Feminism

Question 1

What do Feminists believe?

Answer 1

Society is patriarchal with men dominating institutions and keeping women out of the power structure.

Question 2

What is Feminists view on Education?

Answer 2

Feminists argue that education perpetuates gender inequalities.

Heaton and Lawson claim that hidden curriculums reinforce the patriarchy.

Question 3

What is the hidden curriculum?

Answer 3

The hidden curriculum from a feminist perspective refers to the unspoken and unofficial lessons, values and expectations that schools transmit to students. This reinforces traditional gender roles and inequalities.

Question 4

What is a Feminist view on family and households?

Answer 4

Feminists see the family as a site of female oppression.
Delphy argued that women’s unpaid domestic labour benefits men, and that women being burdened by childcare restricts them from advancing their careers.

Question 5

What is a Feminists view on media?

Answer 5

Feminists critique medias roles in reinforcing gender stereotypes.
Mulvey’s ‘male gaze’ theory explains how women are often portrayed as passive objects for the male pleasure, this can be seen in the ‘damsel in distress’ common occurrence in films and wider media alongside with the objectification of women into sex objects.