Lucianne White Assessment 2 Approaches to Social Science Introduction: Australians regard themselves as easygoing and egalitarian and yet the Australian society continues to marginalise certain groups. Women are one of these marginalised groups. The struggle for equal rights for women has been an ongoing struggle for humanity. Along the way, many complications and roadblocks have arisen. Media, beauty standards, and the meaning of womanhood were some of the barriers. Women still face many issues to try …showed first 75 words of 2255 total…

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