GenSoc

• Divine Feminine


  The sacredness of the woman to her ability to conceive children
• Egalitarian


  Men and women have equitable power and roles
• Paternity


  Fatherhood role of the father in conception
• Productive Sphere


  World of the public world
• Reproductive Affairs


  World of the home and related tasks such as suckling the young, child rearing, and home management
• Patriarchy


  A system based on the control and oppression of women wherein they are perceived to be the weaker sex. It is a structure that upholds male supremacy in the law, at home, in the work, and in the society. It is from the Greek word "PATRIARKHES" which means "the rule of the father"
• Friedrich Engels


  A German philosopher and sociologist, argues that patriarchy came about when people, started having private property instead of communal living
• Aristotle and Plato viewed women as the inferior sex and are properties of men whose only job was to obey their husbands, bear children, and take care of the households. They were forbidden to learn philosophy, politics, and science
• Herodotus, a Greek historian, observed the Egyptian civilization citing the Egyptian women enjoyed higher social status than Greek women because they can inherit property and engage in trade and politics. However, Greek influence quickly spread in Egypt through the conquests of Alexander the Great across Asia and Africa
• Confucianism has stringent written rules that dictate how women should conduct themselves. The written documents titles "The obedience's and four virtues" and "Percepts of women" states that women should obey their father, when married she is to obey her son
• Sexism


  Prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination based on sex
• Men earned more than women (Gender pay gap)
• Underrepresentation of women in politics, military, executive positions, etc.
• Rape on women and the stigma making women ashamed to report the crime
• Very conservative expectations on women on how they behave
• Unrealistic depictions of women in fiction, often very sexualized
• Women do more housework and childcare
• Boys were trained to be leaders while women trained to do house chores
• Women Empowerment


  Women Liberation Movement, Women Movement, or Feminism - a continuing series of social movement that aim to challenge the patriarchal society that creates these oppressive political structures, beliefs, and practices against women
• First-wave feminism


  Spread in the western countries in the 19th and early 20th century as women demanded for their right to vote or participate in elections and to be able to legally own property
• Simone de Beauvoir


  Writer of the book entitled "The Second Sex in 1949". It outlined how the patriarchal society disadvantaged women by slowly raising her into submission and hindering their productivity and happiness by relegating them to housecleaning
• Feminist writers

  • Betty Freidan "The Feminine Mystique, 296"
  • Kate Millet "Sexual Politics, 1969"
  • Germaine Greer "The Female Eunuch, 1970"
• Le Mouvement de Liberation de Femmes: Women's Liberation Movement


  Formed in Europe and they sought the right to education, right to work, and right to vote in the 1940s. Later, they also won women's right to decide on their own bodies and their sexualities. This liberation movement views the intersectionality of economic status or class to patriarchy
• Timeline of the Philippine Feminist Movement

  • Women Suffrage
  • Equality in Politics and Society
  • Reproduction Rights
  • Domestic Violence
  • Sexual Harassment and Sexual Violence
  • Right to Divorce
  • Right to Make Decisions on Pregnancy
  • Equitable Wages
  • Equal Employment Opportunity
• Primary Sexual Characteristics


  Physical characteristics that are present at birth and are directly related to the reproductive system
• Male Reproductive System


  • Produce and transport semen, which contains sperm
  • Release sperm into the female reproductive tract during sex
  • Make male sex hormones, such as testosterone
• Parts of Male Reproductive System

  • Vas Deferens
  • Epididymis
  • Ejaculatory Duct
  • Scrotum
  • Urethra
  • Testosterone
  • Seminal Vesicle
  • Bladder
  • Rectum
  • Prostate Gland
  • Penis
  • Pre-Cum
  • Pubic Bone
• Duct System in Male Reproductive System

  • Epididymis
  • Vas Deferens
  • Ejaculatory Ducts
  • Urethra
• Female Reproductive System


  • Fallopian Tube
  • Ovary
  • Uterus
  • Cervix
  • Vagina
  • Volva
  • Mons Pubis
  • Clitoris
  • Labia Majora
  • Labia Minora
  • Hymen
  • Vaginal Opening
  • Urethral Opening
  • Bartholin Glands
  • Skenes Glands
• Secondary Sexual Characteristics


  Physical characteristics that are related to or derived from its sex, but not directly part of reproductive system
• Examples of Secondary Sexual Characteristics

  • Body size and composition
  • Facial and body hair
  • Voice
  • Breast
  • Pelvic structure
  • Muscles
• Men are generally have denser and larger bones compare to women
• Skeletal Structure Differences


  • Pelvis and Femur
  • Skull and Pelvic inlet and outlet
  • Shoulder and Limb Proportions and Ribcage/Shaft
• Divine Feminine


  The sacredness of the woman to her ability to conceive children
• Egalitarian


  Men and women have equitable power and roles
• Paternity


  Fatherhood role of the father in conception
• Productive Sphere


  The world of the public world
• Reproductive Affairs


  The world of the home and related tasks such as suckling the young, child rearing, and home management
• Patriarchy


  A system based on the control and oppression of women wherein they are perceived to be the weaker sex. It is a structure that upholds male supremacy in the law, at home, in the work, and in the society. It is from the Greek word "PATRIARKHES" which means "the rule of the father"
• Friedrich Engels


  A German philosopher and sociologist, argues that patriarchy came about when people started having private property instead of communal living