CTAC 224 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Anita Hill, Bechdel Test, Reproductive Justice
Waves
Feminist activism in the U.S
Equal Right Amendments ERA(1923)
An effort to cast policy equal rights for women; failed to be adopted
1930's First Wave
Women being granted the right to vote
1960's-70's
Reproductive justice, access to prenatal care, expanded education and work opportunities, safety from
violence, eliminate cultural sexism and objectification of women
Title IX
Guarantees equal participation in any educational program or activity that receives federal financial
resources under the education amendments(1972)
1990's Third Wave
Supreme court hearing of justice Clarence Thomas who sexually harassed Anita Hill
Bechdel Test
Method for assessing gender bias in narratives
Androcentrism
Maleness synonymous with humanity (men as center, women as outsiders)
Gender
The way that society organizes understanding of sexual difference
Post Feminism
Already liberated, movement is over, equality achieved
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Misogyny
The hatred of or contempt for women
Homophobia
The societal fear or hatred of lesbians or gay men
Feminist Stance (Thresholds)
Understands gender as a system of privilege and oppression, and that gender is socially constructed
Sociological Imagination
Enables us to grasp history and biographic and the relations between the two within society
Gender Status
What parents give you (toys, clothes, names,etc)
Gender Identity
A person's gendered sense of self
Gender Comportment
The expression of one's genered self
Gender Display
How someone presents their self (dresses, Makeup)
Intersex
A person is born with a sexual anatomy that doesn't fit the definition of males or females
Transgender
When there is a lack of congruence between a persons gender assignment and gender identity.
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Cis gender?Cis sexual
People who have congruence between their gender assignment and gender identity. Avoids usage of
male/female
Double Bind
Whereby women in the public sphere are faced with two bad options of adhering to or rejecting
feminine gender norms, risking negative repercussions either way
Gender Ranking
Serves the purpose of maintaining and perpetuating sexism
Horizontal Hostitility
When girls and women police other girls and women
Myth 1
Feminist are angry, whiny, women. Although some women do respond with anger to societal injustices.
Stereotypical Differences in Male and Female Anger
Men's anger: seen as normal (androcentrism) Women's anger: seen as unnatural and not feminine
Myth 2
Feminist hate men/want to be like men
Feminist ask men to examine their privilege. In reality, most feminist are in relationships with men.
Some feminist are men
Myth 3
All feminist are lesbians. Feminist are accused of being lesbians to discredit feminism, which prevents
some women from joining the movement.
Myth 4
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Document Summary
An effort to cast policy equal rights for women; failed to be adopted. Reproductive justice, access to prenatal care, expanded education and work opportunities, safety from violence, eliminate cultural sexism and objectification of women. Guarantees equal participation in any educational program or activity that receives federal financial resources under the education amendments(1972) Supreme court hearing of justice clarence thomas who sexually harassed anita hill. Maleness synonymous with humanity (men as center, women as outsiders) The way that society organizes understanding of sexual difference. The societal fear or hatred of lesbians or gay men. Understands gender as a system of privilege and oppression, and that gender is socially constructed. Enables us to grasp history and biographic and the relations between the two within society. A person is born with a sexual anatomy that doesn"t fit the definition of males or females. When there is a lack of congruence between a persons gender assignment and gender identity.
