FEMINISM KW Flashcards
UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE
The right to democratic participation
LIBERAL FEMINISM
Earliest form of feminism, concerned with legal restrictions on women
TRIPLE SHIFT
Triple burden - Family duties, Household maintenance, Work
DIVORCE LAW REFORM
1969 Women could divorce men and it was made easier to do so
EQUAL PAY ACTS
1970 Equal pay laws drawn up
PATRIARCHY
Rule of men for men
RADICAL FEMINISM
Oppression of women is a universal feature of all human societies
MARXIST FEMINISM
Working class women and men have common interests in overthrowing capitalism
BLACK FEMINISM
1970 / 80 Confluence of four strands:
- RADICAL
- RACIAL
- SUBCULTURAL
- LESBIAN
TRANDS IDENTITIES
Rainbow alliance 1970
Emergence of trans identities has split feminism
TERFs
Trans Exclusionary Radical Feminists
- Those who reject trans identities
POSTMODERN APPROACH
Society has changed so much that there’s different ways and views to look at it
RESERVE ARMY OF LABOUR
Expectation for women to fit employment around domestic responsibilities and work flexible hours for low pay
GLASS CEILLING
Being unable to reach the highest job in society. Limit that isn’t spoken of but exists
CONTRACEPTIVE REVOLUTION
1960 - Contraceptive pill in western world, controlled by women
CRISIS OF MASCULINITY
Those that see modern women as a threat to their masculinity and their supposed control of society
TOXIC MASCULINITY
Active attacks on women and their place in society
MISOGYNY
The hatred of women
BODY AUTONOMY
Women having no control over their own bodies
GENDER ROLE SOCIALISATION
Fact that men are generally physically stronger than women is exaggerated
