Essays on Gender

Gender is the term used to explain the state of being male or female in relation to the social and cultural roles that are considered appropriate for men and women. One could argue that gender is culturally constructed so, therefore gender isn’t a casual result...

The movie “Why Can’t a Woman Succeed like a Man?” is a BBC production manuscript which has vividly highlighted some of the issues that limit women from prospering in life as men do. The film has used several female characters who accomplish various careers to...

When Judith Butler contemplates about gender, she uses the concept of the productive nature of iteration, continuing the tradition of Derrida. As she argues in Gender Trouble, the iteration of conventional behavioral practices precede bad, excessive or infelicitous performances, this is exactly why the performative...

The term literate is being used to define the ability of a person to read and write. It is also being used to differentiate the educated from the uneducated person. With the advent of a new technology era, the concept of literacy has assumed new...

Suicide can be viewed as a response to extreme stress and buildup of different emotions over a certain period of time. The levels of tolerance for emotions such as sadness vary from one individual to another, and being overwhelmed or overpowered by these emotions can...

In the short story “Boys and Girls”, author Alice Munro writes about memories and different aspects of her father’s fur trading business in Canada around the World War II era, and her experiences growing up. The author describes how the protagonist and her brother, Laird,...

In today’s world, time-consuming activities such as going shopping, socializing, and even creating more professional connections have been simplified through smartphones and electronic devices; and can be done from any setting at any time. Social media profiles are similar to online selling, considering it is...

Mary Wollstonecraft lived in the 18th century. The way women were treated, and the rights available to them were drastically different than they are now. One of the key factors in understanding Mary Wollstonecraft’s view is what the general view of men and women in...

The exclusion of women from decision-making occupations and leadership is, in my opinion and in many others, one of the most shameful acts of our life. It has been enough time for this problem to be completely erased from our culture but this varies on...

Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that isn’t commonly diagnosed. This disorder affects a person’s perception of the world, as well as their behavior. The disorder is chronic and has no cure, but can be treated to help lessen the severity of symptoms for the individual....