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…. It seems significant that the film was made at a time of far greater accommodation within contemporary feminism of women staying at home and raising families as their primary concern than was the case twenty years ago. The production and reception of the film…

…with reference to recent debates concerning feminism's relationship to humor (Speed, 2002). Heckerling's films develop low comic scenarios around experiences, which are specific to female characters. Whereas low comedy films such as Revenge of the Nerds (Jeff Kanew…

…, 2038 Gravdal, K (1992).Chrétien de Troyes, Gratitian, and the Medieval Romance of Sexual Violence, in Signs: journal of Women in Culture and Society, 17, Spring MacKinnon, C., A., (1991). Feminism, Marxism, Method, and the State: Toward…

…. In the 1960's and 1970's a new women's movement developed. It was known as the Feminist Movement. Feminism is the belief that society is disadvantageous to women, systematically depriving them of individual choice, political power, economic opportunity…

…...now new ways of defining human worth and social relationships will need to be explored (Rifkin 1996). Life has changed, globalisation and feminism have had a huge impact on the work environment around the world. Technology has also made many jobs redundant…

…Newsweek once had a conversation with Onassis about feminism at work. "I don't go for all that" Jackie replied and added, "I had no trouble finding a position in journalism as a photographer" (qtd. in Leamer 655). She was proud of her job, and stayed…

…with 51% of men) favored the general availability of abortion." (Pro Life Feminism: Pro-Woman, Pro-Life 6) So what is this telling us? The facts are very clear men prefer abortion over women by a large percent. And most women do not agree with abortion…

…. Huang, P.C.C. 2001. Code, custom and Legal Practice in China. Stanford University Press, California. Leung, A.S.M. 2003. 'Feminism in Transition: Chinese Culture, Ideology and the Development of the Women's Movement in China', Asia Pacific Journal…

…. 'Women in Utopias.' The Utopian Vision. Ed. Sullivan. San Diego State UP, 1983: 115-136. Jones, Falk Libby. 'Gilman, Bradley, Piercy, and the Evolving Rhetoric of Feminist Utopias.' Feminism, Utopia, and Narrative. Knoxville: Tennessee UP, 1990: 116…

…, embodying the personal independence and social rebelliousness of the decade. Yet, although often presented as a model of freedom, the flapper actually was hemmed in by restrictions, reflective of the ambiguous position of feminism in the interwar years…