Topics and Keywords – Ashley Gross

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