Gender Performativity 💡

Question 1

Who was the Gender Performativity theory written by?

Answer 1

Judith Butler

Question 2

What is your biological sex, as defined by Butler?

Answer 2

Your reproductive systems and organs

Question 3

What does Butler argue?

Answer 3

1. Gender is a social construct - it’s about how you feel inside and how you behave / perform, so performing certain acts would make you more masculine or feminine (e.g. wearing makeup, being a mechanic).
2. She argues these performances are like ‘rituals’ - they have to be repeated consistently.