...their driving credentials were all eligible (under the collective-bargaining agreement) for “light duty” assignments. But Carolyn Martin, the company’s occupational health manager, rejected Ms Young’s request. Since pregnancy did not fall into any of the three categories of workers eligible for alternate assignments, UPS would not switch her to a less physically onerous job. Ms Martin "empathise[d] with [Ms Young's] situation and would have loved to help her," but sent her packing on an unpaid leave. The case concentrates on whether the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA), a law passed in 1978 that fortified employment protections for pregnant women under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, requires companies to accommodate women like Ms Young. The PDA prohibits employers from discriminating “because of” pregnancy and holds that pregnant women must not be treated...
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...aggression; by the party may be an individual, group or state, directed against the other and subjected to exploitation in the context of unequal power relationship, causing damage to material or moral for an individual, group or social class or another State. And when women are victims of damage approach adopted by the violence they lose their humanity, which is the gift of God, and when loss the humanity will lead to deny any constructive role in the movement of life. The right of every human being not to be subjected to violence and should be treated on an equal sympathy with other human beings as a matter of basic human rights that represent the true essence of human existence. That is why we must all work to delete the fear and terror that pursues women everywhere. Take violence as a means of subjugating women for the purposes of individual or collective personal or official, and in fact refers to the frequent exposure of women to specific forms of violence because of sexual identity or because of their ethnic, sectarian or their level of cultural, economic or intellectual, political affiliation. In my home we are really suffering political violence that resulting from the inherent perception of inferiority of women as human beings with the denial of national prestige in the modern state and as the object is not worth...
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...she told her story, without guilt or regret, just no emotion at all. She believes women have the power to give life and the power to take it away. I disagree with that statement because each and every person has a right to live life and existence no matter what gender they are. Sadly, many baby girls are either aborted before birth, killed right after birth, or abandoned. If they live past puberty they become victims of neglect and abuse. I believe this is so unjust, especially me being a mother to a healthy beautiful little girl. I could never neglect or abuse her just because she is a girl, nor would I ever allow anyone else to. But in India, it's very different, the men are in control of the woman, considered property, and forced to have a male child. If a woman did not produce boys or dowry then they would be considered useless and either abused or killed. I understand that men from India have power over their women in this way, but without women or girls how will more boys be produced? In India they believe boys bring strength, blessing, and wealth, while girls bring dowry and burden. They believe families with sons gain wealth and daughters, while families with daughters lose wealth and daughters. About 100,000 women are murdered because they fail to produce sons for their husband's and in-laws were not satisfied with the dowry given to them. I agree with the many women who face these issues and feel they should end dowry and have the right to give life whether its a boy...
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...Sexualization of Girls and Women in the United States: A Growing Epidemic Kayla Johnson Chamberlain College of Nursing Sexualization of Girls and Women in the United States: A Growing Epidemic Brittany, a freshman in High School arrives at her home after school and turns on the T.V to watch MTV music videos. She watches the T.V. as half naked girls dance in the background of male singers. She picks up her phone to get on Instagram where she scrolls through images of famous women like Rhianna and Kim Kardashian who post scantily clad images of their bodies. Brittany thinks to herself, “I wish that I looked like these girls, maybe if I looked more like them the boys at school would like me more”. Brittany’s mother gets home from work and puts dinner on the dining room table. Brittany sits down and eats only a portion of her meal because in the back of her mind she is still feeling as though her own body is inadequate, she could probably lose more weight and if only she had bigger boobs and longer legs, maybe then she would feel better about herself. She lies in bed that night and wishes that she had a better body so that she could feel beautiful and happy. If only she knew that thousands of other girls were feeling the same way, maybe she would realize that the issue isn’t her own body- the issue is the cultural emphasis on female sexualization that has become a norm in our society. Unfortunately girls all over the world are struggling with self-confidence related to...
