WSTA03H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Sheryl Sandberg, Liberal Feminism, Glass Ceiling

• School: UTSC
• Department: Women's and Gender Studies
• Course: WSTA03H3
• Professor: Anissa Talahite- Moodley

Document Summary

Is associated with the first wave of feminism. Main principle: to ensure equal access for women. Based on the idea of participating in a society that has been shaped to favor men, and to challenge this. Some of the main principles of liberal feminism. Opening access to opportunities for women egalitarian (e. g. employment, education, politics) Promoting gender equality (e. g. anti-discriminatory laws, promoting women in male- dominated fields). Promoting women"s competitiveness in a male-dominated world. Example 1: sheryl sandberg leaning in . She was chief editor of fb and is regarded as one of the women who broke the glass ceiling as she was one of he first women appointed to the board of directors http://www. youtube. com/watch?v=puhnc3vjvsa. Ambitious gap more males than females (younger generation) say they want to lead. Men"s success = attributed to their own skills. Women make 77 cents for every dollar men make. Stereotypes beginning at childhood affect confidence labels later in life.