American History because they inspired many changes in the US. For example, it resulted in social and religious tensions, many social changes, and increased gender bias against women. The Salem witch trials were a frontier in US history because they exposed unfair legal practices and laid the foundation for the creation of more legal and fair court practices. Before the first accusation of witchcraft in Salem, the town was split into two groups, some lived in Salem village while others lived in
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Induced Abortion Worldwide WORLDWIDE INCIDENCE AND TRENDS • After declining substantially between 1995 and 2003, the worldwide abortion rate stalled between 2003 and 2008. • Between 1995 and 2003, the abortion rate (the number of abortions per 1,000 women of childbearing age—i.e., those aged 15–44) for the world overall dropped from 35 to 29. It remained virtually unchanged, at 28, in 2008. • Nearly half of all abortions worldwide are unsafe, and nearly all unsafe abortions (98%) occur in developing
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Women farmers: The Invisible Face of Agriculture in India Swaminathan, the famous agricultural scientist describes that it was woman who first domesticated crop plants and thereby initiated the art and science of farming. While men went out hunting in search of food, women started gathering seeds from the native flora and began cultivating those of interest from the point of view of food, feed, fodder, fiber and fuel. Women have played and continue to play a key role in the conservation of basic
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should be a legal option continues to divide Americans long after the US Supreme Court’s 7-2 decision on Roe v. Wade declared the procedure a "fundamental right" on Jan. 22, 1973. Proponents, identifying themselves as pro-choice, contend that choosing abortion is a right that should not be limited by governmental or religious authority, and which outweighs any right claimed for an embryo or fetus. They say that pregnant women will resort to unsafe illegal abortions if there is no legal option. Opponents
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While there is no known factors to know exactly why men abuse women, there are some great tools to help these women who do get abused. Crisis hotlines have been around for many years. Crisis hotlines save lives of the women who call when under stressful situations. Many of the volunteers who work the phones are actually women who were once abused. This review will delve into the statistics of abuse and importance of abuse crisis hotlines and advocacy. There seem to be no indicators of what circumstances
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i Civil Services Academy, Lahore Pakistan Administrative Campus 36th STP Syndicate Research Topic: Gender Equality and Women Empowerment in Pakistan Dated: 6-12-2013 SYNDICATE MEMBERS: 1. Dharmoon Bhawani (Leader) 2. Amna Rafique 3. Kamal Khan 4. Nergis Shazia Chaudhary TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Title………………………………………………………………………………………1 2. Syndicate Members………………………………………………………………………2 3. Table of Contents………………………………………………………………………
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opinion on it. The Pro-life versus Pro-choice debate has been going on for years. Pro-life argues that a baby has a right to live, while pro-choice argues that women have the right to decide what happens to their bodies. Other conflicting views such as religion have added fuel to the fire in this debate. There are several reasons why women have abortions, all of which are legitimate and valid. For or against abortion, a woman should have the right to her own body. If a woman wants to have the procedure
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that come when one decides to drink and drive. It informs that even a BAC level of .02 can become a very serious issue, although it is still under the legal limit for an adult of age. Many will see this come to life as well, on average 2 of 3 people will see or be a part of a drunk driving accident in their lifetime. This is not even to mention the legal implications that could come with driving drunk, which can be extremely severe. The author would go on to conclude that alcohol use and driving do not
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who "minds." Whether it be socially, legally, religiously, or even internally challenges will emerge. These challenges must be recognized, understood, confronted, and, hopefully, overcome. Some of these challenges cannot be confronted without taking legal action or changing the way another person thinks, therefore rendering the challenge, for most people, difficult or otherwise impossible to overcome. In these cases the individual's only method of overcoming the issue is through various resource organizations
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Feminism refers to political, cultural, and economic movements aimed at establishing greater rights, legal protection for women, and or women's liberation. It includes some of the sociological theories and philosophies concerned with issues of gender difference. Nancy Cott defines feminism as the belief in the importance of gender equality, invalidating the idea of gender hierarchy as a socially constructed concept. Feminism has earned itself a bad reputation, but it never undermined gender differences
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