Gender discrimination is illegal in most schools, but sometimes it still happens. Examples include differences in vocational training programs or athletic activities offered, differences in admission requirements and sexual harassment. Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972 Title IX of the Education Amendment of 1972 declares that all educational programs that get any type ...
Despite the advances and progress women have made in the last forty years, gender or sex-based discrimination is still a stumbling block and obstacle for many women. Gender discrimination occurs in the workplace when an individual is treated differently because of their gender. Gender discrimination is sex-based discrimination. It involves treating a job applicant or ...
Children learn through example and through what they observe; they will therefore learn their gender roles and behaviour through the books that they read as well as through watching their parents and other adults of the same sex. This research looks at how stories children read can affect their attitude to gender. Child Development and ...
While not everyone has the same conception of what constitutes moral behaviour, those of us living in liberal-democratic societies can agree on certain basic moral values. For example, many agree that cheating, lying, and stealing are generally morally wrong in most cases. However, many people also agree that sometimes, cheating, lying, and stealing are warranted ...
Here’s something to think about the next time a cashier, with long painted fingernails, takes an annoying amount of time to ring up your purchase. Is there something in the history of fingernail fashion trends to explain her bout with the cash register? The custom of growing long fingernails probably began in ancient Asian cultures. ...
Sixty years after gaining independence from British rule, India – considered the world’s largest democratic country – selected its first woman president in a landmark, if not somewhat controversial elections held last July 21, 2007. Pratibha Patil won by as much as two-thirds of the votes from an electoral college comprised by members of the ...
