Gender Equality Reflected in Charlotte Bronte's Novel Jane Eyre (1848): A Feminist Analysis

This study is to find out the problems of women , patriarchal culture and the fight for gender equality as exposed in Charlott Bronte's novel. Feminism theories are still a favorite topic to discuss, whether it be in novels, films, or general discussions. If we are talking about emancipation, actually between women and men has the same portion. But in today's community perspective, men are entitled to more dominate in this social life. The aim of this research is to discuss about Feminist theory in a book tittled “Jane Eyre”. The character development is quite intense although there is no meaningful conflict, but it deserves to be listened to. This is probably the author trying to embed the reader sympathies for Eyre. The object of the study was Jane Eyre as the female protagonist in the book. Method in analyzing this book is using qualitative descriptive method. The writer used theory of feminism by Allison. M Jagar to analyze this book. In this theory, Ali mentions that in essence the gender equality between women and men has the same portion. Although in practice men are always considered superior to women. In this case such as gaps in terms of education, occupation or profession. In this study, the researcher tried to give the view that women can also excel in various ways, women are self-reliant, and women have the same level as men

Comparison of breast and bowel cancer screening uptake patterns in a common cohort of South Asian women in England

Background: Inequalities in uptake of cancer screening by ethnic minority populations are well documented in a number of international studies. However, most studies to date have explored screening uptake for a single cancer only. This paper compares breast and bowel cancer screening uptake for a cohort of South Asian women invited to undertake both, and similarly investigates these women's breast cancer screening behaviour over a period of fifteen years. Methods: Screening data for rounds 1, 2 and 5 (1989-2004) of the NHS breast cancer screening programme and for round 1 of the NHS bowel screening pilot (2000-2002) were obtained for women aged 50-69 resident in the English bowel screening pilot site, Coventry and Warwickshire, who had been invited to undertake breast and bowel cancer screening in the period 2000-2002. Breast and bowel cancer screening uptake levels were calculated and compared using the chi-squared test. Results: 72,566 women were invited to breast and bowel cancer screening after exclusions. Of these, 3,539 were South Asian and 69,027 non-Asian; 18,730 had been invited to mammography over the previous fifteen years (rounds 1 to 5). South Asian women were significantly less likely to undertake both breast and bowel cancer screening; 29.9% (n = 1,057) compared to 59.4% (n = 40,969) for non-Asians (p < 0.001). Women in both groups who consistently chose to undertake breast cancer screening in rounds 1, 2 and 5 were more likely to complete round 1 bowel cancer screening. However, the likelihood of completion of bowel cancer screening was still significantly lower for South Asians; 49.5% vs. 82.3% for non-Asians, p < 0.001. South Asian women who undertook breast cancer screening in only one round were no more likely to complete bowel cancer screening than those who decided against breast cancer screening in all three rounds. In contrast, similar women in the non-Asian population had an increased likelihood of completing the new bowel cancer screening test. The likelihood of continued uptake of mammography after undertaking screening in round 1 differed between South Asian religio-linguistic groups. Noticeably, women in the Muslim population were less likely to continue to participate in mammography than those in other South Asian groups. Conclusions: Culturally appropriate targeted interventions are required to reduce observed disparities in cancer screening uptakes

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