Articles tagged with Feminism
The Extreme Makeover show promotes a radical makeover program that enforces conformity to societal norms. The program sells the idea of cosmetic surgery as a means to uncover one's authentic self, but actually reinforces gender, age, class, and race standards.
This study examines the feminist perspective on the body, using Merleau-Ponty's theory as a framework. The researchers explore gender differences and propose that language consists of imposed rules and standards.
The journal will focus on empirical research and theory related to women and girls in the criminal justice system, including research on female offenders and victims. It aims to demonstrate the gendered nature of crime and responses to crime, highlighting the need for a more nuanced understanding of female criminality.
Researchers found that feminist identity is more closely tied to one's political coming-of-age during the feminist movement rather than age. This suggests a shift in how feminism is perceived and self-identified by different generations.
The Michigan Media Award for Excellence in Coverage of Women and Gender recognizes outstanding media coverage of issues concerning women. This year's winners, Susan Ferraro (New York Daily News) and Women's E-news, were selected for their excellent coverage of women's health care issues and neglected topics.
Recent feminism has brought deeper changes to specific sciences like medicine, anthropology, archaeology, biology, physics, and mathematics. Medicine has seen increased funding for women's health, such as osteoporosis and heart disease research.