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Brazen (Fall 2010), Hollins University
Brazen (Fall 2010), Hollins University
Brazen - Gender & Women's Studies Department Newsletters
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Women In The Aviation Industry, Maureen N. Mutisya
Women In The Aviation Industry, Maureen N. Mutisya
Senior Honors Theses
The Aviation industry has developed extensively since its establishment by the Wright Brothers in 1903. Over time, the highly male-dominated industry experienced significant changes to incorporate female aviators. Determined women initiated this process through participating in the aircraft engineering sector and pursuing careers as pilots. However, these women faced various challenges, which resulted in setbacks to their effective growth in the industry. In fact, vital issues encountered in the past are still present and often overlooked in today’s aviation industry. Therefore, identifying these problems and proposing solutions with effective corrective measures is necessary to increase and motivate female pilots globally.
Women's Studies Newsletter 04-2010, Susana Peña
Women's Studies Newsletter 04-2010, Susana Peña
Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Newsletters
No abstract provided.
Brazen (Spring 2010), Hollins University
Brazen (Spring 2010), Hollins University
Brazen - Gender & Women's Studies Department Newsletters
No abstract provided.
Women's Studies Newsletter 01-2010, Susana Peña
Women's Studies Newsletter 01-2010, Susana Peña
Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies Newsletters
No abstract provided.
The (Inter)Active Soap Opera Viewer: Fantastic Practices & Mediated Communities, Melissa R. Ames
The (Inter)Active Soap Opera Viewer: Fantastic Practices & Mediated Communities, Melissa R. Ames
Faculty Research & Creative Activity
In today’s cultural realm, everything exists within a hierarchy of sorts – fandom has not escaped this process of judgmental ranking and social stratification. Admitting to be a “fan” of something often earns people mixed responses depending on the subject of their devoted following. The more one’s object of choice strays from the mainstream, the lower one exists on the fan hierarchy. If the masses find the fan subject matter to exist on the cultural periphery, fans are often quite ridiculed. This has historically been the case for soap opera fans. What is often overlooked, however, is the utility of …
The (Inter)Active Soap Opera Viewer: Fantastic Practices & Mediated Communities, Melissa R. Ames
The (Inter)Active Soap Opera Viewer: Fantastic Practices & Mediated Communities, Melissa R. Ames
Faculty Research & Creative Activity
In today’s cultural realm, everything exists within a hierarchy of sorts – fandom has not escaped this process of judgmental ranking and social stratification. Admitting to be a “fan” of something often earns people mixed responses depending on the subject of their devoted following. The more one’s object of choice strays from the mainstream, the lower one exists on the fan hierarchy. If the masses find the fan subject matter to exist on the cultural periphery, fans are often quite ridiculed. This has historically been the case for soap opera fans. What is often overlooked, however, is the utility of …