Diversity management and equal opportunities: Comparison of the two approaches
Internship report - 4 pages - Management
Many types of initiatives have been taken by governments and organizations in order to promote women and minority groups. One that has been largely used for decades is the "equal opportunity" legislation. Equal opportunity is about assuring that every individual is treated on the same basis in...
The Politics of Privacy
Essay - 3 pages - Political science
Eastern European Communist regimes deemed it necessary to cultivate a high degree of state discipline in their societies. Much of the public life and social engagement of the populace operated through mechanisms of surveillance and control. Authors and scholars have argued that the regimes...
From left to right: The most liberal conservative, feminist and socialist group in the U.S
Thesis - 6 pages - Political science
The wide spectrum of political groups in the United States has expanded as society and technology progress, creating groups that are can be very liberal, very conservative, very socialist, very feminist or any degree of moderate. The most extreme groups offer a foundation for individuals to view...
Why is it particularly necessary for HR managers in national companies in China to focus on protecting female employees. working rights? - published: 31/10/2013
Case study - 5 pages - Human resources
Gender inequality is a problem among the workplace globally, female employees tend to be paid fifteen to fifty percent less than male employees when they are working the same job. (Burnett,2010) In terms of the situation in China, although the Constitution in 1982 has reinforced laws and...
The dictatorship of the majority vs. the dictatorship of minorities
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
The tyranny of the majority does not seem enviable, but it is paradoxically the own democracy, which gives full legitimacy to the number and not the optimal result / rational optimum. This expression borrowed from Tocqueville would be the product of "belief in equality." Tocqueville...
To what extent do you think it is possible for women to be both politically engaged feminists?
Case study - 2 pages - Educational studies
Women are known to multitask perfectly and to handle more than one chore has never been a problem. However, as much as women want equality with men in all areas including the political field, they are not supposed to forget about what entails to be female. There comes a time that women...
Women's Rights are Human Rights: An overview
Thesis - 5 pages - Constitutional law
Women make up 70% of the world's poor population and 65% of the world's illiterate. On average, women are still paid, 65 cents to every dollar earned by men in the Western countries. Women form a marginalized group, and these statistics only paint a fraction of the picture. Still, women...
Why is it particularly necessary for HR managers in national companies in China to focus on protecting female employees. working rights?
Case study - 5 pages - Educational studies
Gender inequality is a problem among the workplace globally, female employees tend to be paid fifteen to fifty percent less than male employees when they are working the same job. (Burnett,2010) In terms of the situation in China, although the Constitution in 1982 has reinforced laws and...
The rise of feminism
Thesis - 5 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Organized efforts by women to achieve greater rights occurred in two major waves. The first wave began around the mid-19th century, when women in the United States and elsewhere campaigned to gain suffrage-that is, the right to vote. This wave lasted until the 1920s, when several countries...
The Impact of the 2007/2008 financial crisis on the UK economy - Can we identify indicators of a possible future UK financial crash?
Dissertation - 6 pages - Economy general
Ten years ago the world economies were hit by the financial crash which exposed countries of their weakness and almost collapsed some of the biggest banks in the world. The crash exposed the weakness of banks their reserves held were less than 1% of equity well below a level that could...
New opportunities for women in France: The case of Ségolène Royal
Essay - 8 pages - Human resources
Throughout the history of France, it seems that women have always appeared to be inferior to men, at least since the settling process in the Gallic period. The dominant religion, Catholicism, has intensified this state of mind as it considers God as superior to men, and men that are superior to...
Women representation in politics: A comparative approach between France and the Nordic countries
Dissertation - 32 pages - Political science
Nowadays women are increasingly accessing to high political positions in State office. Indeed, three women recently reached the status of Head of State in different countries: Michelle Bachelet in Chile, Ellen Johnson-Sirlead in Liberia, and Tarja Halonen in Finland. Moreover, women play more...
Ikea culture
Essay - 6 pages - Services marketing
Power Distance Index (PDI) focuses on the degree of equality, or inequality, between people in the country's society. In Sweden, the low Power Distance ranking indicates that in this society, there is no difference between citizen's power and wealth. In these societies...
Lifespan Development: Analyzing the Life of Nelson Mandela
Biography - 6 pages - Sociology & social sciences
Human development is a journey that complexly complies with the influences of nature and nurture. This paper examines how Nelson Mandela, one of the most influential people, had his life tremendously shaped by diversity and life experiences. It was in South Africa, divided by racial segregation,...
How does education determine people's life chances?
Thesis - 6 pages - Educational studies
In order to answer the question, "How does education determine people's life chances?"… I am going to look at education in the sense of learning opportunities provided by the state and concentrate on issues of social class, race and gender. Life chances is a very vague phrase which could...
