2. Gender Inequality & Intersectionality

Question 1

Systemic Sexism

Answer 1

A pattern of systematic discrimination through rules that operate at different levels of social structure to enact gender stratification
Ex) Women being paid less than men for the same job is systemic

Question 2

Systematic Discrimination

Answer 2

The denial of opportunities & rights to individuals not belonging to the dominant group through both formal & informal rules across a single institution within a social system
Ex) If schools in a certain neighborhoods get less funding because of the community’s race or income

Question 3

Patriarchy

Answer 3

A social system that has its roles patterned around sex categories that values hegemonic masculinity and devalues hegemonic femininity
Ex) a company where mostly men are bosses and women have fewer opportunities

Question 4

Traditional gender norms

Answer 4

Hegemonic masc + Hegemonic Fem
Ex) expecting women to cook and men work outside

Question 5

Misogyny

Answer 5

a negative sanction applied to women who violate traditional gender norms, which often manifests through harassment, backlash, increased scrutiny in task evaluation, or victim blaming
Ex) making jokes that insults women just because they are women

Question 6

Misandry

Answer 6

a negative sanction applied to men who violate traditional gender norms. Increases susceptibility to harassment & discrimination

Question 7

Gender pay gap

Answer 7

A ratio representing the difference between the earnings of men and women to identify inequality.
In this ratio women make less than men
(.85 cents to a dollar in 2024
Ex) if a women earns $80 for a job a man does for $100

Question 8

Second shift

Answer 8

The unpaired labor that women do around the house in addition to working a full - time job
Ex) a women works 8hrs at the office then comes home to cook and clean

Question 9

Glass ceiling*

Answer 9

The idea that minority population (race, gender, white)

Question 10

Hostile sexism

Answer 10

Prejudicial attitudes towards women who created this challenging gender roles
Ex) telling a women she’s “ too emotional” to do a leadership job

Question 11

Benevolent sexism

Answer 11

Paternalistic attitudes towards women where they need to be protected or idolized because they are incapable of doing things themselves being patronizing saying women shouldn’t do physical labor because it’s a ‘mans’ job.
Ex) saying “women are naturally better caregivers, so they should stay home with kids”

Question 12

Intersectionality

Answer 12

Idea that someone does not experience the effects of social identity in a vacuum, but that different aspects of social identity isn’t interact with one middle and both advantage & disadvantage
Ex) a Black women may face both racism and sexism at the same time

Question 13

Matrix of dominantions

Answer 13

Idea that marginalized social identities interact with one another to create even stronger forms of depression and inequality
Ex) a poor black women may experience racism, sexism, and class inequality all at once