Feminisim

• What is the main belief of feminism?

  Gender is the most significant division in society
• What does feminism desire to achieve?

  Overthrow disadvantages conferred due to sex
• What are the three distinct waves of feminism?

  1. First wave (1850s-1940s): Focused on formal inequality, like voting rights.
  2. Second wave (1960s-1980s): Addressed personal injustices beyond legal inequalities.
  3. Third wave (1990s): Highlighted diverse experiences of different women.
• What was the focus of the first wave of feminism?

  Removing formal forms of inequality
• What did the second wave of feminism recognize?

  Legal inequalities did not remove other injustices
• What was the concern of the third wave of feminism?

  Experiences of different groups of women
• What is suggested about a fourth wave of feminism?

  It reacts against media portrayals of women
• What does the phrase 'biology is destiny' imply?

  Women are suited to subordinate roles by nature
• How do feminists challenge the idea of 'biology as destiny'?

  By arguing roles are socially expected, not natural
• What is the distinction between sex and gender according to feminists?

  Sex is biological; gender is socialized
• What are the fixed biological differences referred to as sex?

  Anatomy and ability to reproduce
• What does gender refer to in feminist theory?

  Roles attributed to men and women by society
• How is 'femininity' characterized in society?

  By a passive, subordinate role
• What did Simone de Beauvoir claim about women?

  Women are made, not born
• What do feminists argue about the link between biological and gender differences?

  There is no necessary link between the two
• What do many feminists believe about human nature?

  It is androgynous, with traits from both sexes
• What is the goal for many feminists regarding gender?

  To achieve genderless 'personhood'
• Why is highlighting the difference between sex and gender important for feminists?

  To end stereotyping and break down gender roles
• What do 'difference feminists' argue?

  • There is a natural difference between men and women.
  • This 'essentialist' perspective links cultural differences to biological differences.
  • These differences reflect distinct characteristics.