Connell (2009)

Question 1

what does Connell stress a link between?

Answer 1

black feminism and post-colonial feminism

Question 2

what is postcolonial feminism?

Answer 2

a theory that explains the gender inequalities caused by colonialism in developing countries i.e. Asia an Africa

Question 3

how did postcolonial feminism come about?

Answer 3

due to gender inequalities being established in colonial times and thus are embedded in current attitudes towards race, ethnicity and gender

Question 4

what did Connell suggest would be wrong to do?

Answer 4

base theories on gender upon the experiences of a minority of women in the world

Question 5

why does Connell stress the importance of?

Answer 5

developing feminist perspectives that challenge the dominance of western feminism

Question 6

Eval:

Answer 6

postcolonial feminism has been invaluable in helping us to understand the origins of gender inequality

it sometimes overemphasises the importance of colonialism rather than gender inequalities