Female Foeticide Female foeticide 1) Introduction of what the topic is : define female foeticide Female foetuses are selectively aborted after pre-natal sex determination‚ thus avoiding the birth of girls. As a result of selective abortion 35 to 40 million girls are missing in Indian population. The effect has been more pronounced in the states of Punjab‚ Haryana and Delhi. It was in these states that private foetal sex determination clinics were first established and the practice of selective
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Humidity & Relative Humidity Humidity is defined as the amount of moisture in the air. Air contains a certain amount of water vapor. The amount of water vapor any mass of air can contain depends on the temperature of that air. The warmer the air is‚ the more water it can hold. A low relative humidity means that the air is dry and could hold a lot more moisture at that temperature. For example‚ at 20 degrees C (68 degrees F)‚ a cubic meter of air can hold a maximum of 18 grams of water. At
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Female friendships are one of the most important dimensions of an adolescent girl’s life. Peer relationships and friendships are critical in the developing adolescent’s identity‚ behaviors‚ and overall health. These peer connections influence all areas of development including emotional‚ physical‚ spiritual‚ social‚ and cognitive. The movie “Mean Girls” addresses social behaviors and experiences that are common in female peer relationships throughout the adolescent years. “Mean Girls” has brought
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FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION OF ADOLESCENT GIRLS IN THE GAMBIA INTRODUCTION Origin: it is not known when the tradition of female genital mutilation/cutting originated. Some people believe the practice started in ancient Egypt while some believe it began during the slave trade when black slave women entered ancient Arab societies. It is believed in some quarters that FGM/C initiated with the arrival of Islam in some parts of sub-Saharan Africa. Yet still others believe it started independently in
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broke and unable to find a job‚ Girl Guitar founder and local singer-songwriter Mandy Rowden saw an opportunity to capitalize on a market that has very much been left untapped: female-only music lessons. She had previously taught at the Austin School of Music‚ and while there‚ she “noticed there’s a hole there – no one’s teaching a class just for women.” So‚ Rowden did what any musician in 2007 would do – she created a Myspace profile. She called her page “Girl Guitar” – a name that people at
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Ernest Hemingway’s Cat in the Rain is a story of an American married couple staying in a French hotel. The main character in this story is the unnamed female who is one of the two Americans in this story. Hemingway uses many methods to revel this character to the reader. Three of the main methods he uses are‚ through the woman’s dialogue‚ by the use of the minor characters‚ and through symbolism. The main method used to develop the women to the reader is through the minor characters. The first
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How Society’s Expectations of Females Shape Girls’ Lives Society’s high expectations of females guide their everyday actions and decision making whether consciously or subconsciously. In Stephen Hinshaw’s essay “Impossible Expectations” he discusses what he calls the “Triple Bind” where girls are supposed to be good at both typical girl and guy things as well as conform to a specific set of standards created by society. These contradictory expectations shape girls’ lives and drive their decision
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The practice of female foeticide is in direct violation of both the international convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW) of 1979 and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC)‚ 1989. The CEDAW is considered to be equivalent to an international bill of rights for women‚ defining what constitutes discrimination and providing an agenda for action. Non-registration of medical facilities‚ the use of pre-natal diagnostic techniques‚ communication of
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Nothing says “female empowerment” like women using capitalism to cash in on female empowerment; otherwise known as the American Girl phenomenon. American Girl dolls came about in 1986 when a Midwestern woman sought to create a better female role model than the bodacious Barbie. The original American Girl dolls had a deep impact on the developmental years of thousands of young girls who grew up in the nineties. Samantha‚ Kirsten‚ and Molly were the original three dolls. Each doll was accompanied with
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Changes in consumer behaviour and their effect on the luxury accessory business. Sandra Mittica Degree Thesis International Business 2012 DEGREE THESIS Arcada Degree Programme: Identification number: Author: Title: Supervisor (Arcada): Commissioned by: Abstract: This research was designed to find out whether changes in consumer behaviour in recent years have had an effect on the sales of luxury branded accessories. This research is significant to luxury brands and in particular those selling
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