Topics/questions to research:
- The history of women’s rights in different countries – where have they varied and why?
- What kinds of struggles do women face world-wide?
- Theories about biological/other reasons women haven’t had rights and when they have, why have they still struggled to have an equal voice?
- Why do men receive more support in athletics than women do? – “they’re more entertaining to watch” – but why did more people watch the women’s world cup than the men’s — the women win a lot more and have a bigger fan base yet only make a fraction of the amount the men do – amount paid seems to be worldwide in sports
- It’s rare to see a woman coaching a men’s team but common for men to coach women’s teams — why?
- New Zealand –> first country to give women suffrage, have more women graduating with STEM degrees than men (how many other countries are like this?) – coincidence? They don’t have equality in sports though – no Title IX –> what does this say about following up with legislation?
Keywords:
- Women vs. Men in leadership positions
- Historical leaders and gender
- Gender in STEM fields
- History of women’s rights
- Women’s rights today
- Women in sports
Possible research places:
- UR Library Database
- Very Short Introduction
- CQ Researcher
- Books for historical data on women in leadership positions
- Articles from Theories and Models about gender