Cultural Feminism - Focuses on differences among men and women. Female traits should be
valued and honored but are DEVALUED in society. Asserts there truly ARE gender differences that are
either genetic or so socialized that we will never change it (and probably shouldn't). E.g. importance
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Cultural Feminism - Focuses on differences among men and women. Female traits should be
valued and honored but are DEVALUED in society. Asserts there truly ARE gender differences that are
either genetic or so socialized that we will never change it (and probably shouldn't). E.g. importance
unpaid work for the larger society
Eco feminism - Patriarchal systems encourage and reward the exploitation of natural resources
with little regard to long-term consequences
Treating the environment, animals, and natural resources with respect will positively impact women
FGM - Many women across the world feel that Western feminists misunderstand FGM and are
critical of their viewpoint of violence against girls
People opposed to this practice believe its important to not force children unable to consent to do this
practice but to wait until they are older and can choose whether they would like to engage in the cultural
practice
Uncut women social outcasts; disrespected. Those who are cut are marriageable
More educated women less willing to allow daughters to be cut
As women in developing countries becoming less dependent on marriage for survival, attitudes starting
to change
Many human rights activists (especially in Global North) believe genital cutting reflects the social and
economic powerlessness of girls and women
Global Feminism - Prejudice and discrimination against women occurs and is related across
cultures. Connects global capitalism and the oppression of women. E.g. sweatshop labor, sex trafficking,
unequal access to health care/education, violence against girls/women
, Global North - Europe and North America
Global North-South - less about geographical location and more about developed vs developing
nations
Global South - regions in Africa, Central/Latin America, most of Asia.
As developing countries become more economically developed, they become included in the Global
North classification
How did men viewing commercials where women were sexually objectified affect their sexist
behavior/sexist stereotypes? - Stereotypes prime sexist behavior:
Men watched commercials where women were sexually objectified or where they were not
Men who saw them objectified more likely to recognize negative female stereotype words (bimbo)
When asked to interview female applicants for a job, those same men rated the women as less
competent and remembered less about her resume and more about her appearance
Seeing women constantly objectified leads people to distort HOW they see women and how they
BEHAVE towards women
How did Western media globalization affect the island of Fiji? - The number of girls dieting 62 %
Girls feeling "too big or fat" 74 %
*ED = Eating Disorders
This reflects that the emergence of TV may have impacted the girls of Fiji in terms of how they feel about
their bodies
Don't forget, correlation does not equal causation. There are likely additional factors that contribute to
these increased percentages
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