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who came up with the second sex in 1949?
simone de beauvoir
define the second sex, 1949 (key word: economically)
economically, women belong to a lower caste (in need of men to survive)
when was there a rise in pornography industry?
1970s
define the rise in pornography industry (2 details)
it fed into patriarchal masculine desires / male sexual fantasies & pornography exploits female bodies / restricts female identity
when was the equal pay act?
1970
define the equal pay act
women began getting paid the same as men
when was the second wave feminism?
1970s
define the second wave feminism
society began to recognise that its not only women who are victims of patriarchy but its also men
when was the sex discrimination act?
1975
define the sex discrimination act
it made it unlawful to discriminate against an individual on the grounds of gender
when was the married women's property act?
1964
define the married women's property act
entitled a woman to keep half of any savings she had made from the allowance she was given by her husband
who was barbara castle?
she was appointed as the first female minister of state in 1965
when did women at the ford car factory go on strike?
1968
what happened when women at the ford car factory went on strike?
women at the ford car factory in dagenham went on strike over equal pay, almost stopping production at all ford UK plants; equal pay act was passed as a result
when and where was the miss world competition?
in 1970 at the royal albert hall
what happened during the miss world competition?
it was interrupted by feminist protestors, claiming the contest to be a 'cattle market' that objectifies women's bodies
who came up with the personal is political in 1970?
carol hanisch
define the personal is political, 1970
hanisch argued that women's personal problems were also political problems (the personal experiences of women are rooted in their political situation and gender inequality)
define the second sex, 1949 (key word: becomes)
one is not born but rather becomes a woman