Category: Gender Roles

Shakespeare as well as other renowned writers during the Elizabethan time profusely explore the theme of controlling natures of men towards women in their works to highlight the strict patriarchal values of Jacobean society. Desdemonas subservience acts as a signifier of the control men had over women. The concept of men controlling women can be…

Introduction: The Han Dynasty of ancient China (206 BCE – 220 CE) is often regarded as a period of cultural and political prosperity. Within this context, it is essential to examine the gender roles and expectations prevalent during this time. This essay aims to provide an informative analysis of Han Dynasty gender roles, shedding light…

Male to female relationships is a common topic in literature. The women were known as supporting the men in their positions of higher authority and taking care of their family. Othello by Shakespeare is a great example of relationships. In the play, it shows the acts of love and hate for one another in the…

As a girl, have you ever been told that you should never initiate the first move because men should do that? Or that you should not be too loud because its improper for you to do so? Personally, Ive heard these lines countless of times. These are believed and practiced by majority of Filipino families…

Female characters in gothic texts both challenge and reinforce prevailing standards of gender difference within the patriarchal society at the time that they were written. In Macbeth and Medea, both Shakespeare and Euripides portray women as a symbol of defiance, challenging the gender constructions and the male-dominant system by appropriating traits then-known to be masculine.…

Through history, women have always been the homebody. The typical housewife: always cleaning, cooking, doing what women are supposed to do. In the 1950s, it was not rare for a woman of a small town to do basic housewife chores. That was a womans identity at the time. Known for nothing else, women succumbed to…

In Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen established the impact of how social class and gender roles are influenced by the expectations of the society. Jane Austen classified social class and gender roles as a hierarchy group set by society, in order to limit the freedom of lower class and women. Explaining how one class was…

A male dominated world has only recently introduced and probably recognised women. I will briefly focus on school experiences and its impact in science and then whether feminism has changed science. School may have influences on young womens perceptions of science, hence, their choice not to continue in science fields like physics. The proportion of…

Pride and Prejudice is a romantic novel written by Jane Austen which discusses women’s duties or roles in the home or work force, and how they have changed for a better life for women. For work duriung the 18th century, Generally this work was done for the benefit of the family, not the outside world.…

Every day, millions of people experience it. For most individuals, it is within reasonable limits and usually somewhat healthy. However, as the world continues to advance in technology and competition for school and work increases, stress levels are at an all-time high. These levels of stress can be dangerous for all people. In some cases,…