The Feminist Perspective

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The Feminist Perspective Gender Inequality

How does gender inequality impact women?

Culture and Gender A society’s culture and institutions both justify and maintain gender inequality.

Feminism The belief that men and women should be politically, economically, and socially equal, and that gender stratification must be met with organized resistance.

The Feminist Perspective Gender stratification occurs when gender differences give men greater privilege and power over women, transgender and gender-non-conforming people. "Women!The same rights, the same duties." View on Boundless.com Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com

The Role of Patriarchy Feminism focuses on the theory of patriarchy as a system of power that organizes society into a complex of relationships based on the assertion of male supremacy. A society in which men dominate women and hold the power

"And the villain still pursues her!" Gender Stratification and Inequality "And the villain still pursues her!" A satirical postcard from the Victorian era commenting on a society that is structured so that women are bound by convention to fulfill certain roles and obligations. Free to share, print, make copies and changes. Get yours at www.boundless.com Wikipedia. "VictorianPostcard." Public domain http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:VictorianPostcard.jpg View on Boundless.com