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...current emphasis on excessive thinness for women is one of the clearest examples of advertisings power to influence us. Both culturally and individually. Now I’m certainly not saying that advertising is solely to be blamed for all of these. These stereotypes exist in every aspects of our lifes but there’s no aspect more pervasive or more persuasive than advertising. Research indicates that self esteem of girls in America plummets when they reach adolescence. This doesn’t happen to boys but it does to girls. Girls tend to feel fine about themselves when they are 8, 9, 10yo. But they reach adolescence and they hit a wall. And at least part of that wall seems to be this relentless emphasis on physical perfection that starts so early for girls. You cannot diet yourself to achieve the “acceptable” body type. Ladies Home Journal Issue: What are being sold here are the readers of the ladies Home Journal who are made to feel anxious about their weight and they are being sold to the diet industry. Obsession with thinness is used not only to sell diet products but also cigarettes. Educating that they should smoke instead of eat -> a way to avoid gain weight. Business of getting children addicted to nicotine to replace thousands of people who died. Images in advertising affect the reality of our lives. There is a tremendous amount of contempt for women who don’t measure up to the advertisers’ ideal of beauty. This is particularly true for women who are overweight. Media images of female...
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...Andrew Herrick ENGL1304 Rolater Fall 2014 The Beauty Within “How to Love” is a song and music video by Lil Wayne. The video depicts the life choices of one woman, the causes and effects of these choices, and ultimately, how they impact her life. “How to Love” centers around the issue of low self-esteem that many young women face, due to sexism and a lack of love for their personalities versus their bodies. This video serves as a message of awareness, to both men and women, about how deeply harmful sexist abuse can be. “How to Love” begins in a hospital operating room, where a young woman is waiting to undergo an abortion. The opening scene sets the serious tone for the video and serves as foreshadowing for later on, during her daughter’s portrayal of life. The young woman has a swift change of heart and flees the hospital in tears. This is the first example of a choice being made that greatly impacts one’s life. Her daughter is now an infant and sits crying in a baby carrier while watching her mother and father entangled in a physically and verbally abusive ordeal; which clearly shows sexism in the form of domestic violence. The video progresses and the infant is now a young girl who is visiting her father at a prison; which clearly shows the audience that he is not a good man. Fast-forward again, and the audience is presented with the young girl as a pre-teen, being molested by one of her mother’s lovers. This scene and the lyrics, “you can’t have a man look at you...
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...many more problems will arise in effect. These issues are found in the homes of the families who live in this bad area and do not earn enough to live a good life. In the eyes of Esperanza, living a good life would entail living in a home that you are not ashamed of and can be proud of. She wants to be able to wear fancy shoes for her special events not the ordinary shoes that she needs to wear all year long because that is what her family can afford. When one is born into poverty, it is expected by society that you will remian in poverty, if you are able to become succesfull, you will first have to go through many...
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...queen that was dumped by her boyfriend, she decided to follow him by enrolling into law school where his ex is currently enroll. She later realizes that she is a better lawyer than she ever imagined. In this paper I will identify the characters in the movie and provide an overview of their relation to each other. I will include my personal thoughts on what the movie is saying about communication in general. I will also analyze the role of communication between the main characters and their relationships with each other. I will describe power and conflict issues. I will also write about the purpose of self-disclosure. Lastly, I will discuss whether any self-disclosure issues exist between the parties. The main characters in this movie are Elle, Paulette, Professor Callahan, Vivian, and warner. Elle is the main character of the movie who serves as the female lead challenging the norm of how society views women. Society may view women as loving, girly, and pink. Elle fills all of the stereotypes of a college girl age. Paulette is Elle’s friend. They both benefit from its relationship; Paulette learns to be assertive and Elle realizes their potential. Professor Callahan, hired her as an intern only to make sexual advanced on her just to make her believe that she can never become a good lawyer. Vivian, who is successful both academically and professionally, comes off as cold and unattractive. In this movie no one believed Elle had what it takes to get into Harvard and become a good lawyer...
