POLSCI 1G06 Lecture 9: October 8, 2013 - 5a Feminism - Lecture #9 .doc
31 Dec 2014
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Economic: women comprise 50% of the world"s population. However, they only own 1% of the world"s property and resources. In canada, women who work full-time have earnings that are only 71% that of men who work full-time (2008) Amongst fortune 500 companies, only 18 are run by women (2012) Qualitative indicators: cases where women are subject to social practices, often sanctioned through the law, that men are not likewise subject to, cases in which women are legally lesser than that of males. Rhetoric: women are frequently portrayed differently (and disadvantageously) in the world of discourse/speech. In sum, there exists an overwhelming disparity between the number of women, their representation in leadership positions, the extent of their economic reward, and the extent of their actual power. Patriarchy an unequal social system based upon the privileging of masculine characteristics and activities at the expense of those considered to be feminine.
