Lecture #19 –Fall 2010– Gender, Sexuality and Reproduction; Gender and Work Gender, Sexuality and Reproduction 1. Beyond Sexual and Gender Binaries: Conceptions of a Sexual Continuum from Homosexuality to Heterosexuality: Transgender and Queer Theory as Critiquing Gender Polarization and Heterocentricity/Heteronormativity; Unpacking the “Backpack of Privilege” 2. Sexual/Gender Rights Discourse- Right to decide on one’s own sex/gender, marry a partner of either sex, control reproduction, parenting rights 3. Reproduction and Gender Equality: Discourses of Reproductive Rights- Issues of Class, Race/Ethnicity 3. Sexuality, Technology and Reproduction: Contemporary Debates a. Is menstruation a barrier to gender equality? Reducing or eliminating the number of menstrual cycles in a woman’s lifetime through oral contraception b. Extending the biological clock for women over 50?-Writing Exercise Gender and Work 4.. Coming to Terms with the “Wage Gap”— Explanatory factors: distinguishing “gender effects” from “gender bias” 5.. History of Female Labor Force Participation in the U.S.: Increasing labor force participation and labor force attachment since 1950 .6. Legal Protections: The Philosophy and Promise of EEO: Law as Mirror, Law as Tool (Equal Employment Opportunity: Equal Pay Act of 1963, Title VII of Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Higher Education Amendments of 1972, Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978) – Incremental legal protection Title VII and the Women’s Rights Movement— Expanding Definitions of Bias- Defining Sexual Harassment (1981) Forms of Sexual Harassment- quid pro quo, “hostile work environment” “Gray Area” Sexual Harassment Laws: A “chilling effect”? The Problem of Unconscious and Subtle Bias; the “Glass Ceiling” 7. The “Feminization” of Jobs/Professions-Sex Segregation in the Labor Force; Review: Essay #3 (Final Assignment)MIT OpenCourseWarehttp://ocw.mit.edu SP.401 / WGS.401 Introduction to Women's and Gender StudiesFall 2010 For information about citing these materials or our Terms of Use, visit:
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