WSTA03H3 Lecture Notes - Flextime, Middle Ages, Glass Ceiling
20 Jan 2014
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Recap (last week: metaphor of a sickness and using different theories as cures. There are side effects; no theory is perfect. Theory is no good until it is put into practice. Try to derive a theory from an example. Institutional level - law, being able to vote, Private/public divide; about opening up the private sphere; getting women out of the kitchen, getting them in the public world. Emphasis on financial/economic independence of women: gender gap, wage gap, etc. Focus is on equal rights in a binary way. Some of the main principles of liberal feminism: 3 main aspects, equal access to opportunities for women, promoting gender equality, promoting women in male-dominated fields. Promote women in university doing non-traditional female subjects (math, engineering, cpu science) Example 1: sheryl sandberg: lean in by sheryl sandberg. This book reflects how liberal feminism might still be valid and used in our lives. Gendered socialization of children: looking at language, e. g.
