Feminism Flashcards
Corrective
Seeks to rectify gendered biases
Transformative
Expose and change gender inequalities
Disagreement
Political priorities, framing strategies and goals
First Wave
Legal & constitutional rights & suffrage
Second Wave
1960s-80s
Wider issues of inequality
Third Wave
1990s
Intersectionality
Shared objective
Correcting gender biases
How many women make up discipline?
30%
Because fueld is overwhelmingly male
‘There was never any way that the modern study of politics could fail to be sexist’
4 Categories of distortion
Fudging the footnotes
Assumption of male dominance
Acceptance of masculinity as ideal
Commitment to eternal feminine.
Scottish referendum
2014
Polling pointed to gender gap
Attributed to psychological & evolutionary predisposition
Influenced campaign messaging
Explained as rational reaction to uncertainty.