Women's Studies 1020E Study Guide - Final Guide: Lgbt, Supreme Court Act, Public Sphere

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 1020E
• Professor: Kim Verwaayen

Document Summary

American indian women 1973- 1976 in the u. s were told that they were having their appendices removed, when really they were having sterilization procedures: even though indian & m tis only accounted for 2. 5% of the population, over. Artificial insemination: the injection of sperm into the vagina without sexual intercourse. Parents on tighter budgets might opt for a donor from. Cult of motherhood: the deeply rooted belief that being a mother is the most important and fulfilling thing a woman can do with her life, double day/ second shift. Double bind: a situation in which a person is confronted with 2 irreconcilable demands or a choice between two undesirable courses of action. Intersectionality: levels of oppression cannot be analyzed separately because they intersect, ex. Gender equality cannot be achieved without racial equality because gender and race are social relations that are interconnected- a black women would not be seen equal to a white women: why we need intersectionality in feminism.