POLS 2910 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Socialist Feminism, Indigenous Feminism, Social Reproduction

• School: York University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 2910
• Professor: Dennis Pilon

Document Summary

Indigenous feminism: doing gender politics: the waves of feminism. Equal political and legal rights for women - Causes- baby boom, women in workforce, social movement organizing. Sought changed in law/policy to assure equal access, opportunity, redress. Maximum claim- affirmative action- the past wrongs need to be right. Sought better access to university, professions, and higher ranks of civil service. Played key role in body control (abortion, birth control, health) Key in formulating rights discourse particularly with 1982 charter. Liberal rights ignored economic basis of women"s oppression. Focused on equal pay, day care, cross gender alliances. Highly active on abortion politics and violence against women. Separatism over integration they wanted to get away from men so women could develop whatever they wanted to develop. Gender is not biological or construction, it is whatever we do: contradictory victories. The rise royal commission on status of women 1967- reports in 1970. Employment equity in federal bureaucracy 1983; pay equity from 1986.