1. Feminism Background Biological differences
Testosterone – majority of violence, criminal acts are committed by men
Men are
9x more likely to have been in prison
10x more likely to commit a murder
Brain function

2. Feminism Background Psychological Differences
Men tend to identify with work/career
Women tend to identify with relationships
Men tend to make decisions through authority structures, women through consensus
Men are more aggressive, women more relational or social

7. Feminism Sociological Differences
Evolution of gender roles in hunter/gatherer societies
History of oppression of women, misogyny
Patriarchy: Rule by men
Changes in the last 150 years
Industrial revolution
WW II
Contraception

8. Rosie the Riveter
By J. Howard Miller

10. Positive Impacts of Feminism
Women’s abilities to do most things as well as men recognized
More freedom from narrowly prescribed gender roles for both women and men
Women allowed to take initiative in dating
Men take more of a role in childcare and household tasks, work in helping professions (e.g. nursing)

11. Objections to Feminism
Denigrates women’s traditional roles as mothers and homemakers
Is associated with leftist, socialist, statist economic and social policies
Ignores real differences between men and women

12. Feminism
Some studies claim women make 70 cents on the dollar compared to men.
Overt discrimination?
Years taken off for child bearing and rearing
Predisposition towards lower paying “helping” professions (less valued because done by women?)
Less aggressive/ambitious, “invested” in job?