POLS 280 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Themselves, Gender Role, Resource Mobilization
19 Sep 2016
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Women"s and men"s experience of politics have unique aspects. But be mindful of diversity among men and women (race, class etc. ) There is a persistent underrepresentation of women. Allows examining gender as a concept, set of norms, system of meaning, power structure. Only 3 countries where women are equally represented in parliament (rwanda with more) Topic taps into broader debates about representation, which require us to examine who we are and aspire to be as a polity, important concepts (power, equality, justice) in political science. Sex: refers to physical characteristics of, and differences between men and women (biological) Gender: is the cultural and social meanings attached to male" and female", gender is constructed", masculine and feminine have changed, behavioral traits. Feminism: put simply, feminism is both a movement and ideology that advocates the legal, political, economic and social equality of the sexes. Patriarchy: literally, rule by fathers", in our usage it is control by men.
