrities in the media and their effects on average American women. Some of the topics discussed in this paper are the media's portrayal of actresses and celebrities and their affects on teenagers and women, the differences and changes in images of celebrities through the past few decades, the "Culture of slimming," the objectification and subjectification of women, the psychological, social, physical, and mental effects on the average women, and the power of the entertainment industry.

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"Over the past few decades, the so-called "norm" for a female figure has drastically changed from voluptuous and curvy to waif-like thin. Many female celebrities have been known for their figures. Historically, Marilyn Monroe and Jayne Mansfield were two women who each wore a size 12 and were glorified by men all around the world. Today, celebrities from the likes of Jennifer Aniston and Calista Flockhart are admired for their abilities to become and stay so thin, almost appearing sick. As celebrities come and go, women compare themselves to whoever is "popular" at the time."

Tags:actress, actresses, anorexia, body, bulimia, celebrities, celebrity, confidence, depression, entertainment, esteem, fat, hollywood, images, media, modeling, psychology, self, slim, society, sociology, television, thin, women

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The paper analyzes William Butler Yeats' poem "Leda and the Swan" in terms of imagery, word choice and structure. The paper shows how through these elements, Yeats suggests a completely new theme to the classic Greek myth that recounts the woman's union with Zeus in the form of the swan. The paper explains how Yeats implies that women are both powerful and sexually assertive.

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"Through his poem "Leda and the Swan," William Butler Yeats not only depicts a classical mythological tale, but he also interprets the tale, as well as generalizing it through a universal theme. Through stunning imagery and cadence, Yeats tells the story of Zeus's seduction of Leda, coming to her in the form of a swan. Drawing on sexual overtones and sensual language, Yeats allows readers to understand the events of the story, even if one is not familiar with the mythology. Despite his artful retelling, however, Yeats manages to universalize his poem imply not only Leda's seduction, but also more general themes having to do with power, sex, and gender roles. One of these themes centers on the role of women."

Tags:imagery, word, choice, structure, Zeus, women

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The paper looks at how in the "Republic", Plato uses the figure of Socrates, his teacher, to advance a range of theories regarding not only the fundamental elements of the ideal state - the republic of the work's title - but also of human nature and the elements that comprise it. The paper notes that while many readers of the text would not necessarily be surprised by the sexism that characterizes Socrates' (Plato's) description of the appropriate role for women in the republic, they would likely be surprised by the fact that Plato accepts a leading political role for women in his ideal state as being logical. This paper critically examineshow Plato reconciles his otherwise sexist depictions of women in his text with his argument that they may nonetheless be "Guardians" in much the same way as are men. The paper shows how Plato's theory of virtues informs this debate by allowing us to understand that however idealistic Plato's theory of virtue and justice may be, it does offer a significant role for women in the social and political order.

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"In the "Republic", Plato uses the figure of Socrates, his teacher, to advance a range of theories regarding not only the fundamental elements of the ideal state - the republic of the work's title - but also of human nature and the elements that comprise it. While many readers of the text would not necessarily be surprised by the sexism that characterizes Socrates' (Plato's) description of the appropriate role for women in the republic, they would likely be surprised by the fact that Plato accepts a leading political role for women in his ideal state as being logical. This essay will critically examine how Plato reconciles his otherwise sexist..."

Tags:plato, women, power

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This paper examines three different stories written over a thousand years ago when women in China were without power. It looks at how traditional ancient Chinese writers reveal that although women had little sanctioned power, their innate wisdom gave them dominance over the men around them. It demonstrates, with quoted examples, how male Chinese writers from those ancient times frequently portrayed women as possessing control over men through the power of their natural wisdom.

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"Another incidence of female superiority, this time in Chinese literature from the ninth century, is found in "The Biography of a Girl Surnamed Chao," by Pi Jih-hsiu. This young girl, testified in court to save the life of her father who had been convicted of a crime against the government and sentenced to die. She offered to die with her father, and through her "filial devotion" saved her father's life. She then vowed to shave her hair and become a Buddhist in order to repay the judge for his decision, and immediately "Concerned that others might not believe the words of a girl, she took out a stiletto that she carried in her bosom and forthwith cut off her ear to demonstrate that she would certainly keep her oath." "

Tags:kingdoms, wisdom, power