2. Why did feminism happen?
• ‘are women people?’
• Vagina= noun. sheath for the erect
penis (Human’s anatomy, 2nd vol., Dr.
Victor Papilian)
• =>woman=object for pleasure and
reproduction
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3. Women wanted:
• to be seen as human beings
• equal treatment of women and men
under the law (i.e voting rights)
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4. What women had to fight
• Patriarchy
• Discrimination
• Gender stereotypes
• Economic dependency
• Emotional work
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5. The XXI century
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L
XXQLa-5n5w
• “Blonder hair, flat chest. TV says,
"Bigger is better.” South beach, sugar
free; Vogue says, "Thinner is better”
• Mama said, "You're a pretty girl. What's
in your head, it doesn't matter. Brush
your hair, fix your teeth .What you wear
is all that matters."
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6. Nowadays…
• A new way of questioning ‘are women
people?’
• <=women = pure, beautiful, flawless
creatures.
• Shaving
• Make up
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9. Sources
• Women Confined: Towards a sociology of
childbirth.’(1980) and ‘Who’s afraid of Feminism?’
(1997) Ann Oakley
• Human’s anatomy, 2nd vol., Dr. Victor Papilian
• http://isitnormal.com/story/i-dont-want-my-boyfriend-
to-know-im-pooping-what-can-i-do-
65858/
• http://nordicwomensliterature.net/article/women-are-
not-human-beings
• Women Not Considered Human Beings: A
Bibliological Curiosity (http://www.jstor.org)
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Editor's Notes
Patriarchy: the dominance of men in society, and the oppression of women for men’s gain.
Discrimination - unfair/unequal treatment of women i.e. by the law.
Gender stereotypes negative generalisations/misconceptions about women. These are perpetuated in the media, as well as the education system
Economic dependency - women giving up work to take care of childcare/housework responsibilities, thus becoming dependent on their husbands for money.
Emotional work - women are expected to do the majority of emotional care for their family, on top of their job and housework; the so-called ‘triple shift’.
Nowadays, the majority of woman are focused on the beauty and think that if you are pretty you are successful, powerful, you run the world!
‘Victoria’s secret’, Derulo
