Annoted Bibliography

Liming Huang

English 120

Prof. Breech

8 November 2014

Annotated Bibliography

Dunleavey, M.P. “A Breadwinner Rethinks Gender Roles” The New York Times. New York Times, 27 Jan. 2007. Web. 26 Oct. 2014

Women do not feel uncomfortable when they become the breadwinner of the household, especially if she is the one that has a higher income in the family. Women often did not get credit from the society for being the sole supporter of the household, because men have the esteem of being the sole provider in the house.

Folbre, Nancy. “The Future of the Gender Bend” The New York Times. New York Times, 1 Apr. 2013. Web. 26 Oct. 2014

Nowadays, women work in  professions such as computer programming, that were once considered masculine. In some conservative countries, such as Iran and some other mid-Eastern countries, women earn more than half of all science degrees.

Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. New York: Washington Press, 1992. Print.

Macbeth told his wife that the three witches predicted he will become the king. Lady Macbeth desired the kingship for him and wants him to kill King Duncan in order to obtain it. When Macbeth was uncertain about what to do, but it was Lady Macbeth who motivated him to do it to get the power. Her motivation led to Macbeth’s downfall in the play.

Torregrosa, Luisita L. “They Call It the Reverse Gender Gap” The New York Times. New York Times, 13 Dec. 2011. Web. 26 Oct. 2014

Women are marrying later and later; they no longer think of reproduction as their main role in life. During the colonial period, women were often considered inferior to men; women usually did not have the access to education. However, women nowadays are ahead of men in education and several professional fields nowadays, showing the reverse gender gap.

Anderson, Peter B, and Cindy Struckman-Johnson. Sexually Aggressive Women: Current Perspectives and Controversies. New York: Guilford Press, 1998. Print.

In a once male-dominated society, women were supposed to be passive, and let men have the control. Men were usually the ones that ask the female out, initiate sex, and propose marriage; it seems like men are initiating everything in a relationship. Nevertheless, women are becoming more aggressive nowadays. Women are no longer ashamed when asking sex from the guys. They are willing to put away their pride and reputation to fulfill their need of lust. Moreover, the idea in equality between men and women has spread rapidly throughout times. If men and women need to share labors and responsibilities equally in our community, then women are capable in doing men’s tasks, including being aggressive in a relationship.