SOSC 1185 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Second-Wave Feminism, The Way Forward, Ageism
9 Nov 2017
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An emerging vision: most affected groups of poverty children and women (1 in 7 women living in poverty, different and diverse approaches needed for social and economic justice for women. Why iff"s: reconsider mainstream approaches to questions of social and economic justice. Iff"s work to understand how multiple forces work together and interact to reinforce inequality and social exclusion socio-economic status, race, class, gender, etc. Intersectionality is not new emerged in 1970s and 1980s out of inadequacies of mainstream feminist movements. Criaw reading october 25: un sponsored conferences on women and provided opportunities for women of varying social backgrounds to debate visions for gender equality. Intersectional analysis arose within the context of the 4th un conference on. In recognizing how relations of power intersect to structure women"s lives gender is no longer sufficient to generate a complex analysis. Iffs are flexible and open to shifts and changes. Iff"s examine world bank, international monetary fund, and other free-trade policies.
