American society in the 1950s was geared ... fact that employment rates also rose for women during this period, the media tended to focus on a woman's role in the home. If a woman wasn't engaged ...

Women in Nigeria play a significant yet often underappreciated role in the country’s economic development. From agriculture to entrepreneurship and leadership in various sectors, Nigerian women ...

The Prohibition era in the United States, spanning from 1920 to 1933, is often characterized by speakeasies, gangsters, and ...

Greater female involvement in politics is impeded by the way candidates are recruited as well as entrenched attitudes that see women’s primary role as that of wife and mother. Gender stereotypes that ...

This book presents a concise and accessible introduction to the various issues and debates surrounding women and their position in medieval society. Professor Mate examines the role women played in ...

Director Tribeny Rai, who once took on hard labor to prove that women are not weak, now attempts to use film to convey a ...

In China from very early times, men have been seen as the core of the family. The ancestors to whom a Shang or Zhou dynasty king made sacrifices were his patrilineal ancestors, that is, his ancestors ...

A new survey by the NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute paints a picture of a society in which women are playing a greater role, and people are happier than they've ever been. The ...

Throughout most of China’s history, men have been seen as the core of the family and society at large. Women’s roles were primarily kinship roles: daughter, sister, wife, mother, etc.

First Lady Louise ''Liza'' Araneta-Marcos highlighted the vital role of women ... and security in society at the International Conference on Women, Peace, and Security which was hosted by the ...

male children and even how women view their own roles in society. Rai’s new film “The Shape of Momo” attempts to tackle the issue with a different, soft-power approach. The film tells the ...