How Have Women's Lives Changed by the Late Twentieth and Early

question 17

Essay

How have women's lives changed by the late twentieth and early twenty-first century? What gains have they made? What obstacles still exist? In what countries have women seen the greatest gains, and which countries have been slower to change?

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Definitions:

Maturation

The process of growth and development, both physically and psychologically, following a biological or innate sequence.

Stability

The state or quality of being stable; firmness in position, continuity without change, dependability, or resistance to change.

Nurture

In psychology, this term emphasizes the role of environmental factors and experiences in shaping an individual's development, as opposed to genetic inheritance.

Association Areas

Regions of the cerebral cortex that integrate and process information from the sensory and motor areas, involved in complex functions such as language, problem solving, and spatial reasoning.