Gender Inequality- Intersectionality

Question 1

Who is the main intersectional feminist?

Answer 1

Walby

Question 2

What did Walby say the the private patriarchy has evolved to?

Answer 2

the public patriarchy. This means women in employment as still disadvantaged.

Question 3

What are the six patriarchal structures which restrict women?

Answer 3

• paid employment: face discrimination
• the household: exploited through housework
• the state: acts in interest of men
• cultural institutions: women seen as sex objects in media
• sexuality: double standards
• violence: way to control

Question 4

How can intersectionality be evaluated?

Answer 4

• Up to date.
• Incorporates a range of feminist branches.
• Though she overemphasises the influence of social structure on behaviour.
• Instead women negotiate the systems and are more active than Walby assumes.