History of Inequality
This right, granted to women in the U.S. in 1920 through the 19th Amendment, marked a major milestone in narrowing gender inequality
What is suffrage?
This chore is socially viewed as a women’s primary job in the house
What is cleaning?
A term that describes the extra cost women often pay for products
What is pink tax?
This war caused women in the 1940s to take up male dominated roles at home
What is WW2?
This sentiment is socially viewed as weak coming from men
What is sadness/crying?
Women portrayed in movies as being incapable of saving themselves, allowing a male hero to rescue them?
What is a damsel in distress?
This woman advocated for woman’s equality in the mid 1850s and was president of the NAWSA
Who was Susan B. Anthony?
When a mother excuses her son for not cooking but shames her daughter when she does not
What is double standards at home?
When girls who are pretty and have blonde hair do something that is considered unintelligent
What is the phrase “dumb blonde”?
First women’s rights convention held in 1848, resulting in the creation of Declaration of Sentiments
What was the Seneca Falls Convention?
Compliments that are usually directed to a women’s appearance only, but for men it is usually on their persona
What is gendered praise?
When many movies and shows portray men as tough and emotionless, enforcing cultural values
What is machismo/toxic masculinity?
With the rise of the middle class as a result to the Market Revolution, this type of social construct dictated that women were expected to stay in the domestic sphere while men occupied public life
What is cult of domesticity?
An insult that is often used in sports that implies weakness by comparing someone’s ability to a girl
What is “run like a girl”?
In many movies and music videos, when men are shown as powerful while women are shown mainly as love interests or background characters
What is women objectification?