Introduction The cause of the conflict in Northern Ireland or the ‘Troubles’ was to a certain extent an ethno-nationalist conflict. The conflict began during a campaign to end discrimination against the Catholic/nationalist minority by the Protestant/Unionist majority government and police Force. The Northern Ireland conflict between the Catholics and Protestants has been ongoing for 800 […]
Affirmative Action Affirmative Action was created by President John F. Kennedy through an executive order in 1961 and continued through Lyndon B. Johnson presidency and so on. The reasoning behind affirmative action was to promote diversity and to end job discrimination. It was a way to even the playing field so that minorities had a […]
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Order nowIn 1961, Affirmative action was signed into action by John F. Kenndy. It was created March 6, 1961 from executive order 10925 in reaction to non-discrimination against any employee applicant. As defined by US Legal, affirmative action is the process of a business or governmental agency in which it gives special rights to hiring or […]
Gender equality refers to the equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities for both male and female (European Institution for Gender Equality, 2019). This principle applies to all sectors including family, workplace and politics. In the past, it was obvious that male dominate the whole society. Gender inequality was a myth. In the contemporary world, although gender […]
Throughout history, it is has become evident that societies hold differing views towards men and women. While this may not always be intentional, people among various cultures are often looked upon differently and are set to different expectations due to their gender. When considering gender inequality, unequal rights to education is a problem faced by […]
“In the modern United States, biases are found in almost every social institution, did you know that the average american female only makes ? of what the average male does. Whether it is in Education or the workplace, gender inequality still exists and is a major problem. There is still a huge difference in the […]
In the film, The Two Spirit Dance, the viewer sees the ways in which dance allows for an individual to find their true sense of self. For many years the Native American culture was against homosexuality. People who didn’t conform in being heterosexual felt outcasted and treated as different. The Hoop dance is an indigenous […]
“For Exam 1, I have chosen to write about the controversial topic of gender inequality. This topic is very interesting to me, as I am a female, and I believe it is one worth discussing. When it comes to gender inequality, men knowingly have the upper-hand, that is in the workplace, in sports, what amount […]
“For decades women have suffered not only from authority gaps but also pay gaps. Did you know that the average american female only makes ? of what the average male does? Whether it’s in Education or the workplace, gender bias still exists and is a major problem. There is still a huge difference in the […]
I was surprised and shocked to hear that you can be fired or even thrown out of your home because you are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) (Granderson, n.d.). This was totally new to me. I thought that the LGBT community had rights like all other human beings in the United States. In the […]
Imagine being separated in aspects of everyday life, such as transportation or education, purely due to your race. This was the reality of many African Americans during the Civil Rights Movement. This movement took place during the 1960s, and was dedicated toward ending racial discrimination and gain equal rights for African Americans. One of the […]
Homosexuality is characterized by a sexual desire towards the members of the same sex. Today is it widely accepted throughout the West, including the united States, Canada and most of Europe. In many countries homosexuality still remains illegal and punishable by imprisonment or even execution in some places like Yemen, Nigeria and Iran. In 1998, […]
Among the many positive changes that the industrial revolution brought about. the most outstandin0 one was the impact it had on the lives of women. Before this period, the responsibilities of women have limited to house chores and non-technical duties such as repairing clothes. Their primary responsibility was to raise children. This notion and stereotype […]
The term feminism can refer to a political movement or belief that women experience oppression and inequality, from political and legitimate rights to how society and culture form women’s perceptions and infiltrate our consciousness. A woman is not oppressed for a fact that she is simply a woman, instead on what “kind” of woman she […]
Civil Right Activist encouraged many African Americans to join the fight of inequality. W.E.B. DuBois, educator, sociologist and activist, pushed many blacks and white to fight for the equal rights of African Americans. W.E.B DuBois left a positive mark on history during the Civil Rights activist by advocating for social issues for African Americans, writing […]
The behavior of America was changed when civil rights movements hoped to eliminate segregation. Civil Rights impacted the way we live today by ending segregation and racial discrimination. After Civil Rights Movements places like, restaurants, schools and bathrooms were desegregated. Civil Rights affect us to this day when it comes to riots and “Black Lives […]
Sex is a vector of oppression because people can be discriminated against and in some instances killed for whatever “deviant” act they are pursuing. Sex oppression would include the laws that make homosexuality illegal in some countries, and the rape of LGBTQ+ members that occurs to “straighten them out.” The lesbian continuum is a term […]
Both men and women are constrained by the binary gender system. Men and women are labeled in society. Men are made to prove themselves in society. To show just how powerful they are and that they are expected to do more than women. Society label men as independent people. That they do not need help […]
The consequences of sexual behaviour between women and men have driven a desire and determination of women to control their fertility, yet in an environment in which anti-choice legislators and organizations do not protect women’s reproductive rights, there is an ongoing dispute on who decides the fate of such rights. The status of women’s sexual […]
In the late 19th century, at the end of the Reconstruction, the country was forced to face that the measures to reconstruct the country had failed, and more importantly, terror on Blacks in the South had become worse than ever. This had begun to be a time when Blacks were separated from Whites by Jim […]
Women’s Rights was a very big issue back in the day, and still is even in present day. Women have been treated differently since the 1800’s, but a huge women’s rights movement sparked the change that they needed. These women had fought long enough for the rights they deserved. Even the people that didn’t have […]
Black women make up 7% of the United States population and they spend an estimated $565 billion dollars annually. What’s it going to take for them to be recognized and treated equally in the United States? A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry introduces economic and societal pressures in the mid-20th century faced black […]
“The gay rights movement in the United States has seen huge progress in the last century, and especially the last two decades. Laws prohibiting homosexual activity have been struck down; lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals are now allowed to serve openly in the military; and same-sex couples can now legally get married and […]
Feminism is the advocacy of women’s rights on the grounds of being politically, socially, and economically equal to men. In the nineteenth century, women were viewed as secondary to men and had little rights. In 1890, married women were given the right to control their own wealth, and in 1882 women finally were given access […]
“I think basically I’m lazy, but I have a housewife’s mentality when I go about my job.” (Indira Gandhi). Woman in western and eastern sides of the planet were failed by men who refused to give them equality. Though today there is a strong woman presence in both the western and eastern world the reason […]
I want to concentrate primarily on racial microaggressions in the classroom and how teachers believe that their intentions, remarks, or actions are not deemed as racist. Racism is an exceedingly controversial issue here in America. It dates to as early as the Colonial Period when blacks were used for slavery. Sadly, racism is still very […]
A supreme court case known as Brown V. Board of Education was an issue where the judge ruled that segregation by race in schools was unlawful. As the article states, “separate but equal” is what the judge and non-colored individuals swear it’s what’s right. It all started in 1896 when the Supreme Court supported the […]
The Face of African American movements became increasingly Pro Black after the 1960s. Black youth throughout the country started to question the methods of the “Old Guard”; middle class Civil Rights leaders of the previous decade. The peoples desire for a new group led to the rise of the Black Power Movement. The Mobilization of […]
Many people think that with how far we gotten in certain aspects that we no longer need feminism but not all women are blessed with these opportunities, many people forget about women in other countries that aren’t as progressive like the United states and Canada. There are still societal issues within the modern age. Many […]
Traditionally, the Kingdom of the Netherlands is seen as a very open and welcoming society to immigrants. However, due to the increase in the flow of immigrants, right-winged politicians and the terror threats and attacks, the Kingdom of the Netherlands is becoming increasingly xenophobic. Beginning in the 16th and 17th century the Netherlands began accepting […]
