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Concepts in Women's and Gender Studies - Coggle Diagram
Concepts in Women's and Gender Studies
Chapter 2: Social Construction of Gender
cisgender: congruence between gender assignment and gender identity
transgender: non congruence between gender assignment and gender identity
can also exist in own non-binary space
influences/socialization of gender
family/workplace
caretaker, men have careers
women cleaning more, men playing. more
education
dress codes: oversexualization of female body parts
bathroom bills: villainization of transgender women, "protecting" girls
religion
masculine god language
all powerful male ruler
women excluded: leadership positions
pop culture: pink and blue, toy store aisles, tv shows geared towards each, more boy than girl characters
award recipients
male characters seeking vengeance for females
war, battle, etc.
athletics
cheer leading now intended as way to draw attraction to male dominated sports
erotic view of female athletes
scape goat to not support women in male dominated sports?
electoral politics
underrepresented in elected office
instituting quotas?
but women outpace in civic engagement
gap in confidence and expectations
less encouraged by family, coaches, friends, religious leaders
legal system
punsihment between white and black owmen differs largely
black women not seen as properly feminine
gender policing
slut shaming
horizontal hostility
gender ranking
sissies vs. tomboys
girlfriend vs boyfriend styling of clothing
leader vs. bossy
menn ask for more money who cares, women ask and don't want to give job and she is less likeable
surnames changing to husbands
reimagining masculinity
coddling makes weka and vulnerable
loss of intimate friendship, higher depression, lower life expectancy
"real men"
parents choosing boy names for girls but not Gil names for boys
boy parents start avoiding these names
biologically responsible for reproduction: down to nursing, childcare, etc.
males drawn to things physically suited for...law, architecture, engineering
wage gap: horizontal is because of type of job, vertical because gender
women without children ave better outcomes, no difference for men
bodies
comic books - clothing and posing
grae and erroticism
walking or standing like a boy, "unladylike"
intersectionality
compounded issues
gender, race, ethnicity, social class, sexuality
feminism
the issues and experiences of ALL women not always addressed in agenda
women of color, lesbians, working-class
hegemonic