Key Terms
What is son preference?
Son preference refers to cultures that give rights and value to boys over girls, for example, only allowing male children to inherit property.
False. Dobbs v Jackson overturned Roe V Wade in 2022.
T/F: Global gender studies is about putting women above men.
False
Since the Taliban have taken political control of Afghanistan, it is forbidden for women to leave the house without a male escort.
True
T/F: The United States is the only "high income" country that does not guarantee maternity leave.
True. The other nations are:
T/F: Abortion only refers to the termination of viable, unwanted pregnancies.
False
How are reproductive rights tied to intersectionality? Give an example.
African American women are 4x more likely than white women in the US to die giving birth.
T/F: Global women's and gender studies is about activism and empowerment.
True.
Why did China implement the One Child Policy?
Fear of overpopulation leading to starvation.
What does the quote "if you aren't on the table, you're on the menu" mean in terms of women's political power?
Answers vary.
What is cultural relativism?
The belief that right and wrong are culturally determined.
Define reproductive rights.
The right to reproductive health care and the right to reproductive self-determination
T/F: A multicultural, intersectional, and contextualized approach is central to global women's studies.
True
Why does outlawing FGM not end the practice in Somaliland? What solutions work to discourage the practice?
Without economic equality, girls must get married for financial security. Many men in Somaliland only want a cut bride as it conveys virginity and purity. The solution is education (most men do not know the adverse health outcomes), and increased political rights for women (so they are not dependent on marriage).
T/F: In 2017, there 56 (out of 176) women serving as heads of state.
False. There were 17.
How does the women's rights as human rights approach intersect with cultural relativism?
If a cultural practice violates the human rights of women, then we must end the practice.
T/F: Globally, 50% of all abortions are unsafe.
True.
True/False: This is a theme of global gender studies.
Global women's and gender studies emphasizes the importance of cultural relativism.
False.
Name one of the causes of the gender wage gap.
“Pink collar” jobs pay less
Family responsibilities=part time work
Human Capital: Unpaid care work=less job training & experience
Outright gender wage discrimination
Define the materialist approach to understanding women's historical oppression.
Economic Dependence
Social, historical, and alterable
Social institutions from material forces (private property creates patriarchy)
According to Burns, IPV is higher in countries with:
1) Restrictive tax laws
2) Restrictive divorce laws
3) Restrictive education laws
4) All of the above
2) Restrictive divorce laws
False. The majority of the world is increasing abortion rights.
True/False: This is a theme of global women's studies
Global women's and gender studies sees gender inequality as a historical, sociocultural phenomenon
True
What are positive political rights that countries can use to legislate against underpopulation?
Define multiculturalism and why it is important in avoiding ethnocentrism.
Multiculturalism emphasizes helping people to understand, accept, and value the cultural differences between groups. Ethnocentrism does not respect cultural agency.