Political Science 1020E Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Amartya Sen, Mary Wollstonecraft, Lysistrata
10 Dec 2016
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History of sexual inequality, injustice, and domination (e. g. seneca falls. Aristophanes(cid:495) lysistrata (cid:523)(cid:886)11 b. c. (cid:524): asserting women(cid:495)s power. (cid:886)(cid:886) million women (cid:494)missing(cid:495) in china, (cid:885)6 million in )ndia. Denial of necessary nutrition and health care. A vindication of the rights of woman (1792) Women and men are equals in possessing the capacity to reason. Women are oppressed by social institutions, including education. Differences between men and women are artificial, not natural. Changing institutions (e. g. , marriage, education) will end inequality. Proportion of the women in the lower house. Overcome sexist attitudes and beliefs s beliefs. Women are subject to their own internalized harmful attitudes and false. Male bias in setting the terms of the debate. The air we breathe: (cid:498)the structure and values of american society(cid:499) (catharine mackinnon) Care: consider particularities, case-by-case moral reasoning, narrative of relationships. Different voices don(cid:495)t systematically match men and women. Difference and power: emphasize on power and equality.
