Essays on Sexism

Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll House focuses on a Norwegian middle-class family whose very survival is threatened by long-held secrets revolving around family dynamics. The characters portray the complexities underlying the relationships between men and women. Some aspects of the play mirror certain elements in Susan…

In the discourse of gender equality, patriarchy is a major theme. In a paper produced by Littrell R. and Bertsch A. (2013) studying the status of women in the patriarchal belt, highlighted the prevalence and universality of patriarchy in underdeveloped and agrarian societies and civilizations…

Girl power” has been a popular phrase for Americans to describe the success of women, but could the reality be that women are faced with gender inequalities behind make-believe fabrications of the media? In the article “Everyday Sexism In A ‘Post-Feminist’ World”, written by Hayley…

Alright. Going all in, here. Christianity gets some of the blame for irrational thought and misogyny being commonplace in the West. And “some” is generous on my part, as it has been a perpetual tool in the consolidation of power. The Bible has not helped…

A newly discovered written account from one of Harvey Weinstein’s accusers might just hurt the case against the producer. Lucia Evans has accused Weinstein of forcing her to perform oral sex on him in 2004, but one of her written accounts suggests her encounter was…

The notion of gender role – the social role that covers a range of behavior considered appropriate for people based on their sex – gives rise to sexism in language – the use of language that discriminates against members of a certain gender. In Vietnam,…

The word sexism is defined as classifying women based on sex, this can also be called discrimination. The conversations discussed in the chapter “Ysrael” between Rafa and Yunior at such a young age is no doubt sexist and discriminatory towards women. I would say that…

SEXISM’S RELATION TO ASSAULT Abstract Women and men have various oppressed groups within them, and they have different reasons for which they are oppressed. One of these groups are women who are abused and assaulted. While there may a lot of causes because of which…

Bishop and Fyre show how polarization and sexism correlate with each other, demonstrating how our society normalizes discrimination. They both expose how society often creates barriers to ignore new, or different viewpoints. As well as, the overwhelming amount of oppression that can no longer be…

I was excited to continue reading the novel Lullabies for Little Criminals and I was looking forward to accompanying Baby on her quest of self-discovery and happiness. However, as I continued the novel, I was heartbroken to see Baby’s life crumble around her as she…