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Anti-oppression theory
The goal is to promote equal, non-oppressive relations between the various identities that exist within society.
Critical race theory:
The Social construction of race has been maintained by dominant groups to justify oppression and exploitation
Critical disability theory:
Recognizes those who face marginalization and social exclusion due to a disability.
what is the goal of critical disability theory
The goal of critical disability theory is to challenge assumptions and presumptions so that persons with disabilities can more fully participate in contemporary society
Postcolonial Theory
The effects of colonialism on cultures and societies around the world (political, economic, historical, and social)
Feminist analysis
Developed as a reaction to gender bias
Androcentricity
is a bias that assumes that male behaviour is human behaviour Attempts to explain social inequalities between males and females
Advocates to eliminate the power and oppression that exist within systems or structures that oppress women.
Postmodernism
General theories that explain the social world impose conformity on other perspectives or discourses, thereby oppressing, marginalizing or silencing them
Reality is different for everyone
Definition of classism
The idea that different values are placed on people, based on their social and economic worth and not on who they are.
definition of ableism
Ableism, discrimination against individuals with physical, mental or developmental disabilities
what is the percent of people in ontario live with a disability
15%
what is the percent of people in ontario that are the age of 65 have disabilities
40%
How many canadians will experience mental health issues in their lifetime
1 in 5
what is Eugenics
Controlled breeding in hopes to breed at disabilities, minorities, undesirable characteristics
Sterilization view procedure used to prevent pregnancy ( Fallopian tubes are either cut or blocked)
what are positive eugenics
encourage the procreation of groups within desirable traits (baby bonuses, financial incentives)
what are Negative Eugenics:
discourages the procreation of groups with undesirable traits (sexual sterilization)
what are the 3 factors of ableism
Stereotypes: Idiots, weird, ugly
Violence: severe bullying of disabled people
Institutional mistreatment: discrimination in education, healthcare, government, etc
what happened in the first wave of the Womens movement
obtained the right to vote, the law that women were not legally “persons” was revered, women entered the workforce in WWII, after WWII women had a setback
in 1960 women were politically active, fighting issues on…
Equal pay: paid maternity leave, laws protecting them from sexual harassment. Control of their own protective rights
what happened in the second wave of the Womens movement
Liberal feminists: worked for change within the existing system
Radical feminist: worked to abolish the male patriarchal system, conceutrated an anti pornagraphy
Social feminist, worked to abolish patriarchy and capitalism
what happened in the third wave of the Womens movement
Non-white and queer women
what victories happened in 1960
voice of women was created t create peace
in 1960 women were politically active, fighting issues on…
what victories happened in 1969
Abortion decriminalized
what victories happened in 1973
air canada prevents preg women frm being flight attendnts
what victorious day for women happened in 1978
first successful international women’s day in toronto
what victories happened in 1983
spousual rape laws created
what victories happened in 1985
racist part of indian act repeals
what victories happened in 1986
federal government passed employment equality
what victories happened in 1993
campbell becomes canada’s first prime minister
what is sexism
Women being treated as lesser compared to men. Attitudes, beliefs, policies, laws that discriminate against gender
Male hegemony
political and ideological domination of women in society
Hegemony
the ruling class dominates cultural ideals – therefore male culture is the dominant culture.
Gender ideology
ideas if masculinity and femininity that are held to be valid in a particular society and time
Gender division of labour
Tasks are separated on the basis of gender
what is percent of family violence victims were women and girls
67%
what age has the highest rates of dating violence
Ages 15-24
Women experience intimate partner violence how many times greater than men
4x
what is “we are here”
Cultural belief minimize sexual assault
“She was asking for it”
Victim blaming
Personal consequences of assault
Legal system fails to protect victims
Improvements in criminal justice needed
Handle sexual assault case with seriousness
how many cents do women earn compared to a males dollar
87 cents
what is the percent of coloured women making less than men
33%
What do women face when they try to run for politics
- not taken seriously
- have to look a certain way
- hard to get people to listen to them
- Stereotypes of women in politics, can lead because they are dramatic and get periods
- Women running for political seats face serum, hate, threats
what is global analysis
the examination of patterns, processes, and relationships that transcend national boundaries and impact the world as a whole.