Population Health Concern and Policy Action Addendum: Case Study of Paterson, NJ
Case study - 8 pages - Economic politics
In Paterson, N.J., African Americans' communities suffer from considerable barriers to health care services, which stands out as one of the most relevant population health issues. This disparity stems from various socioeconomic factors, including poverty, income inequality, educational...
Comparing Italian American immigrant families to black American families: A sociological analysis of the family in America
Thesis - 8 pages - Social, moral & civic education
This paper will offer a comparison between African American families and Italian American immigrant families, by exploring family cohesion and identity. What are the ways that the black American family is written about in sociological literature, and how does this differ from the perspective or...
Best African American Poems Past and Present - Leonard A, Slade Jr and W Maurice Shipley (2023)
Book review - 3 pages - Culture, religion & civilization
In the anthology Best African American Poems Past and Present, the authors take an essential and worthwhile trip through the prospect of African American poetry. The anthology serves as proof of the wealth, diversity, and invaluable treasures of black poets through the years. The authors craft...
Plato as a proto-feminist: Tendencies towards the development of feminist thought
Thesis - 6 pages - Literature
The idea of Plato's Republic being one of the true first pro-feminist arguments seems to have some steam in modern times. However, there seems to be major flaws with these theories. The fact that modern feminism is not grounded in Platonic feminism is perhaps the most striking issue. For, if...
Socioeconomic status and educational achievement in impoverished communities in the United States
Case study - 4 pages - Sociology & social sciences
The purpose of the study is to assess the socioeconomic status and educational achievement in impoverished communities in the United States. The research will involve a non-experimental, qualitative approach to examining the multifaceted social dynamics underlying the unequal distribution of...
Examining Social Justice, Opportunity Disparities, and Policy Interventions on the ethical implications of income within free markets
Essay - 5 pages - Economy general
The problem of internal income inequality within the market system is very complex, urgent, and problematic regarding the ethics of the functioning of such an economy, raising the issue of social justice and equal opportunities in the U.S.A. The necessity of free markets that guarantee economic...
Is feminist-multiculturalism a contradiction in terms?
Thesis - 4 pages - Social, moral & civic education
“Women are the only oppressed group in our society that lives in intimate association with their oppressors.” Evelyn Cunningham The concept of feminist-multiculturalism supposes the combination of two doctrines: feminism and multiculturalism, both fighting for rights and...
How socialist feminism in Cuba was restricted by Hegemony
Thesis - 9 pages - Social, moral & civic education
Throughout history, subordinate groups in society have accommodated and adjusted to higher authority in order to advance individual rights. More specifically, revolutionary women in Cuba during and after the revolution of 1959 adjusted to the socialist, and later communist ideologies that...
Lincoln's Reasoning
Essay - 2 pages - Political science
Abraham Lincoln's presidency was a defining crucible in the evolution of the American nation's conception of democracy, as the burning issue of slavery precipitated an existential crisis that challenged the very foundations on which the republic was built. And so the debate on the...
Is multiculturalism bad for women?
Thesis - 2 pages - Social, moral & civic education
For a long time, minorities have been expected to get totally assimilated to the dominant culture. Persistent differences and accusation of oppression or cultural imperialism lead the Western countries to seek new ways of cohabitation. Nonetheless, clashes occur between liberal values and...
The 1968 Olympics Protest Movement by Smith and Carlos
Tutorials/exercises - 5 pages - Linguistics & languages
During the 60's, Tommie Smith and John Carlos raised their fists on the podium to demande better racial equality in the United States. At that time, the USA were at war in Vietnam to fight against communism. Muhammad Ali was a boxer. He refused to be enrolled. He also used his fame to...
Men and women: A comparison
Thesis - 3 pages - Social, moral & civic education
The lack of equality between spouses does not foster romantic love but rather deterioration of a relationship. Modern relationships are based on the formation of romantic love which dictates three requirements including equality between man and woman. Marriages where inequality is...
How effective is the communitarian critique of liberalism? Use Rawls, Sendel and McIntyre to organise your arguments
Essay - 4 pages - Political science
Communitarianism is a political and social philosophy that emphasizes the importance of community in the functioning of political life, in the analysis and evaluation of political institutions, and in understanding human identity and well-being. It was developed in the 1980s and '90s in...
Hobbes and the question of Legitimate Authority in the Leviathan: liberalism or fascism avant la lettre?
Book review - 3 pages - Philosophy
Hobbes contends that the human state of nature exists where every man is at war with every other man and in order to free ourselves from this state, we must relinquish all of our rights to one unified authority. The intention of this sovereign body is supposedly to serve the good of the people,...
Women and Unions in Contemporary Japan
Essay - 15 pages - Political science
Post-war Japan has seen considerable change with regard to women. The 1946 Constitution guaranteed for the first time, the equality of men and women under the law. Subsequently, the revised Civil Code and a range of domestic laws, including the Fundamental Law of Education and the Labor...
