Women's Studies 2260 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Intersectionality, Binary Opposition, Eurocentrism

• School: Western University
• Department: Women's Studies
• Course: Women's Studies 2260
• Professor: Tugce Ellialti Kose

Document Summary

Women have a identical interests and desires. What binds women is the "sameness" in their oppression of women; rendering them always powerless. The homogeneity of women as a group is mistaken for historical realities of groups. Third world women are always viewed as powerless. Powerless; always dependent = no social status. "african women" grouping all these women as one. Prostitution is the only job for all african women. Colonialization affected the oppression of third world women. Assumes all women have the same needs. Policies don"t affect all classes in the same way. Women have needs and problems but few choices. Assumes ahistorical unity among women based on generalization notion of their subordination. Cause binary distinctions: men = power; women = powerless, exploited by men. Ineffective in solving problems; reinforce binary divisions of. We must move beyond the idea that we have to represent third world women. When we analyse oppression it must be contextual.