Gender ≠ Concepts

Cards (19)

  • Patriarchy
    Social system where M have a privileged position
  • Male gaze
    • Cinema/film portrayal of W focussing on their body/appearance (objectifying them) to satisfy male viewers
    • Studied by Mulvey
  • Glass ceiling
    Metaphor describing the invisible barriers keeping W from advancing in the workplace
  • Concrete ceiling
    • Similar to glass ceiling
    • The additional barriers non-white W face
  • Glass elevator
    Structural advantage M have when entering female-dominated professions (e.g. nursing, teaching) that allows them to advance faster
  • Conjugal roles
    Separation of household jobs based on gender - W are caregivers + M are breadwinners
  • Triple shift
    • When women have to balance emotional/domestic/professional duties
    • Studied by Duncombe & Marsden
  • Horizontal segregation
    When the workforce of a specific field is made up of one gender
  • Vertical segregation
    Opportunities for career advancement for a gender in a company are limited
  • Gender pay gap
    7% in April 2024
  • Everyday Sexism
    • Online project to collate W's experiences of sexism globally
    • Proves gender ≠ is embedded in daily life
  • Feminisation of poverty
    • F more likely than M to be poor
    • Their poverty is more severe + it's rising
  • Crisis of masculinity
    • Dec. in trad. male industries (steel, mines etc.) + subsequent unemployment = crisis
    • Being the breadwinner is central to masculinity so no job ➡️ insecurity, low self-esteem
  • Second sexism
    • Coined by Benatar
    • Claims that M/boys are further discriminated against on the basis of sex
  • Fight Club
    Attempt to reassert a trad. masculine identity threatened by the feminisation of American society.
  • Glass cellar
    Invisible barrier keeping M in worst jobs + conditions.
  • Leaky pipeline
    Metaphor ab. W dropping out of academic/professional STEM careers
  • Genderquake
    • Coined by Wilkinson
    • Fundamental shift in values of current gen. of W compared to prev. gen. ➡️ 'genderquake' ➡️ Power shift between M/W + changing gender roles
  • Motherhood penalty
    Economic disadvantages W face after becoming mothers