FEMINIST

• What does Walby argue?

  the nature of the patriarchy has changed, once about men directly controlling their wives and daughters in the home, it now happens throughout society
• what are the six sources of patriarchal control according to Walby?

  1. Paid work
  2. Housework
  3. culture
  4. violence
  5. Sexuality
  6. government
• Paid Work

  the gender pay gap is high. 41% of women work part time, 12% of men. Women have a disrupted career development
• housework

  men spend average of 8 hours a week, women spend 13

  men put the bins out and the gardening but women do everything else
• culture

  there are ‘masculine’ and ‘feminine’ traits. the ‘feminine’ traits are more emotive and about others whereas masculine are stronger and about themselves
• sexuality

  women get called all sorts of derogative sexual names whereas men are seen as cool
• violence

  women are 15% more likely to experience some form of domestic abuse than men
• Government

  Much lower percentage of female MPs. 33% in 2019