Thesis (M.Phil.)--Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2008. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 53-56). Also available in electronic version.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1996. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 277-290). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison, 1980. / Typescript. Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 218-229).

Thesis (M.A.)--Brigham Young University. Dept. of History, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 149-154).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1996. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 277-290). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 53-59). Also available in electronic format on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of California, Santa Cruz, 1991. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (MA)--University of Stellenbosch, 2006. / Bibliography. Also available via the Internet.

This thesis explores, from a feminist perspective, some implications on the status of women in selected dance forms, and addresses the perceptions of women as 'inferior' and 'subordinate'. One of the intentions behind the work was, indeed, to challenge prevailing perceptions and create an awareness of sexism, capitalism and patriarchy, especially for the uncritical and uninformed who have become its victims. Part 1 offers an analysis of the premises upon which social, political and economic inequality are founded and consolidated, with specific reference to sexual inequality and sexual prejudice. Utilising a Marxist-feminist and semiotic approach, the machinations of the traditional mass media are linked to negative imaging of the female body in support of the sexist, patriarchal, capitalist male manipulator, who benefits from women's subordinate social status. Part 2 addresses the issue of sexual politics, and the implications for dance research and performance. The researcher offers a descriptive analysis of four specific dance forms, which serve to highlight the socialisation and educational processes that shape our perceptions and instruct our lives. A set of questionnaires was sent to fourteen autonomous dance institutions, including those attached to national performing arts councils. The thesis concludes with a summary of the results of the questionnaires that were distributed amongst female dancers, dance students and choreographers. The researcher questions our culture's preoccupation with the female body image, and posits the urgent need for an assessment of this situation, and an education which will create a better understanding and a more harmonious climate for development.

In 2004, South Africa celebrated 10 years of freedom, and in August women have celebrated 48 years of women’s activism. South African women have come a long way and yet the battle for women empowerment still rages on. Women have not yet fully achieved equal status. In fact, the struggle for women leadership has intensified in a sense that nowadays-influential positions are also associated with sensitive perks and career patching, which means women are more than ever seen as a threat in relation to the occupation of these positions. Women are faced with challenges when they have to apply for or be placed in management in schools. This study seeks to explain why the number of female principals at Ekurhuleni East High Schools is less than of male collegues. Considering the fact that the ratio between female educators and male educators favours women, it is questionable why management of schools is assigned to males. This brings us to the challenges women have to deal with when they are supposed to be selected for management positions. Ozga (1993:4) supports the above statement and argue that women form the majority of the work force in education: yet they are underrepresented in its management. Women under-representation is and can be attributed to the treatment women receive because of their gender. Thus, the major barrier to selection and recruitment of women is gender. Women are seen as less than and different from men. Interestingly, gender has somehow become synonymous with women. The teaching profession in South Africa has long been characterized by unequal treatment of women in education. / Dr. P.J. du Plessis