Ireland & Israel / Women's Peace Movement
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A 20 page research paper that explores how and why the women in Ireland and Israel combine to resolve ethnic conflict through peacemaking activities. The writer focuses on the effects of civil war on the women's experience in those countries, and argues that it is 'war at the door' that has spurred these women to quickly change their lives around and generated the lessons that can be learned by world political leaders in resolving civil wars. Bibliography lists 26 sources.
Filename: Wmnpeace.rtf
Paper Title: Ireland & Israel / Women's Peace Movement

Violence against Women/Views from 3 novels
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A 5 page research paper and analysis of how three books demonstrate the use of power overall in society by focusing first on the subjugation of women. . These representative novels are 'A Passage to India,' by E.M. Forster (1920s India); 'Woman at Point Zero' by Nawal El Saadawi (1970s Egypt): 'Breath, Eyes, Memory,' by Edwidge Danticat (1980s Haiti and New York). No additional sources cited.
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Paper Title: Violence against Women/Views from 3 novels

Prostitution / A Cross-Cultural History & Analysis
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A 5 page paper on this history of 'the world's oldest profession'-- prostitution. The writer discusses the shape and form that prostitution has taken throughout history with respect to individual cultures and societies such as the Ancient Greeks, Romans, Church in the Middle Ages, and more recent eras as well. The role of law, societal opposition, and venereal disease is stressed with regard to prostitution in more recent times. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Paper Title: Prostitution / A Cross-Cultural History & Analysis

Archetypal Woman
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A 5 page research paper comparing 'Medea' with Penelope in 'The Odyssey.' The writer posits and shows that while Penelope is the 'little woman,' true to the image of a loving, dedicated wife, Medea represents the opposite in Euripides' play. Both of these are important to religious and cultural myths. However, even with these diverse purposes, the authors guarantee the image of the fall as it relates to women so that the myth of womanhood is carried through. Bibliography lists the 2 original sources.
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Paper Title: Archetypal Woman

No Room at the Inn - Egypt's Explosive Population Problem
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A 7 page paper that examines the overpopulation problem that currently plagues modern Egypt. Discussed are the primary causes of this population boom as well as the steps that the Egyptian government is presently taking to rectify this problem. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: LCEgypt.doc
Paper Title: No Room at the Inn - Egypt's Explosive Population Problem

Women in Kenya
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6 pages worth of compiled research and information on the social role of women in Kenya, their high fertility rates, culture, and tradition. Insight is given into the socio-health related problems that exist and what is (or is not) being done to solve them. An interview with a woman from Kenya (who now lives in the U.S.) is cited. Bibliography lists 6 relevant sources.
Filename: Kenyawmn.wps
Paper Title: Women in Kenya

Jewish Women in Religion
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The role of the woman in Judaism is explored in this 4 page essay that uses Judith R. Baskin's book Jewish Women In Historical Perspective. Baskin edits an anthology that delves into various time periods and places around the world. All essays focus on the role of women in the Jewish tradition. Baskin's book is the only source used.
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Paper Title: Jewish Women in Religion

Images Of Women In Religion
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A 10 page paper that analyzes the treatment of women in ancient Buddhism, Hinduism, and Judaism, in light of contemporary views of gender equity. It focuses on three criteria to measure each faith's levels of misogyny: limits of participation in religious practices, perceptions as temptresses, and importance of domestic roles. Bibliography lists eight sources.
Filename: Womenima.rtf
Paper Title: Images Of Women In Religion

Indian Women and the False Promise of Education
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10 pages in length. As India becomes a significant player in the newly-emerging global marketplace, the country's women still remain socially inferior to their male counterparts. This analytical research dpaper specifically examines Indian women, the availability of education, the false promise of employment, and some possible socio-cultural solutions.
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Paper Title: Indian Women and the False Promise of Education

Women and the Workplace in India
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This 5 page paper considers the position of women in the workplace in India. Outnumbered by men 3 to 1 they face discrimination and poor conditions. Legislation does exist under the Indian Constitution, and organisations such of The Self-Employed Women's Association are discussed. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
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Paper Title: Women and the Workplace in India