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...Analysis and interpretation of “The Company of Wolves” The Company of Wolves is an interesting rewriting of LRRH* and a female author’s slightly feministic interpretation of an old classic. You can see that the story is a rewriting of “LRRH” because there are a lot of similarities. For example in both stories we have a little girl walking through a forest to give her grandmother a basket of dainties . Besides that we also have the classic sentences: “What big eyes you have”, “What big arms you have” and “What big teeth you have”. The story is a rewriting so of course there are also differences like that we don’t have a heroic hunter who comes and saves the grandmother and the girl and the wolf’s genitals is described in a way so the story might not be the best bedside reading. The girl is about twelve years old (p. 22: “she has just started her woman’s bleeding”), has flaxen hair and wears a red shawl. She is a latecomer and has been so indulged that she does not know about the dangerous world she lives in (p. 22: “in this savage country”, p. 23: “she is afraid of nothing”). She is described as very innocent: Pretty, pale, fair hair like lint and virginity (p. 22). The hunter part of the wolf is described as: “a handsome one” and “a fine fellow” (p. 23). Besides that the author describes him as gallant since he offers her to carry her basket. He is a real gentleman. The wolf part of the wolf is on the other hand described as: “a beast of...
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...Photo Shop Brandi Conroy Mercy College of Health Sciences Photo Shop Modern day society wants the perfect girl on the cover of their magazines. When publishers are coming up empty handed with these “perfect women”, they are turning to technology. Photoshop is a tool that editors are using on models to make them look more appealing. This may include thinning, enhancing, removing, and highlighting different parts of the model’s image. Images of beautiful women being altered and cropped to perfection is what young girls are seeing as a reality. Teenage girls are primarily influenced most by these beauties, when they are most insecure and watching the media for the latest trends. These images are edited to an unrealistic perfection, and are causing young girls to believe that is what a woman should look like. As a young woman who grew up with images like these as inspiration for beauty, I know what it is like to compare body images. It is a harsh reality knowing just how much editing goes into making the people we know as celebrities even more perfect and desirable. Photo shop is giving a false perception on what is actually considered beautiful in today’s society. No woman can say they have never looked at an edited picture and felt less of themselves immediately afterward. Using before and after pictures is a perfect way to show exactly how much editing is made to a photo. The editing done can be as simple as erasing acne to dramatically changing the models hair...
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...Kristen Ngan is the name. The type of girl who is very adventurous, creative, “kikay”, loves collecting girly things, fashion and colors! I can say that every object in my plate, symbolizes me or my personality. The “Pink Shoe” and the “Pearl Bracelet” represents Fashion. I've always had a 'Passion For Fashion’. Ever since I was a little girl, I have been reading fashion and beauty magazines. I was always wondering how women could bring out the best in themselves. In fashion, my biggest inspirations are definitely Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe and Gabrielle Chanel. They show the difference between a woman and a lady. In my free time I like to read fashion magazines, fashion and beauty blogs. I love to surf the internet to look up all sorts of fashion online shops. Not just to see what’s new, but to get inspired as well. Being involved into “fashion” is really a big thing for me. Because in that way i help myself increase my self-esteem. My interest in fashion started at a young age. I enjoyed spending my days alone playing with my Barbies. I repurposed their clothes with a stapler and tape and gave them haircuts to match their look. The “Green Ribbon” represents how girly I am. The “Red Nail Polish”. When I became a teenager, like I said, I love colors! and so I’ve been very addicted to nail polish. Its just I’m so plain, without them. And I really take good care of my nails. Also, believed in the saying “Nails Are Like Jewels, Don't Use Them Like Tools”. The “MAC...
