In this paper, we explore the role an author's gender may play in the selection of words that they choose to construct their narratives. Using a curated corpus of forty-eight 19th century novels, we generate, visualise, and investigate word embedding representations using a list of gender-...
Gender roles are culturally and socially determined sets of expected behaviors, attitudes, and characteristics based on concepts of masculinity and femininity.
The Victorian era, which comprises most of the 19th century, was characterized by strong ideas regarding the roles of each gender in society. Mostly, men were expected to present themselves in public spheres, such as politics and business. Women were expected to stay at home, taking care of ...
Drawing on a large dataset at the district level for mid-19th century Spain, this article shows not only that average (male-to-female) infant and childhood sex ratios were relatively high, but also that some regions experienced extremely high figures, thus pointing to some sort of excess femal...
Author information Authors and Affiliations Ohio University, Athens, Ohio, USA Benita Blessing Copyright information © 2006 Benita Blessing About this chapter Cite this chapter Blessing, B. (2006). Rubble Children and the Construction of Gender Roles. In: The Antifascist Classroom. Palgrave Macmilla...
aAbout 19th century, is the first wave of the women's Liberation Movement, is a focus of debate at the time required a gender include equality between men and women, namely gender equality, then also called for civil rights, political rights, against aristocratic privilege, stressed that ...
who called for renewed efforts to ensure gender equality, saying that, “Countries will need to start thinking of human capital very differently – including how they integrate women into leadership roles. This shift in mindset and practice is not a goal for the future, it is an imperative tod...
There are several reasons for the change. One motive is simply commercial, Wonder Woman like her male superhero counterparts, experiences a fall-off in popularity after the war. Another relates to expectations of gender roles in America. So much of America’s manhood is away during the world ...
Aristotle’s Masterpiece, also known as The Works of Aristotle, is a midwifery book that was popular in England from the early modern period through to the 19th century. Capitalizing on the Greek philosopher’s reputation as a sex expert in England at the time, Aristotle’s Masterpiece was ...
Gender roles in Latin America and the Caribbean reflect the Catholic influence in the region. Indeed, the share of people of Catholic descent in Latin America and the Caribbean is larger than that of any other region in the world. In 2014, 84% of adults in the region declared they had be...