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    The Female Gothic

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    to the cleavage of the Gothic into male and female. This gendering of this tradition displays the incompatibility between male and female writers who “employ two distinct sets of literary conventions” (Anne Williams 100). Although female gothic shares many of the literary aspects of the male genre, it not only strives to challenge them but also to encumber them with ideas related to women which conveniently leaves the reader with a positive image of female novelists and their vigorous potency to create

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    Female Infanticide

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    Female Infanticide and Foeticide-A crime against god’s will P. Nagesh, K. Venkatesh, G.V.S. Kishore , D. Mohan kalyan. Abstract— One of the most developed in the 3rd world countries is republic of India. Even as India has witnessed unprecedented economic growth in the last decade the conditions of millions of Indian women and girl children continue to be deplorable .The unbelievable fact is that India stood in 2nd place in female infanticide( very after china)

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    Female Defendants

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    Female Defendants definitely receive more lenient sentences than male defendants. There has been a proven gender bias in formal processing which has been known as the chivalry hypothesis. This hypothesis reinforces inequality and has made a reluctance to criminalize women. Women are less likely to be investigated for serious delinquency and women receive chivalrous treatment from male officers during traffic stops as well. In the pre-trial stage, research indicates women either receive no charges

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    Female Foeticide

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    female foeticide/ infanticide The term female foeticide means killing the female foetus in the mother's womb. How cruel? The practice has been followed in India for ages, a country that once described its women as godessess. For this reason, Indian women will soon get extinct. Surprised? The most active part is being played by the women themselves -- why? Just for the mere want of a boy, mothers don't feel bad in strangulating their daughters in their wombs. Can anyone be more cruel?  In India, sex

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    The Female Gaze

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    The female gaze (an inversion of the typical hegemonic male gaze) assumes female power and relegates a man to the identity she desires. For example, Angelica Bianca compensates Willmore five-hundred pounds for his lost wealth and status. To Willmore, this is a “bonus to the sexual bargain”, but playing a prostitute allows Angelica to control him. Upon seeing Willmore’s unfaithfulness, she raises her fee to two thousand crowns. Willmore’s reaction to this is “what trick? What woman” (4.2.183-4) where

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    Female Gymnasts

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    Case Discussion and Recommendations: The purpose of this case study was to analyze measurements obtained from a young female gymnast and determine if she was following a normal pattern of growth and development and whether or not her sport involvement was responsible. According to the obtained measures, Sarah appears to be slightly below average height and weight for her age; however, she is still growing steadily and has not reached her PHV or her predicted adult height. Although, Sarah shows slightly

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    Female Guppies

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    Riann Anderson and Madison Lash based their presentation of an article titled, Female Guppies with Bigger Brains Pick more Attractive Guys. The article hypothesized that the females with the bigger brains would choose males with the larger fins, more color, and one with the elaborate dances. “In order for you( in reference to the female guppies) you have to have a level of large brain power”, said Lash. The idea of females choosing the more attractive male correlates to the scientific concept of sexual

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    Female Stereotypes

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    In well-known fairy tales the males and females characters are often portrayed in the same light. The male characters are often described as the hero with strong masculine traits while the female characters are portrayed as the damsel in distress. Throughout the years fairytales have been casting the same stereotypes for their characters. In the story Beauty and the Beast the author de beaumont depiction of what an ideal woman is lays in Beauty. She is meant to embody the role of a feminine, humble

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    Female Archetypes

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    One Hundred Years of Female Archetypes     Throughout the years, different forms of literature  have generally stereotyped women and shown them as weaker than men. They have played archetypes such as the mother or the lover, which have traits less desirable than the roles men would take. These archetypes tend to limit their personalities and they become characters that are solely there for inconveniencing the hero and creating obstacles. Throughout history many people have made efforts to change

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    Female Barristers

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    Thirdly, a barrier faced by women is the area of law practised in; 'Female barristers are more likely to conduct legal aid work than men, and are over represented in certain types of criminal defence work particularly those relating to sexual offences and children'1. This is evident in the report published in 2013 by the bar standard board which showed that '61% of female barristers were concentrated in family'2 law as opposed to '39% of males'3, the men, dominated other areas including, criminal

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