WOMENST 1AA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Third-Wave Feminism, Second-Wave Feminism, Finding Dawn
5 Oct 2016
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Setting the stage: what does it mean to be a woman or a man? (p. 28 41) First wave of western feminism begun in early twentieth century; argued the right to vote, own property, have custody, etc. Second wave feminism (liberal, marxist/socialist, radical feminists) in the 1960s produced significant improvements (women in education, equal pay for equal work, ability to enter into the professions, more control over their bodies, etc. ) Third wave feminism (early 1980s present) argue against essentialism and focus on the meaning of woman. Because boys outnumber girls in the lower test score ranks, funding will go primarily to them; advances in equalizing the curriculum may be rolled back to better suit boys . It has been stated that boys" problems in school are directly linked to a shortage of male teachers. Commemoration for the montreal massacre victims (p. 298 299)
