DA gender- girls Flashcards
What stereotypes does feminism challenge?
impact of feminism-external factor
Women’s role as a mother/housewife within a patriarchal family
In what way does feminism raise girls expectations/ambitions?
impact of feminism-external factor
In regards to career/ ambition
Who compared 1970s&1990s magazines and what did they find?
IOF-external factors
McRobbie- 1970s emphasised the importamnce of getting married, 1990s emphasised career and independence
How did magazines lead to girls overachieving?
IOF-external
Seeing/promoting girls in power gives girls an incentive to work harder to achieve better grades, to be like them
A03 impact on feminism- has full equality been achieved?
IOF-external
No- girls still experience the male gaze,glass ceiling in workplace (patriarchal) despite them getting better results
Give 3 recent changes in family
Change in family-external
1-Increase in divorce rate
2-Increase in cohabitation
3-Increase in number of lone headed families
How might having a lone/female headed family lead to overachievement in girls?
changes in family-external
Inc. in female headed families - women become major income earners and act as financially independent, career minded role model for girls, stressing importance of good grades
change in families AO3
external
Some people still aspire to form nuclear family, undermines the importance of this explanation
Glass ceiling
Changes in womens employment-external
An invisible barrier faced by women,stopping them from achieving top jobs in society
In what way might women be ‘breaking through’ the glass ceiling?
womens employment-external
Reaching top jobs previously denied to them (CEOs,MPs)
Liberal Feminists
Celebrate progress made in improving achievement and and believe more improvements will be made (march of progress)
Radical feminists
More critical view, emphasize system is still patriarchal (very extreme)
Changes in womens employment proportions from 1971-2013
external
53% in 1971, 67% in 2013
How are women “breaking through”
external employment
breaking through glass ceiling by reaching top jobs previously denied to
How does breaking through motivate girls
external employment
Opportunities for better jobs acts as incentive for girls to take education seriously
