Gender & Identity - Vocabulary

• Life chances – Opportunities that give people social advantages
• Feminism – A conflict theory based on gender concerning the influence of patriarchy that focuses on the oppression of women by men in society
• Male Gaze – The way the media sexually objectifies women
• Malestream – Used In a place of mainstream to show how society is male dominated​
• Labelling – The idea that a label can be used to identify a person​
• Patriarchy – A social system where men are in control and hold the power in society and personal relationships
• Triple shift – Women undertake work, domestic work and emotional strain​
• Sexism – Discrimination based on sex