WMST 1000 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED
ways women have been marginalized in the education system - ANSWER -push to
female careers
-constructed as passive and emotional
-men tend to occupy positions of authority
what does it mean by pink softens the disease? - ANSWER -It expresses that breast
cancer is a positive, delicate journey when in reality it is far from it
-Horrible pressure on those affected to be positive and beautiful when dealing with the
illness
Educating young women reduces - ANSWER fertility rates and infant mortality
educating young women increases - ANSWER likelihood that the next generation are
educated, family income and standards of living
the girl effect - ANSWER A 1% increase in female education raises the GDP by 0.3% and
raises annual GDP growth rates by 0.2%
What does Rich mean by "claim an education"? - ANSWER assuming you share
responsibility for what happens in the classroom, because that affects the quality of
your daily life
-ongoing struggle for a real education
what is feminism? - ANSWER the belief that women have been historically subordinate
to men as well as to the commitment to working for freedom for women in all aspects
First Wave - ANSWER largely concerned with better education for women and political
representation for women
Second Wave - ANSWER concerned with advancing the social and legal status of
women.
-improve representation in media
-advance womens status in the workplace
Third Wave - ANSWER Arguing that eariler feminist forgot to talk about race, class, age
and ability in their analyses of oppression
, -women empowerment
why dont women want to be labelled a feminist? - ANSWER -viewed as annoying
activism (frowned upon)
-man hater
Christina Hoff Sommers - ANSWER women cant have everything as they do not have the
choice. Women are forced to choose between a career and a happy family. (expected to
quit once they get pregnant)
women's studies classroom - ANSWER -a space of free speech, equality and open
opinions.
-encourages learning and growth in a non-sexist and open minded way
The (in)visibility of Gender - ANSWER men are privileged due to their gender, they are
defined as the norm or default
(he or his is the default in writing)
The Privilege of Invisibility (Kimmel) - ANSWER when one cannot see the privilege that
they have (gender, race, class)
-many women do not see or understand that they are not as privileged as men are.
John Stuart Mill - ANSWER saw the exclusion of women from the public sphere and their
subjection to men in the private sphere as a source of much unhappiness for all
individuals involved and for society as a whole
Harriet Taylor Mill - ANSWER improper education of young women and the importance
of womens suffrage and the need to bring women into every sphere of public life
-book was meant to be corrective for the treatment of women in Victorian Society
distinction between profeminist and feminist - ANSWER living through oppression helps
you understand oppression
Profeminist Man - ANSWER -recognize women are not treated equally
-support women in public and private sphere
-supporting women=happier lives
Is gender natural? - ANSWER no! it is socially constructed
-comes together with many social practices and cultural pressures
essentialism - ANSWER the view that gender is biologically determined
Explain gender is like a text - ANSWER Gender can be rewritten and interpreted, but
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED
ways women have been marginalized in the education system - ANSWER -push to
female careers
-constructed as passive and emotional
-men tend to occupy positions of authority
what does it mean by pink softens the disease? - ANSWER -It expresses that breast
cancer is a positive, delicate journey when in reality it is far from it
-Horrible pressure on those affected to be positive and beautiful when dealing with the
illness
Educating young women reduces - ANSWER fertility rates and infant mortality
educating young women increases - ANSWER likelihood that the next generation are
educated, family income and standards of living
the girl effect - ANSWER A 1% increase in female education raises the GDP by 0.3% and
raises annual GDP growth rates by 0.2%
What does Rich mean by "claim an education"? - ANSWER assuming you share
responsibility for what happens in the classroom, because that affects the quality of
your daily life
-ongoing struggle for a real education
what is feminism? - ANSWER the belief that women have been historically subordinate
to men as well as to the commitment to working for freedom for women in all aspects
First Wave - ANSWER largely concerned with better education for women and political
representation for women
Second Wave - ANSWER concerned with advancing the social and legal status of
women.
-improve representation in media
-advance womens status in the workplace
Third Wave - ANSWER Arguing that eariler feminist forgot to talk about race, class, age
and ability in their analyses of oppression
, -women empowerment
why dont women want to be labelled a feminist? - ANSWER -viewed as annoying
activism (frowned upon)
-man hater
Christina Hoff Sommers - ANSWER women cant have everything as they do not have the
choice. Women are forced to choose between a career and a happy family. (expected to
quit once they get pregnant)
women's studies classroom - ANSWER -a space of free speech, equality and open
opinions.
-encourages learning and growth in a non-sexist and open minded way
The (in)visibility of Gender - ANSWER men are privileged due to their gender, they are
defined as the norm or default
(he or his is the default in writing)
The Privilege of Invisibility (Kimmel) - ANSWER when one cannot see the privilege that
they have (gender, race, class)
-many women do not see or understand that they are not as privileged as men are.
John Stuart Mill - ANSWER saw the exclusion of women from the public sphere and their
subjection to men in the private sphere as a source of much unhappiness for all
individuals involved and for society as a whole
Harriet Taylor Mill - ANSWER improper education of young women and the importance
of womens suffrage and the need to bring women into every sphere of public life
-book was meant to be corrective for the treatment of women in Victorian Society
distinction between profeminist and feminist - ANSWER living through oppression helps
you understand oppression
Profeminist Man - ANSWER -recognize women are not treated equally
-support women in public and private sphere
-supporting women=happier lives
Is gender natural? - ANSWER no! it is socially constructed
-comes together with many social practices and cultural pressures
essentialism - ANSWER the view that gender is biologically determined
Explain gender is like a text - ANSWER Gender can be rewritten and interpreted, but
