Researching and reflecting on the past (Stark: 286) and discerning the present structural makeup of society, can we isolate government and assert that its architecture is significant, if not critical to understanding many of our behavioural tendencies, wh
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Researching and reflecting on the past (Stark: 286) and discerning the present structural makeup of society, can we isolate government and assert that its architecture is significant, if not critical to understanding many of our behavioural tendencies, which have and continue to subjugate women? ABSTRACT Researching and reflecting on the past (Stark: 286) and discerning the present structural makeup of society, can we isolate government and assert that its architecture is significant, if not critical to understanding many of our behavioural tendencies, which have and continue to subjugate women? This paper focuses on two case studies of abused women and a personal story by the writer. Drawing on feminist, Kantian and utilitarian perspectives in combination with the composition of government the author attempts to examine whether gender inequality is more a problem of design as opposed to indifference on the part of the public. 1. CARTESIAN STRUCTURE: THE ANTIPATHY OF EQUALITY? Cartesian, a...


