Women Flashcards
What was the 1960s a decade of?
- protest
What was reinforced in the 1950s regarding women’s role in society?
- A women’s place in in the home
- Educating girls was seen as a waste as they would only be in the workforce for a short time.
What did women want?
- To have their rights recognized
- liberate them from the limitations of being associated with traditional roles
what was the movement called?
the women’s liberation movement
What song became a theme for the WLM and who wrote it and in what year?
I an woman
Helen Reddy
1972
what was the first wave feminism about?
the right to vote- suffrage
what was the issue of the second wave feminism?
the sexual revolution
what book inspired women to question their lives
the female eunuch by Germaine Greer
what was the issue of the third wave feminism
individuality and power
what was the fourth wave feminism about?
sexism and prejudice against women
what did women do to advance their liberation in the WLM
protests, bra burning ceremonies and attending conferences
when was the first international women’s day
8th march 1972
when did the women’s electoral lobby begin
1972
what did the WEL
dedicated to ending injustices
What happened in 1972
- first international women’s day
- whitlam came into power-support equal pay
what were the achievements of the women’s movement
- women were depicted in less stereotypical ways-media
- Ms rather than Mrs
- women were encouraged to pursue their education and career
- introduced health services, childcare, rape facilities
What policies did WEL encourage governments to adopt?
- Child care
- Family planning
- Women health
women’s involvement in life outside the home
How did the Whitlam government encourage women liberation?
support equal pay, remove luxury tax of contraception, appoint a women advisor
when did international women’s day begin
8th march 1974
what is the WEL
Women’s Electoral Lobby
organization ending injustice to women
