New Right And Gender Inequality

Question 1

Studies new right and gender inequality?

Answer 1

• Phyllis schafly
• Jordan Peterson : accepting gender inequality

Question 2

What is Phyllis schafly arguement for gender inequalities?

Answer 2

• women should be surbordinate to men
• women do not experience inequality but gender difference

Question 3

What is new right: Phyllis schafly view on motherhood, family and marriage ?

Answer 3

• Motherhood: no career can compare to satisfaction and thrill that comes from being a mother and seeing child grow.
• Family : division of labour is cost efficient, healthy and children thrive on dependence on mother
• marriage: best opportunity to achieve goals and give women new identity

Question 4

According to Jordan Peterson: accepting gender inequality

Why does he state that gender equality is not always desirable ?

Answer 4

Because can be taken too far e.g denying biological differences between males and females

Question 5

According to Jordan Peterson: accepting gender inequality

With gender equality , there are clear biological differences between men and women , what is the example used ?

Answer 5

men are more disobedient than women who agree more

Question 6

According to Jordan Peterson: accepting gender inequality

Despite desire to eliminate all inequalities why is this unreasonable ?

Answer 6

Some inequalities are hardwired in our genes, have functional purpose, or from free will so proposing equal opportunity, rights would be unreasonable

Question 7

What are the evaluation of new rights ?

Answer 7

• outdated: ignores number of people who choose to adopt non traditional gender roles and see this as positive
• ignores negative impact of family: dark side of family by gender roles and natural roles
• glorify past : gender roles and relationships outside of marriage has always existed but concealed and those who did not fit conventional family recieved harsh treatment not acceptable today
• making value judgment : see nuclear family as superior