7 Flashcards
a social position; behaviors and a set of attributes that are associated with sex identities
Gender
describes peope whose gender does not correspond to their bith sex
Transgender
the accelerated promotion of men to the top of a work organization, especially in feminized jobs
Glass Escalator
an invisible limit on women’s climb up the occupational ladder
Glass Ceiling
the idea that it is critical to understand the interplay between social identities such as race, class, gender ability status, and sexual orientation, even though many social systems and institutions (such as the lawa) try to treat each category on its own
Intersectionality
the condition in which men are dominant and privileged, and this dominance and privilege is invisible
Hegemonic Masculinity
arguments explaining in terms of nature, biological, or evolutionary inevitabilities
Essentialism
describes people whose gender corresponds to their birth sex
Cisgender