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.
Filename: Indiedu.wps

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.
Filename: TEwomind.wps

Women in Islam vs. Women in Hinduism
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A 7 page paper comparing the lifestyles of these two groups of women. The writer explores the cultural and religious differeces and modern society's perceptions of their traditional roles. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Hinduisl.wps

Women in Buddhism
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A 6 page research paper on the emergence of Buddhist feminism and the quest for equality within the Buddhist religion. The paper gives a brief background of the Buddhist background of male domination and describes the struggle and achievement of Buddhist women within the last 15 years to attain equality. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: Womenb.rtf

African Women & Development
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This 11 page paper gives an overview of the issuesand problems facing women in the developing nations of Africa. Bibliography lists eight sources.
Filename: Afrwomen.wps

“Cherokee Women: Gender and Culture Change, 1700-1835”: A Review of the Book by Theda Perdue
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A 5 page overview of the key concepts presented in this 1999 publication. This paper contends that is a much needed treatise on gender issues which have been so frequently overlooked by the world’s predominantly white male anthropologists and historians. A particular emphasis is placed on examining a woman’s role in regard to the family, her husband, and her male relatives on her mother’s side of the family in regard to child rearing. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPnaChWm.rtf

“The Good Woman of Bangkok” -- O’Rourke’s 1991 “Non-Fiction” Film
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This 10 page report discusses the 1991 documentary movie, The Good Woman of Bangkok, which was both written and directed by Australian Dennis O’Rourke. It is a sad and often horrifying story about the life of a 25-year-old woman who becomes a prostitute in Bangkok. Issues related to ethnographic representation are considered, as well as O’Rourke’s subjective point of view. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWorourk.rtf

“The Joy Luck Club”: A Review of the Novel by Amy Tan
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A 5 page review of the feminist implications of this novel depicting the trials and tribulations of Chinese American daughters as they are impacted by the past experiences of their mothers in pre-Communist China. The feminist overtones of “The Joy Club” are impossible to miss. It is replete with sexism and also such issues as racism, stereotyping, and ethnocentricity. The cry of Asian women all over the world that for centuries the society within which they lived had bound their feet but no longer would that society be allowed to bind their minds is eloquently voiced by Amy Tan. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPjoyLck.rtf

“The Wild Swans”: A Discussion of Twentieth Century China as Seen Through the Book by Jung Chang
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A 6 page discussion of the political evolution which occurred in twentieth century China. Written largely from a biographical standpoint using the lives of the author’s family and herself, this book also provides an excellent historical basis for an understanding of the impacts of politics on the Chinese people. This paper elucidates on several key points in the book by addressing fifteen specific questions. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPwldSwn.wps