Gender equity in terms of education is about the socialization of men and women and the results of this process on the life outcomes of the two genders (Husen & Postlethwaite, 1994). In the United States, the education system is required to treat males and females equally. There has been much research done to compare the genders in all areas. In the past, research has found that women fall far behind men in many areas such as math, and science, but men lag behind women in certain areas as well. Over the years, many provisions have been made with the goal of equalizing the treatment of girls and boys in public education. These improvements are proven successful as women, as well as men, are advancing in areas where they tend to lag behind. “ ‘If you look back 30 years, there has been significant progress in all areas.’ she [Sundra Flansburg, director of the Women’s Equity Act Resource Center] said ‘But we have to recognize that a huge amount of work needs to be done before we have gender equitable education’ ” (Isherwood, 2002) The purpose of this research paper is to examine the improvements made for gender equity in education and the gap that remains.
The Past of the Gender Equity Battle
The battle over gender equity in education is not a new issue, but has been a continuous fight for well over a century. In 1881, a group of college graduates met in Boston to discuss enhancing the opportunities for women in America. This group formed the American Association of University Women, or the A.A.U.W. Over the years, the A.A.U.W. has worked for the equal education of both girls and boys. Their first big success was the Education Amendments of 1972, which included Title IX (Lawton, 1994). Title IX stated that “No...
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Isherwood, D. (2002, June 21). 30 years later, tile IX remains controversial; gender equity law has created thousands of success stories, but some see much more to be done. The Patriot Ledger. Retrieved from Lexis Nexis on November 18, 2002.
This article concentrates on how the National Coalition of Women and Girls in Education grade the progress of Title IX every 5 years. It provides excellent statistics on improvements made for women’s education.
Mancini, F. (1994, February 17). You can’t fool mother nature. The Providence Journal company, 14A. Retrieved from Lexis Nexis on November 15, 2002.
This article provided insight into the subtle discrimination against females, and the effect this has on them. It is a good source for information on how girls are more advanced then males are in certain areas. Good for getting the opposing viewpoint.
Have you ever wondered what protects our right to an education free of sexual harassment and equal opportunity in school activities? Title IX does that.
The villagers of St. Antoine killing Old Foulon, the acts of the Revolutionaries, and the Evrémonde family’s treatment of the peasant boy and his family display Dickens’ theme of man’s inhumanity toward his fellow countryman. This theme depicts the persistent cruelty leading to and during the French Revolution in the late 18th century. The events demonstrate that the cruelty was not just from the Revolutionaries or just from the nobles, but from all classes. Although some of the events in the novel are fictional, they represent the spirit of the Revolution that Dickens discerned, and the events easily could have happened. Dickens’ novel very well represents the inhumanities of man and the character of the people during this time period.
The novel, A Tale of Two Cities, was written by Charles Dickens. It takes place in ENgland and France during the late eighteenth century. Despite horrors like the guillotine, gestures of humanity were shown, especially through Sydney Carton when he sacrificed himself for Charles Darnay. In A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens exemplifies the natural goodness of the characters Charles Darnay, Dr. Manette, and Sydney Carton in Book 2, Chapter 18, Book 3, Chapter 15, …. By showing many acts of sacrifice.
The Army and the Church were in the best position to oppose the regime. They both had legal reasons to meet in public in large groups, whereas political groups had been abolished when Hitler came into power. The Church could not be integrated into the Nazis or abolished. The Church itself had great influence over the German people, as ninety percent of the population in 1932 were either Catholic or Protestant. It was well organised and strong, especially as it was internationally based. However the priests were not interested in opposing the regime, the leadership of the churches were very naive in believing that they could reach and understanding with the Nazis, and as most of the German population and even the world, they underestimated the Nazis ability and gave in easily to them. Churches did use methods to criticise the regime as they disagreed with ma...
Twenty-five years have passed, but the celebration is no victory party. For all the progress women have made, they are still far behind the men on the playing field. A vast number of colleges and universities are still not in compliance with Title IX, which prohibits sex discrimination at any educational institution that receives Federal funds. Title IX applies to all educational programs, although it has become the standard-bearer for women's athletics.
The above federal civil rights laws have managed to achieve a lot of positive results in the education system of America. They have also been pivotal in improving the availability of equal education opportunities for all Americans. In the past, there were so many barriers that were capable of preventing women, disabled people and the aged from the right to choose the career of education level they would wish to do so. However, this limitation seems to be easing as a result of these laws, the Title IX being one of them. It is very critical that all stakeholders work together towards ensuring that we ha...
Title IX has drastically changed the lives and the quality of the lives of women. The law deals with schooling and sports, but the reach of it extends much further. Women are not told that they are equal, and then receive unequal benefits anymore, and they have the same opportunity of education as men. Although Title IX is not the only reason for the status of women today, it helped greatly in the process.