What is heterosexism?
The assumption that heterosexuality is the social and cultural norm as well as the prejudiced beliefs that heterosexuals, or “straight” people are socially and culturally superios to lesvian, gay, bisexual, transgender, two-spirit and queer (LGBTQ+) people
LGBTQ+ identities
Lesbian gay bisexual, transgender, twosporit, queer, pansexual, questioning, asexual, gender fluid, two spirit
what year did gay pride festivals start to happen
1970
what year did canadian immigration act removes homosexuals from the list imdb missables
1978
wha year did canadian auto workers union starts same sex couple benefits in its contracts
1990
what year did sexual orientation added to canadian human rights act
1996
what year did canadian 4th cantry in the world to legalized same sex marriage
2005
what percent of the number of same sex couples grow in 2001
12.9%
what percent did same sex couples have grow from 2001-2006
60.7%
common trans issues
Face violence
Donald trump wants to define them as out of existence
Gender affirmation health care is hard to come by
Stereotypes like trans people are not normal
Discriminated by healthcare professionals, government system
Issues with federal and provincial documents
Do women outnumber men in the services‑producing sector (food service, health care, education)?
yes
did police officers or nurses get a raise during covid?
police by 2%
is it true that 2018 Statistics Canada information, “8 out of 10 minimum wage workers are women”
no its 2018 Statistics Canada information, “6 out of 10 minimum wage workers are women”
what happened when As unemployment reached an all time high in North America
Covid 19
Did companies thrive during covid?
Yes
Delivery companies
amazon
walmart
Costco
What is the Glass Ceiling theory
invisible barrier constructed by male management to prevent women (and other minorities) from reaching top positions. Women do advance in the service sector
what is the Glass Escalator:
upward movement of men in women’s occupations disproportionate to their numbers (teaching, nursing, etc)
What % of women are CEOS
about four per cent of Canadian CEOs and 10 per cent of top executives are women — where pay is the highest
What percent of women have experienced domestic abuse in the work place
In a 2015 study, “More than half (53%) of the respondents who had experienced domestic violence said that at least one type of abusive act happened at or near their workplace” (Canadian Women’s Foundation)
What is the percent of female lawyers
In 2018, 12.4 % of lawyers in Ontario were male law firm partners, compared to only 4.3 % of lawyers who were female partners” (Law Times News 2019)
what is Intersectionality/Intersections of the “isms”
Intersectionality refers to how all aspects of our social identities overlap (or intersect). People face oppression based on different parts of our identity. As a result, oppression cannot be solved in isolation.
what is Systemic Discrimination
Systemic discrimination refers to patterns of behavior, policies or practices that are part of the structures of an organization, and maintained by society which create or perpetuate disadvantage for racialized persons (as well as other marginalized groups)
what is power
Power is ownership and control of the major resources of a state; and the capacity to make and enforce decisions based on this ownership and control
Having control over people
what is Power-over
is about power that is characterized by domination and control
what is power-with
power gained via a shared struggle for liberation and equality
what is Information Power
to have access to information that is perceived as valuable to others.
what is connection power
Expert Power, Resource Power, Physical Power, Inner Power, Power of Belonging, Community Power/Power in Numbers
what is privilege
- Power that is not earned and that often is invisible to the holder
- We may have privilege based on some parts of our identities, but not others.
- This privilege gives us an unfair and unearned advantage over others.
who is Peggy McIntosh
Associate director of the Wellesley College Center for Research on Women, published a world changing article on the “Invisible Knapsack” of (white) privilege.
what happened to women in 1961
first birth control made
