understandings regarding the gender issues involved. As written by Sharon Marcus in her effective 1992 work, Fighting Bodies, Fighting Words: A Theory and Politics of Rape Prevention she questions views on understandings including rape as a reality, women being powerless and rape being a result of women’s fear. Additional bodies of work that both mirror and question certain
institutional position on family friendly work benefits provision for men in Ghana, the willingness of men to take advantage of these provision and the implications for family and career advancement of women and men. The study will employ the gender ideology theory as its
The social controversy, "men control women’s femininity," is not a new topic in literature or in community. Mernissi Fatema, a Morocco sociologist, writes the article, "Size Six: The Western Women's Harem,” about an incident when she visits an American clothing store, attempting to buy a skirt which was smaller for her. However, the seller leaves negative opinions about Mernissi by saying she is too big for the skirt and refuses to help her to find another size since that is her appearance’s problem
sphere, we live in an era where women have emancipated to full legal equality, yet economic inequality is still as prevalent as it was during the period of first-wave feminism. A clear division still exists between the ideological preferences of genders and social classes; Working class and men preferred women to be identified “with her activities at home” while middle class and women preferred to be identified “with the same sphere her husband does, and to have equal amount of power in the marriage”
Kingdom, Germany, Poland and Austria. Since then, there has been substantial progress in promoting gender equality. In 1970, UK introduced equal pay between men and women for the same work. This was revised in 2010, requiring certain companies to publish information on the pay, of both male and female employees (Azmat, 2015). However, despite numerous legislations and recent improvements in the gender gap in employment, no country has achieved parity in this area and a significant level of inequality
discourse analysis is important for deconstructing ideologies. To Widdowson (2000), CDA is a device for uncovering implicit ideologies in texts. It unveils the underlying ideological prejudices and therefore the exercise of power in texts. Little wonder then, Ayoola (2008) opines that most linguistic investigations on power and ideology fall under the aegis of CDA. Further, Jimoh (2012) claims that in CDA, the notions of ideology, power, hierarchy, gender and so on, are considered relevant for text interpretation
Phrases used as Art of Communication for Gender Equity in PNG Introduction This paper presents a critical analysis and comparison of literature concerning gender equity in Papua New Guinea, being more specific about phrases used as art of communication. Fairclough (2000: 3) defined communication as the functions of language and the production of meaning. Alinsky (1972:81) emphasized it more as an important
thoughts with others (The Ontario Curriculum: Secondary, 2013). One way this is carried out is through the required reading of famous literature, and discussing how the themes may have changed throughout different periods of time. On the other hand, if our society has continued to adapt more accepting ideologies in terms of feminism, racism and classism; should our literature not be a reflection of that? While in Shakespeare’s Play Macbeth, the characters Macbeth and Lady Macbeth both demonstrate
of white sharks was so extreme, that it became known as the “Jaws Effect”. But the effects of fiction in society did not begin there; before there was cinema or electronic media, one of the most spread means of communication was written work or literature. In the words of Ryan & Ryan (n.d) be it fiction
outside the pale of the hierarchal caste system, and, therefore deemed outcastes and a Dalit Woman’s life is the most unprotected and insecure in Indian Society. They suffer on three counts – caste, gender and patriarchy. But, after centuries of suppression, Dalits are now finding their voice, in literature as well as through political activism. Dalit autobiographies, where the routinized violence of everyday existence are described, may be treated as testimonies, as they are eye- witness accounts of