POLS 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Intersectionality, Visible Minority, World Politics
4 May 2017
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Feminism is the radical notion that women are people. Feminism: the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is the theory of the political, economic and social equality of the sexes. Sex: biological and physiological characteristics that de ne men and women. Gender: socially constructed role, behaviours activities and attributes that society considers appropriate for men and women. Masculine/manly: strong, powerful, rational, tough, autonomy, hard, technical, aggressive. Feminine/womanly: weak, emotional, nurturing, dependence, private, soft, passive, humble. Patriarchy - the structural and ideological system that perpetuates the privileging of masculinity. Gender- analytic tool designed to detect and counteract the operation of patriarchy. For every dollar a male makes, a female worker only makes 74 cents. 70% of part time workers and 60% if minimum wage earners are female. Women represent 88 of 338 seats in the house of commons. Women are 11 times more likely than men to be sexually victimized.
