FEM 1100 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: False Consciousness, Male Privilege, Social Inequality

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: FEM 1100
• Professor: Mythili Rajiva

Document Summary

Feminism is seen as anti-men, anti-sex, anti-sexist, anti-everything. Feminism isn"t just anti, it is also about progress. Most young women are raised to believe there"s something wrong w/ them. Feminism allows you to see through that bullshit. Most young women are feminists but afraid to admit it. Feminism developed as a results of 2 related historical transitions: Monday, september 14, 2015: the rise of capitalism and the gendered division of labour, the rise of liberal individualism as he dominant ideology in western nations. 1st wave: late 1800s/early 1900s, focus on basic rights; voting, being recognized as persons under the law. 2nd wave: 1960s, called women"s liberation in the media, focus on gendered division of labour, violence against women, and reproductive rights. 3rd wave: 1900s, focus on linking gender inequality to other forms of social inequality, broadening the movement, recognizing the force of popular culture, and challenging the idea of false consciousness .