gender: key concepts

Cards (15)

What is the male gaze?
The way male pupils and teachers judge girls by their appearance
What is GIST/WISE? 
Policies within schools' curriculums to encourage girls to take traditionally male subjects
What are gender domains? 
Tasks and activities that are seen as male or female 'territory
What are double standards? 
When we apply one set of moral standards to one group but a different set to another
What is hegemonic masculinity? 
Male dominance
What is the Equal Pay Act 1970? 
The law that makes it illegal to pay men and women different wages for the same work
What are role models? 
The people who influence us
What are stereotypes? 
Assumptions that people make about others
What is the national curriculum? 
The policy that meant that girls and boys could study the same subjects
What is the feminisation of education? 
The way in which education is dominated by females
What is the Sex Discrimination Act 1975? 
The law that outlaws sex discrimination in employment
What is meritocracy? 
The idea that all individuals are given an equal opportunity to succeed
What do radical feminists believe? 
Although girls are achieving higher, the system still remains patriarchal
What do liberal feminists believe? 
Women have made lots of progress and we need to continue with this
What is patriarchy? 
The dominance of heterosexual, masculine identities and the subordination of gay and female identities