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Denials of Inequality
1. What is Americans most common response to gender inequality?
Deny its Dimensions, so to deny that it exists
2. What is the queen bee syndrome?
Its common among some professionally successful women. Their attitude is I managed why cant you?
3. What are the differences in perception for women and men with regard to gender inequality?
men now believe that women are getting unfair advantages .
many women also are unable to see the patterns of discrimination.
4. Explain the role of entitlement.
Men are entitled to the higher positions because that is just a way of life.
5. What does gendered division of labor mean? How does it affect females and males?
When males do the dishes or do any work that deals with the home its called helping.. when women do it, well
thats just there job

Still Needing the F Word

6. Explain the importance of Betty Friedans writing.
The importance of feminism
7. Explain the meaning of post-feminism.
That the issues have been settled
8. What is Quindlens evidence that we do not live in a post-feminist society?
Women are expected to hide their intelligence in order to succeed with their male peers Being cute trumps
being smart for women in the social environment.
9. What is Quindlens definition of feminism?
Belief in the social, political and economic equality of the sexes.
10. What can we learn from the Duke study?
That inequality is still around and the duke study is evidence.

Fear of Feminism: Why Young Women Get the Willies

11. What are the realities that affect how young women think about feminism?
Hogeland explains in her book that younger women see the disagreement in politics as abnormal.
12. Explain the difference between feminist consciousness and gender consciousness.
Gender consciousness takes two forms: awareness of womens vulnerability and celebration of womens
differences.

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The difference between feminist consciousness and gender consciousness is the politics. Feminist ask difficult
questions with confusing answers, about how gender consciousness can be used both for and against women,
how vulnerability and difference help delay womens self-determination and freedom.
13. Explain the phrase, feminism politicizes gender consciousness.
As explained in the last question feminism asks questions about gender consciousness, they talk about how it
can be detrimental women and also benefit women. They ask the right questions and even sometimes
questions that have difficult answers.
14. Explain some of the consequences of feminism and what it requires.
One is heterosexuality, or that men dislike all feminist and therefor if you become one you will never have a
boyfriend.
15. Are there real reasons to fear feminism? Is feminism safe for young women?
Of course it is, you are advocating for your right to be equal to men.

I Won. Im Sorry
16. Explain how women collude in the myth of male superiority.
How women feel that it is nice that men get first place and women in second.
17. Explain the ways that women work so that they do not threaten men.
It is probably unintentional how women think that it is nicer that a man would win first place over a women
they would actually prefer it so that men dont get upsit
18. What game do females have to play in order to win?
Femininity game
19. Explain Mariahs definition of femininity.
She talks about how femininity is about appearing beautiful and vulnerable and small. Its about winning male
approval. That is what men want in females and that is why women want to be these things.
20. Explain the connection between femininity and health.
Femininity is unhealthy for women.
21. How is femininity used as a shield and as a defense?
A shield against accusations such as bitch, man-hater, lesbian.
22. How is femininity mandatory in figure skating?
Because they are petit and groomed and gracious.
23. Explain the femininity game and its effects.
When women are perceived as anything masculine they do whatever they can to appear feminine
24. What are the special female rules?
To be smart and industrious but in addition youll have to be like a women: kind, nurturing accommodating,
nonthreatening, placating, pretty and small

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