Intro & Terms

Question 1

What are the purposes of “politics”?

Answer 1

• set, shape, preserve the rules we live by
• distributes power and resources
• formal set of rules
• can operate at many levels

Question 2

Why study gender?

Answer 2

• gender relations govern how we live
• shape relationships with the environment
• gender-defined roles/expectations affect decision-making, privileges
• determines who has access to resources
• determines who does what labour
• determines who occupies positions of power

Question 3

Biological Sex

Answer 3

• anatomy, chromosomes, hormones

- traditionally male/female

Question 4

Gender

Answer 4

• socially constructed (characteristics are masculine/feminine)
• associated with social norms
• learned behaviour
• women are often considered the inferior sex

Question 5

Gender Identity

Answer 5

• internal, personal sense of who you are
• what a person identifies as
• society caters to binary genders

Question 6

Sexual Orientation

Answer 6

• pattern of sexual/romantic attraction

Question 7

Feminism

Answer 7

The ideology that believes in the equality of all genders

Question 8

Suffrage Movements

Answer 8

• first wave of feminism, attacked legal authority
• alcohol was the cause of abuse, led to prohibition
• women started to organize and protest
• they wanted the vote (only pertained to white women though)

Question 9

Second Wave

Answer 9

• mid 60s
• women in the workplace vs. the home
• glass ceiling, work, sexuality, reproductive rights, equal pay

Question 10

Third Wave

Answer 10

• 90s
• more diverse interests
• more solidarity, liberate people of many backgrounds
• groups consisted of riot girls, sex positivity, anti-colonialism, anti-racist, post-modern

Question 11

Feminism Today

Answer 11

• misunderstood as man-hating
• should be inclusive
• creates space for different groups and needs (virtual and physical)
• not just for cis women
• many setbacks arose with presidential inauguration

Question 12

Potential Fourth Wave

Answer 12

• driven by technology and social media
• connects distant populations
• targets everyday sexism and microaggressions
• BUT people without consistent internet access are more excluded

Question 13

What does feminist research highlight?

Answer 13

• gender bias and discrimination
• lack of action
• social change through research and policy
• diversity and difference

Question 14

Patriarchy

Answer 14

• rule of the father
• social system that favours men/masculinity over women/femininity
• men are the authority figures