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vocab (in)equality Flashcards

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appropriate

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suitable

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to offend

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to insult

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to be treated equally

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equal rights

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everyone has smth to say

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equal say

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everyone has the same chances

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equal opportunities

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difference in pay

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pay gap

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unacknowlegded barrier to advancement in a profession, especially affecting women

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glass ceiling

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to relate to

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to identify with

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presumption, hypothesis, speculation …

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assumption

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to licence, to warrant, to permit …

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to empower

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to abuse, tyrranize

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to opress

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purpose

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aim

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try, experiment, to make an effort

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to attempt

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lack of concers about, disregard for, uninvolvement

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indifference

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innocence, incomprehension, inexperience

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ignorance

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wrongness, against justice

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injustice

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depersonalisation

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objectification

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unwelcome sexual behaviour

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sexual harassement

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a person’s internal sense of being male or female

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gender identity

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gender identity = birth sex

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cisgender

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feelings of distress (dsepression, frustration, anxiety) because gender identity and birth sex don’t match

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gender dysphoria

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gender identity differs from the sex marked on original birth certificate

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transgender (trans)

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transgender person, especiallly one whose bodily characteristics have been altered through surgery / hormone treatment to bring them into alignment with their gender identity

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transexual

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gender identity = male
borth sex = female

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trans man

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gender identity = female
borth sex = male

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trans woman

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transvestite
when smne likes wearing clothes that are traditionzally worn by the other gender

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crossdressing

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when smne wears wlothes that are worn by the other gender for preformance

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drag

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chaning from one gender to the other (eg chaning name, medical stuff etc)

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transition

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genital surgery that a trans person (may) undergo

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srs (sexual reassignment surgery)

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person who hates / fears homosexual people

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homophobe

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infamous, scandalous, well known, renowned

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notorious

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to explain, argue, excuse, give a reason for smth

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to justify oneself

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preconceived notion

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prejudice

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thinking rational, without prejudices

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enlightened thinking

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to be on your guard

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to be cautious

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to protect, to guard from harm

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to offer sanctuary

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to accept, to adjust to, to get used to

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to come to terms with

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‘pesten’

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to bully

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medical problem that causes people to starve themselves as result of emotional distrubance rather than a problem with food / digestation / not being hungry

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anorexia

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eating disorder in which people binge-eat and then feel guilt, depression, seld-condemnation

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bulimia

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to harm oneself

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to self-harm

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‘suïcidaal’

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suicidal

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not sure about oneself

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insecure

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shame, disgrace, stain …

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stigma

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fearfulness

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anxiety

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rejection, keeping out of smth

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exclusion

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to put and end to, to stop, to destroy …

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to abolish

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patience, endurance

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tolerance

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defence, shelter, refuge …

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protection

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freedom

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liberty

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fairness, justice

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equality

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separation, isolation, exlusion

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segregation

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limitation, reduction

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restriction

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forbidding, disallowing, outlawing

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prohibition

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unevenness, divergence :)

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inequality

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efmale advocate of the right for women to vote (uk, early 20th century)

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suffragettes

57
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having the right to do smth

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entitlement

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being superior / standing above others

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supremacy

59
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two things that are completely different

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dichotomy

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dislike / hate for / firm prejudices against men

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misandry

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dislike / hate for / firm prejudices against women

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misogyny

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idea that all people are equal and deserve equal rights

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egalitarianism

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society is led by men

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patriarcal

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there are laws about it

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legislated

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