Essays on Gender

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....

Reality television claims to provide a window into some people’s lives as they experience purportedly unfiltered events. The early 2000s saw the emergence of a new subgenre of reality television in that pitted contestants against each other. By appealing to innate feelings of success, rejection,...

Epistemology is said to be the study of knowledge and the composition of knowledge. In relation, feminist epistemology questions how gender and identity influence knowledge as well as how it may vary based on our social assumptions and stereotypes made about gender roles. Many argue...