PSYC 300 1st Edition Lecture 1Outline of Current Lecture II. Gender AwarenessIII. The History of WomenIV. Impactful Women: Do you know who they are?V. Women in other countriesVI. Definitions: Sex and GenderCurrent LectureGender Awareness- Sex Discrimination in science: psychology experiment was done where two applications were sent out with the same content but the difference was the change in the name (John and Jennifer), more people said they would hire the male- Study shows men look away if women mistreated: two men disparaging a women, hypothetical scenario: men-little effect, women-reported being upset, actual scenario: men-little effect, women-little effect- The riddle: the doctor is the mother, it is assumed that the doctor would be a maleThe History of WomenIn Colonial Times- Cooked, cleaned- No legal rights, could not own property-bible teaching: the had of the woman is the man - All “men” created equal by new US government-white men who owned property- In the 1800s - Most of life spent having children; birth control not discussed - Spinster; rule of thumb-spinster: unmarried woman, husband could not hit woman with stick wider than his thumb- Education in early 1800s okay but later not so okay; pitifully low wages for women workers- Slaves treated even worse- In the 1900s- “Voluntary motherhood”-Margaret Higgins Sanger- Right to vote – 1920 – Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony- Impact of the wars-gave women opportunity to work in many types of industry - Birth control – 1961- Civil Rights movement – 1964-women added last minute as a protected group- Roe vs. Wade – 1973-legalized abortionImpactful Women: Do you know who they are?Many years agoHarriet TubmanSusan B. Anthony--arrested for voting illegallyHelen KellerYesterdayAnita HillShannon Faulkner-Shannon Faulker-first female to enter the Citadel in 1995Lois JensenAny many othersTodayHillary ClintonDanica Patrick-race car driverLt. Gen. Ann E. Dunwoody-1st female 4-star army generalOprahAnd many othersGender Awareness- Katherine Switzer was the first female to run the marathon and the race owner went after her to get her off of the course because she signed up for the race with a different name- Running in the Olympics for Women: women were not allowed to run long distances in the Olympics because they were too "weak"- Men protesting against the rape in India and saying the cause of rape was women wearing short skirts- It's a girl thing: used stereotypes for women in science (bright colored lab coats and heels) and caused controversy- Cameron Russell TED Talk: talks about how women want to grow up to be a supermodel andhow the most beautiful women are the most insecure about their bodies- Dr. Pepper 10: it's not for women, not diet (womanly) but something with less calories (this one has 10 calories)Women in Other CountriesSevere discriminationMuslim extremists – TalibanAfghanistan –women have limited rights, freedoms, often victims of violence Saudi Arabia Less discriminationScandinavian countriesSweden: very good maternity leave for women and menDefinitions: Sex and GenderSex: the classification of individuals as female or maleBased on their genetic makeup, anatomy, and reproductive functionsGender: the meanings that societies and individuals give to female and male categoriesWhat we as a society consider "masculine" and
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