The present cross-sectional study on adult Asian Indians in Calcutta, India was undertaken to look into the effects of socio-economic and behavioural characteristics in explaining waist-hip ratio (WHR). A total of 500 apparently healthy individuals (300 men and 200 women) were subjects in the study. A random sampling procedure using local voter's registration list was followed to select the sub...

The Disney Corporation made their first princess film in 1937 and has continued producing these movies. Over the years, Disney has received criticism for their gender interpretations and lack of racial diversity. This study will examine princess films from the 1990’s and 2000’s and decide whether race or time has an effect on the gender role portrayal of each character. By using a content analy...

Pramoedya Ananta Toer, through her social reality novels, presents ideas filled with messages of the struggle for and appreciation values humanity. One these is representation women, presented in Bumi Manusia, Gadis Pantai, Midah Si Manis Bergigi Emas, Larasati, Arok Dedes, Cerita Calon Arang. These six novels were analyzed using feminist literary criticism. Using qualitative method, this study...

The present study examined 100 top-grossing motion pictures spanning from the 1940s through the 1980s (20 movies from each decade). Eight hundred and twenty-nine characters were rated on attractiveness, character goodness, intelligence, friendliness, socioeconomic status, romantic activity, and movie outcome. It was hypothesized that ageist and sexist stereotypes would interact such that (a) ol...

There are many reasons why the gender imbalance in computing should be of concern to the profession. Over the last 20 years there have been many intervention programs which attempt to redress this situation and encourage more women into computing. To determine whether an intervention program has made a difference requires evaluation. Program evaluation is the careful collecting of information a...

This article asks whether blogging in the United Kingdom, which started later than in the United States, reproduces the gender differences in blogging behavior and the gender inequalities in recognition that have been observed in studies based largely on U.S. bloggers. A sample of 48 female and male British bloggers answered a questionnaire about their blogging practices and attitudes; data wer...

The present study explores the representation of woman’s character in literary works and also encompasses retelling Greek mythology from Madeline Miller’s female protagonist’s perspective. Gender stereotypes established by require that women must be submissive marginalized. Those characters are not according to these termed as negative characters. Moreover, this women’s stereotypical characteri...