CRM 3306 Lecture 9: Feminist Theory and the Movement Against Violence Against Women
7 Mar 2016
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Feminist theory and the movement against violence against women. 1st wave: suffragettes, 1830s to early 1900s, fighting for vote, not inclusive. 2nd wave: women"s movement, 1960s to 1980s, consciousness raising about sexual assault and domestic violence, wage equity. 3rd wave: 1990s to present, intersectionality, consent, relatively friendly towards sex workers. To be more inclusive to speak to women from different gender identities. Look at everything that contributes to equality. Crenshaw compares discrimination to traffic where it can happen at any time from any corner. She wanted to encourage people and the feminist right movement that racist occurs in peoples" lives. The colour of women were not considered in law. System of oppressions come through one another. Intersectionality is used for identities and categories while interlocking oppressions is more of a broader scale of systems. Rape divided into 3 classifications: sexual assault, sexual assault with weapon, and aggravated sexual assault.