The visible effects of Title IX were mainly seen in the athletic arena, but the subtle effects of Title IX came to all women in the United States in the fo...
The topic ‘Teachers should be armed” interest me so much because I have met a teacher who dealt with a school shooting and he truly believed if teachers were armed the shooting would have never occurred There have been so many cases of shooting inside of schools, innocent people getting hurt and students and even staff members not feeling safe in school. I myself have met a person who had to deal with a deadly tragedy of a shooting inside of Columbine High School watching his own students’ lives end because of 2 boys who thought taking ones live can make theirs better. This changed his whole perspective on why a teacher should be armed ‘’If teachers were armed April 20, 1999 this would have never happened”, he said. This teacher told me if he was armed that day he could have saved students’ lives because he felt helpless when the shooting happened and there was nothing to do about it. Cases like these teachers should be prepared with a weapon in handy. Having teachers armed will lower the risk of school shootings.
The French Revolution was a movement from 1789 to 1799 that brought an end to the monarchy, including many lives. Although A Tale of Two Cities was published in 1859, it was set before and during the French Revolution and had over 200 million copies sold. The author, Charles Dickens, is known for being an excellent writer and displays several themes in his writings. Sacrifice is an offering of an animal or human life or material possession to another person. Dickens develops the theme of sacrifice throughout the story by the events that occurred involving Dr. Manette, Mr. Defarge, and Sydney Carton.
Everyone knows that parents’ first worry is the safety of their children. With the increase of violence in schools, parents have started to wonder if their children are really safe in the school setting. Shootings like Sandy Hook and Columbine left parents, administrators, and educators feeling the need to be proactive towards children’s safety. Reacting to situations like these is not good enough when children’s lives are on the line. Administration has started to brainstorm different ways to help insure the protection of their students. The idea of having teachers carry concealed weapons has been on the front burner for quite some time. As a result of this extreme idea, insurance companies have started to increase or even cancel policies with schools that have armed teachers because of the high risk they are putting themselves at. Parents and administrators also worry about the idea of children getting their hands on one of the teachers’ weapons and injuring themselves or other students. Because this idea seems quite extreme, I believe there are other alternatives that are less dramatic and more positively out looked, such as having armed security guards in schools.
In recent decades, the process of globalization has accelerated and the world economy has become increasingly interdependent. The rise in the number of businesses that extensively operate in more than one foreign country, which is known as multinational corporations, plays an important role in the ongoing procedure of globalization. The United Nations has reported that multinational corporations hold one-third of world’s productive assets and control 70 percent of world trade (Schermerhorn et al., 2014). As there is a considerable growth in international businesses, worldwide economy is becoming more highly competitive. The global economy not only offers great opportunities for multinational enterprises but also on the other hand, creates many difficulties for them. Therefore, success in the large-scale economy requires a number of elements. One of the major determinants is dependent on global managers. In the operation of organizations, managers may encounter different international management challenges that restrict their business development. These challenges often include issues associated with the host countries, the global workforce diversity management, management across cultures, difficulties in competitive global business environment as well as in the process of global planning and controlling. This essay is going to discuss the above international management challenges in a broad sense and giving illustration in aspects of each challenge.
Dengue is the most common arboviral (arthropod-transmitted) disease and it also position as the most important mosquito-borne viral disease in the world. Approximately 2.5 billion people living in tropical and sub-tropical regions are at a great risk of dengue infection, which is almost equal to about two-fifths of the human population (Gubler & Clark, 1995; WHO, 2009). There is an estimated 50-100 million infections occurring globally in each year, with 500,000 cases requiring hospitalization and causing 24,000 deaths (Halstead, 1988; WHO, 1997). Furthermore, the increasing populations in tropical and sub-tropical regions, making dengue as a global threat to public health (UNEP 2009; Holden, 2009).
Nowadays, business is set in a global environment. Companies not only regard their locations or primary market bases, but also consider the rest of the world. In this context, more and more companies start to run multinational business in various parts of the world. In this essay, companies which run multinational business are to be characterized as multinational companies'. By following the globalization campaign, multinational companies' supply chains can be enriched, high costs work force can be transformed and potential markets can be expanded. Consequentially, competitive advantages of companies can be strengthened in a global market. Otherwise, some problems are met in the changed environments in foreign countries at the same time. The changed environments can be divided into four main aspects, namely, cultural environment, legal environment, economic environment and political system problems. All the changed environments make problems to multinational companies. In particular, problems which are caused by changed culture environment are the most serious aspect of running a multinational business. This essay will discuss these problems and give some suggestions to solve them.
Dengue fever, also known as the “breakbone fever”, is a vector-borne viral disease endemic in tropic and subtropic regions, with around 100 million symptomatic new cases each year worldwide15. It is caused by any one of the four closely-related serotypes or viruses that is spread by multiple species of mosquitoes, in particular the Aedes aegypti 6,13.