" In fact, the author takes great pains to mention that there are several aspects of Sikh culture -- from its very inception -- in which equality between genders was manifest. This degree of equality came to encompass women because it pertained to virtually all facets of life for those involved in the Sikh culture, because "gender equality along with caste, class and religious equality are central tenets of Sikhi, the Sikh faith…" (Kaur, 2012)
One of the most important ways that they have done so is by asserting their power in a religious or spiritual sense in a social sense. Quite simply, when there are women who play a vital role in spiritual procedures, such as the female "santeras" (Shaw and Lee, 2009, p
The choice that is best represented in the film "The Business of Being Born" is for women to have different options for giving birth. The movie insinuates that hospitals are fine for complicated pregnancies, but that women should also be able to have natural births at home with midwives (Xandra, 2013), or perhaps in hospitals with midwives, or without a surfeit of drugs coursing through their systems
Religious inclinations, and the general attributes that differentiate one person from another. However, the existence of sports in the world has bridged the gap created by these differences and fostered equality of all human races in the world (Brace-Govan, 2010)
Nonetheless, some societies still hold perceptions that are inclined to gender differences among people. However, increase in the capabilities of people to involve in sporting activities in changing the perception of people as regards gender differences (Clarke, 1998)
Basing on the intensity of the games and their demands, women can never be thought to participate in such games and sporting activities. However, the spirit of sporting has encouraged people of differing genders to engage in new sporting activities that were not in contention initially (Deem & Gilroy, 1998)
In order to succeed in sporting activities, many people have realized that the secret lies behind determination and continued exposure. Sporting activities have brought together people of varying gender into trying new avenues of sporting (Greendorfer & Rubinson, 1997)
For instance, not all people can undertake all sporting activities. Different sporting activities can be participated by a number of people and not others (Schacht, & Ewing, 1997)
Nonetheless, the growth of sporting activities in the world has shifted the entire perception and established cohesive experiences in sporting activities. For instance, engagement in different sporting activities has been a considerable boost in creating a balance of thought and belief among many people who could not take after different sporting activities (Talbot, 1997)
Female students, now empowered by a clearer sense of political identity and their role in the feminist movement, began to challenge the course content which usually portrayed men as superior in intelligence, nerve, and political ability, thereby making them politically superior to women. Female students also fought for the right to have access to the same educational institutions and resources as their male counterparts (Ali, 2000)
At the risk of making a sweeping generalization about the political inclinations of feminists, it is generally accepted that prior to the proliferation of the feminist movement that most women were considered to be politically conservative because of their close ties to family, religion and traditional values; however, this determination of conservatism was based on a group of women who were generally kept away from the political process, information about political belief systems, and exactly what different political groups believe in and represent. Once women were exposed to feminism, and along with it the freedom to express themselves politically in the ways that they choose based upon informed decisions, by and large, feminists embraced a more liberal political mindset (Inglehart, et al
Feminist critiques of mainstream political science, as research indicates, begin at the very core of political science itself, as based on the traditional view. Traditionally, the conventional wisdom behind political science held that politics was a man's area of endeavor because of the often brutal nature of political pursuits, and minority groups such as women, ethnic and racial groups were simply dismissed from the inner workings of political science because of their detachment from the mainstream (Phillips, 1998)
Reflecting back to the "conversion" from a woman to a feminist that was cited earlier in this paper, by their very nature, feminists are political beings for a variety of reasons. Again, it bears repeating that one of the most effective catalysts for social change is political participation, and it is that political participation that has given the feminist movement a certain degree of muscle over the decades (Randall, 2002)
Feminist Critiques of Mainstream Political Science Feminism, by its very nature, takes on political nuances; much like racial minority groups have embraced political activism over the years to advance their various causes, so too have gender-based minorities. In fact, most sources agree that the conversion of a female person into a feminist is largely due to strong political beliefs backed up by specific actions to bring attention and recognition to the cause of women's rights (Zivi, 2004)
The question then is this: given that Americans have a higher divorce rate than other Western countries -- and that Americans who divorce are quicker to get back into another relationship than couples in other Western societies -- how does that fact mesh with the reality that only 10% of Americans say marriage is an outdated institution? And where does feminism as it is understood today enter into the picture? What is Feminism and what accusations against Feminism are valid? The late Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, a respected historian and women's studies scholar, is what philosophy professor Amy R. Baehr refers to as a "conservative feminist" (Baehr, 2009, 101)
Andrew Cherlin, professor of public policy at Johns Hopkins University, presents an objective and enlightening picture of marriage (and divorce) in the 21st century in his book the Marriage-Go-Round. Cherlin picks on Arkansas, a southern state with the third-highest rate of marriage per capita and the second-highest divorce rate in America -- and which also happens to be "…above average in church membership" -- to show that having a "socially conservative electorate does not insulate a state from divorce" (Cherlin, 2009, 14)
Those "natural laws in ethics" Jefferson alluded to did not make room for equality vis-a-vis the female gender in Puritan society, as author David Hall explains in his book Puritans in the New World: "…wives were to defer to their husbands. Wives could inherit property from their husbands or parents but were excluded from participating in civil and church government" (Hall, 2004, 163)
In Jerome Huyler's book Locke in America, the author discusses the benefits that the Revolution brought to American society. Huyler acknowledges that slaves and Native Americans were "…systematically denied the liberty, property and opportunity" that white settlers enjoyed (Huyler, 1995, 207)
"Thus," Baehr writes, paraphrasing Fox-Genovese, "…if feminism advocates women's well-being, feminism should advocate marriage" (113). Some Feminists Originally Opposed to Marriage now support it Feminist commentator, professor and cultural theorist Angela McRobbie writes that the current decline in the popularity of women's studies in the UK can be attributed to the "vilification of feminism within the popular culture" (McRobbie, 2008, 1)
"Thus," Baehr writes, paraphrasing Fox-Genovese, "…if feminism advocates women's well-being, feminism should advocate marriage" (113). Some Feminists Originally Opposed to Marriage now support it Feminist commentator, professor and cultural theorist Angela McRobbie writes that the current decline in the popularity of women's studies in the UK can be attributed to the "vilification of feminism within the popular culture" (McRobbie, 2008, 1)