Feminism

Question 1

What did first wave feminism aim to do/ fight for?

Answer 1

Fight for social and political equality, struggle for women’s sufferege

Question 2

Who was Millicent fawcett and what did she do- first wave

Answer 2

Emerged as suffragettes movement leader, had a writing and speaking career discussing rights

Question 3

Who was Emeline Pankhurst and what did she do?- first wave

Answer 3

Took part in non-militant aspect of campaign, travelling country speaking at rallies

Question 4

Who were suffaragists?- first wave

Answer 4

Suffaragists- Early 20th century, failed to make progress
Suffragettes- user militant action to be heard

Question 5

What did second wave feminism aim to do?

Answer 5

Concerned with equal right and representation
Access to contraception, right to a career

Question 6

What are examples of some impacts 2nd wave feminism had?

Answer 6

1970- equal pay act
Sex discrimination act- 1979

Question 7

How did second wave feminism affect the workplace and the law?

Answer 7

Workplace- glass ceiling, much safer now
Law- abortion act, 1967

Question 8

What did third wave feminism aim to do?

Answer 8

Aimed to bring attention to the different experiences from different women with different characteristics
Intersectionality

Question 9

What do black feminists believe?- third wave

Answer 9

Believe racism and sexism are bound together

Question 10

Who is Alice walker and what does she advocate?- third wave

Answer 10

Black author writing “the colour purple”
Focuses on black female experiences
Advocated positionally perspective- writing from one’s own cultures

Question 11

What does Naawa El Sadawi focus on bringing attention to?- third wave

Answer 11

Political activists fired tiny against female genital mutilation
Focused on experience of Muslim women and religious opression to women

Question 12

What does 4th wave feminism aim to do?

Answer 12

Celebrates diversity of gender identity available to all
Deconstructs patriarchal ideas and reconstructs from position of power

Question 13

What is semiotic guerilla warfare?

Answer 13

Meaning of signifiers - example, high heels, short skirts can be shifted from powerless to powerful

Question 14

How do young and willmott support the progression of liberal feminism?

Answer 14

Men doing more domestic labour

Question 15

Two points to support the progression of liberal feminism?

Answer 15

Parents socialise and have similar aspirations to their daughter
Continuing reform changes, example- paternity rights

Question 16

How do Ferri and Smith challenge the progression of liberal feminism?

Answer 16

Women do most domestic labour, triple shift

Question 17

2 challenges to the progression of liberal feminism?

Answer 17

Equal pay act hard to regulate, box gender pay gap scandal
Still significant violence against women in western countries

Question 18

How do Delphy and Leonard support the progression of Marxist feminism?

Answer 18

Women are at an economic disadvantage because they carry out lots of unpaid labour

Question 19

What is the reserve army of labour?- Marxist feminism

Answer 19

Women are the “reserve army of labour”
They are employed to work when men are occupied doing sometbing else
E.g- war

Question 20

How do radical feminists challenge the progression of Marxist feminism?

Answer 20

The patriarchy predates capitalism thus capitalism is not the root cause of oppression

Question 21

A point to challenge the progression of Marxist feminism?

Answer 21

Generalised, W/C women face more oppression that M/C women

Question 22

What is separatism?- radical feminist

Answer 22

Seperatism- women must organise themselves to live independently from men

Question 23

What is political lesbianism?- radical feminism

Answer 23

Political lesbianism- hetrosexual relationships should be replaced with all female households

Question 24

How does Jenny Somerville support the progression of radical feminism?

Answer 24

There are aspects within society where not yet achieved equality
Example, politics- women outnumbered by men in parliament
School- up skirting, male gaze

Question 25

What’s a challenge to the progression of radical feminism?

Answer 25

Separatism is unlikely to work due to heterosexual attraction, nuclear family unlikely to dissepear- impractical