Team Marshmallow Pie Freddy Rivera Julie Unson Christin Jow Monica Adargas Steve Tran Ashley Faytol

Gender Socialization Presenter: Freddy Rivera Freddy

Gender Socialization Does anyone know what this is? Categorized from birth Freddy

Top 5 Myths About Girls, Math and Science Girls cannot be motivated in STEM by parents Girls cannot be motivated in STEM by parents Interventions help girls but not boys Interventions help girls but not boys No teacher bias No teacher bias STEM curriculum weeds out girls unfairly STEM curriculum weeds out girls unfairly Boys are more interested in STEM than girls Boys are more interested in STEM than girls Freddy

Barbara Barres (Left) Ben Barres (Right) M.D., Ph.D. M.D., Ph.D. Professor of Neurobiology and Developmental Biology Stanford University Bachelors at MIT Bachelors at MIT Medical degree from Dartmouth Medical degree from Dartmouth Taught as a woman at first Taught as a woman at first Colleagues comments bias Colleagues comments bias Freddy

Inventive Capability in Women Examples Inventor Emeline Hart Emeline Hart Ann Pike (others before) Ann Pike (others before) Amanda Theodisia Jones Amanda Theodisia Jones Invention Commercial oven in 1873 Commercial oven in 1873 Anti-itch ointment in 1760 Anti-itch ointment in 1760 Canning and drying food process Canning and drying food process Freddy First type of inventions were for kitchen (peelers, ovens, stoves, steam cookers)

Why are there so few women inventors? Presenter: Julie Unson

Why are there so few women inventors? Women have not been recorded in history. Julie Unson

Why do we know so few? Julie Unson

Reasons: 1. Time 2. Costs 3. Property of their husbands 4. Lack of expertise 5. Self-image Julie Unson

Reasons: 1. Time Example: Time occupied by family and household chores. Julie Unson

Reasons: 2. Costs Example: Housewives lack the necessary amount of funds to put into an invention. Julie Unson

Reasons: 3. Property of their husbands Example: Patents for any invention would become the property of their husbands. Julie Unson

Reasons: 4. Lack of expertise Example: Women did not have access to the same education as men did. Julie Unson

Reasons: 5. Self-image Example: Recognition for achievements were once considered to be unladylike. Julie Unson

Historical criteria for “significance”. Standards for “importance”. Julie Unson

Criteria for “significance”: 1. Technological Impact 2. Economic Impact Julie Unson

Criteria for “significance”: 1. Technological Impact 2. Economic Impact 3. Human Impact Julie Unson

Christin Jow

What is the Matriarchy Perplex? A social system in which the mother is head of the family, which involves the questioning of power and status of women’s roles throughout history. Presenter: Monica Adargas

Work Specialization and Power  Early civilizations women had equality within work and power.  Women did contribute slightly more work, and therefore creating more of an advantage for them. Monica Adargas

What Changed?  A male power shift occurred during the Paleolithic period due to new technology.  These inventions paved the way for male specialization. Monica Adargas

Power Theory  Peggy Sanday’s Theory of Power Relationships between sexes and their contribution to the Economy Monica Adargas

Power Theory  Women’s status and power relations between the sexes are best when economic work contribution is approximately equal. Monica Adargas

KARL MARX AND CONFLICT THEORY Presenter: Steve Tran

Karl Marx Published Communist Manifesto Most famous for social conflict theory Prophesized social rebellion by working class Steve Tran

Classes Steve Tran

Social Conflict Witnessed struggle between bourgeoisie and proletariat during Industrial Revolution Foresaw uprising by working class Class influenced by property, regardless of income or social status Progression of society  homogenization of classes  struggle for power Will lead to collapse of class division and eventual revolution by proletariat Steve Tran

Take Over Theory Presenter: Ashley Faytol

Specializations Cultivation a woman’s specialization Cultivation a woman’s specialization Population boom made dependence on agriculture products to go upPopulation boom made dependence on agriculture products to go up Projectile Weapons Projectile Weapons PowerPower Controversy Controversy Ashley Faytol

Religion  Worship of a single male deity Women’s place became very fixed Women’s place became very fixed ChristianityChristianity Ashley Faytol

The End Thank You!