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...woman’s hero in her time because she was all about women having equality. She spent five years researching a book dealing with what she called the “problem with no name”. This excerpt gives a general view on how she felt as a woman who took a back seat to her own life to become the “American House Wife”. She discuss how women would try to make themselves believe that being the good wife was what you had to be and living behind the shadows of a man was acceptable. In this document Friedan wants people to know exactly what occurred during the feminist movement. How women's rights came to a reality, how women believed there was only one role to have which is a typical housewife that has a husband to overpower her. Not being able to vote, or have any rights as an equal to men. This means father not mother, children of both sexes needed to learn, recognize and respect the abilities and functions of each sex. No matter what, the men were in charge. Next, Friedan discussed how women where brought up believing when they grow up, they are to marry and have children. Going to college is what is a woman had to do, but graduating wasn’t required. Being well educated is shown to be unfeminine. Men didn't enjoy a woman knowing information they knew. Men wanted women uneducated, men were supposed to be the only one educated in the household. The role of women was to find a husband to support the family that they would raise. Many women dropped out of college or never went in the first...
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...Top companies of India that use diversity as one of their strengths: 1. Infosys The diversity team at Infosys focuses on propagating and promoting diversity and inclusivity among employees through ACTION which stands for: * Audit inclusivity and diversity levels * Create change agents * Train the managers * Initiate and implement alternate work models * Organize and assist affinity groups * Network with external bodies to benchmark practices Infosys Women Inclusivity Network (IWIN) promotes a gender-sensitive work environment. IWIN recognizes the unique aspirations and needs of women. It provides avenues for vocational, personal and psychological counsel to enable professional and personal development. Infosys won the first NASSCOM-India Today corporate award for excellence in gender inclusivity in 2007. Infosys actively seeks to hire and train persons with disabilities. In 2006 and 2007,Infosys BPO received the Helen Keller award for the best employer from the National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled People (NCPEDP).Infosys announced an intake of 300 graduates from universities in the US in 2006 and about 25 from universities in the UK in 2007 as part of itscommitment to create a diversified workforce. The new employees will develop their engineering skills at Infosys Development Centers across India for six months before returning to Infosys offices in the US. 2. Google India Diversity is an essential component of the culture...
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...seemed to ignore her because they all were “Londoners”, or so she thought. There was only one person in the hall left – it was a young woman by the name of Laylor. “Do you have change?” (P1, Line 12) she asked. The woman seemed to turn round slowly. In some way they both start to communicate and the woman finds out that the girl is not from London, because of her accent. Unfortunately the girl a refugee is from Uzbekistan. She has the most spectacular eyebrows and her hair is black. Laylor is very young, maybe a student and she has a younger brother, but their parents aren’t with them. The parents were arrested in Uzbekistan (they were journalists). Friends of their parents acquired passports for them and put them on a plane to England. The women don’t know anything about people in Laylor’s situation and she speculates on why the girl doesn’t search for some help. Laylor tells to the woman that she’s afraid of that she will not see her mother again. The woman starts to think and her head is full of so many sensible thoughts, she starts to imagine how it will be, if Laylor get the help she really needs. In the end the woman decide to get away from...
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...------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Search Bottom of Form Women are not easy to understand. Famous authors and poets have extensively written about 'woman.' Yet, no one can claim to fully fathom her mind. Get to know some feminine quirks with these funny quotes about women. Read witty wisecracks about a woman's nature. These quotes would make most women exclaim, 'What's all the fuss about?' But men would say, 'How true, how true!' Nancy Reagan, Political Activist A woman is like a tea bag. She only knows her strength when put in hot water. Aristotle, Philosopher If women didn't exist, all the money in the world would have no meaning. James Thurber, American Humorist I hate women because they always know where things are. Malcolm de Chazal, Mauritian Writer A woman knows how to keep quiet when she is in the right, whereas a man, when he is in the right, will keep on talking. Jules Michelet, French Historian Woman is a miracle of divine contradictions. Freya Stark, Author The great and almost only comfort about being a woman is that one can always pretend to be more stupid than one is and no one is surprised. Gloria Steinem, American Feminist Someone once asked me why women don't gamble as much as men do and I gave the commonsensical reply that we don't have as much money. That was a true but incomplete answer. In fact, women's total instinct for gambling is satisfied by...
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