Question 1

Which model of gender equality would be MOST attractive to women and men who embrace femininity?

Accepted Answer

A) equal access 
B) equal value 
C) equal sharing 
D) equal opportunity 
A) equal access 
B) equal value 
C) equal sharing 
D) equal opportunity

Question 2

Ideas that do not (yet)resonate with most members of a population are termed

Accepted Answer

A) androcentric. 
B) hegemonic. 
C) individualistic. 
D) radical. 
A) androcentric. 
B) hegemonic. 
C) individualistic. 
D) radical.

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of how states govern gender?

Accepted Answer

A) holding elections for governors every four years 
B) electing an historic number of women to legislative positions in 2013 
C) collecting taxes in April of every year 
D) instituting tax laws favoring male breadwinner/female homemaker households over single-parent households 
A) holding elections for governors every four years 
B) electing an historic number of women to legislative positions in 2013 
C) collecting taxes in April of every year 
D) instituting tax laws favoring male breadwinner/female homemaker households over single-parent households

Question 4

Many suffragists were also abolitionists,and vice versa.An abolitionist can be defined as

Accepted Answer

A) a person who works to secure the right to vote. 
B) an activist in the fight against human slavery. 
C) someone who tries to end sexism by reducing sex discrimination. 
D) an activist in the fight against androcentrism. 
A) a person who works to secure the right to vote. 
B) an activist in the fight against human slavery. 
C) someone who tries to end sexism by reducing sex discrimination. 
D) an activist in the fight against androcentrism.

Question 5

A state policy that encourages high-income women to choose stay-at-home motherhood,but discourages low-income mothers from doing so is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) the gender of governance. 
B) the governance of gender. 
C) gender-aware policymaking. 
D) symbolic representation. 
A) the gender of governance. 
B) the governance of gender. 
C) gender-aware policymaking. 
D) symbolic representation.

Question 6

Which model of gender equality would be MOST attractive to women who embrace masculinity?

Accepted Answer

A) equal access 
B) equal value 
C) equal sharing 
D) equal opportunity 
A) equal access 
B) equal value 
C) equal sharing 
D) equal opportunity

Question 7

The Women's March that was held after Donald Trump's inauguration had a platform that emphasized

Accepted Answer

A) traditional feminist concerns like reproductive rights and violence against women. 
B) gender inequality in the workforce,including both benevolent and hostile sexism. 
C) equality for sexual and religious minorities,along with civil rights for all. 
D) traditional feminist concerns as well as broader concerns about policing,equality,and rights for all groups. 
A) traditional feminist concerns like reproductive rights and violence against women. 
B) gender inequality in the workforce,including both benevolent and hostile sexism. 
C) equality for sexual and religious minorities,along with civil rights for all. 
D) traditional feminist concerns as well as broader concerns about policing,equality,and rights for all groups.

Question 8

Why do the majority of American politicians continue to be men? Discuss three different mechanisms that can explain some of the obstacles to women being political leaders in the United States and elsewhere.How do you explain the gains women have made in political representation over the last one hundred years in the United States? How do these reasons for change relate to the reasons that men continue to be the majority of the world's politicians and legislators?

Accepted Answer

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Question 9

Give concrete examples of three of the obstacles that contemporary feminists face.Discuss what it might take to overcome these obstacles and create more opportunities for feminist activism.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary,but examples can focus

Question 10

What kind of difference,if any,would passage of the Equal Rights Amendment make in the governance of gender in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) None;the United States already has strong antidiscrimination laws. 
B) It would undermine the strength and reason for women's movements to exist. 
C) It would constitutionally guarantee gender equality and feminists would no longer have to fight for rights individually. 
D) It would eradicate anti-feminist countermovements because it would make clear that their claims violate the Constitution. 
A) None;the United States already has strong antidiscrimination laws. 
B) It would undermine the strength and reason for women's movements to exist. 
C) It would constitutionally guarantee gender equality and feminists would no longer have to fight for rights individually. 
D) It would eradicate anti-feminist countermovements because it would make clear that their claims violate the Constitution.

Question 11

What is one reason why Americans have yet to elect a female American president?

Accepted Answer

A) The American presidency is considered one of the most masculine jobs in the United States. 
B) So far no qualified female candidates have run for president. 
C) Americans are uncomfortable with women in office;women's favorability ratings dip when they assume office compared to when they run for office. 
D) Women are particularly unlikely to vote for a female candidate. 
A) The American presidency is considered one of the most masculine jobs in the United States. 
B) So far no qualified female candidates have run for president. 
C) Americans are uncomfortable with women in office;women's favorability ratings dip when they assume office compared to when they run for office. 
D) Women are particularly unlikely to vote for a female candidate.

Question 12

Which region of the world has the highest percentage of women in the legislature?

Accepted Answer

A) Western industrial countries 
B) Latin America 
C) Eastern Europe 
D) Scandinavia 
A) Western industrial countries 
B) Latin America 
C) Eastern Europe 
D) Scandinavia

Question 13

Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote in 1893?

Accepted Answer

A) New Zealand 
B) United States 
C) South Africa 
D) France 
A) New Zealand 
B) United States 
C) South Africa 
D) France

Which model of gender equality would be MOST attractive to women and men who embrace femininity?

Ideas that do not (yet)resonate with most members of a population are termed

Which of the following is an example of how states govern gender?

Many suffragists were also abolitionists,and vice versa.An abolitionist can be defined as

A state policy that encourages high-income women to choose stay-at-home motherhood,but discourages low-income mothers from doing so is an example of

Which model of gender equality would be MOST attractive to women who embrace masculinity?

The Women's March that was held after Donald Trump's inauguration had a platform that emphasized

Give concrete examples of three of the obstacles that contemporary feminists face.Discuss what it might take to overcome these obstacles and create more opportunities for feminist activism.

What kind of difference,if any,would passage of the Equal Rights Amendment make in the governance of gender in the United States?

What is one reason why Americans have yet to elect a female American president?

Which region of the world has the highest percentage of women in the legislature?

Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote in 1893?

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Inequality: Men and Masculinities

Inequality: Women and Femininities

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Exam 12: Politics

Which model of gender equality would be MOST attractive to women and men who embrace femininity?

Ideas that do not (yet)resonate with most members of a population are termed

Which of the following is an example of how states govern gender?

Many suffragists were also abolitionists,and vice versa.An abolitionist can be defined as

A state policy that encourages high-income women to choose stay-at-home motherhood,but discourages low-income mothers from doing so is an example of

Which model of gender equality would be MOST attractive to women who embrace masculinity?

The Women's March that was held after Donald Trump's inauguration had a platform that emphasized

Give concrete examples of three of the obstacles that contemporary feminists face.Discuss what it might take to overcome these obstacles and create more opportunities for feminist activism.

What kind of difference,if any,would passage of the Equal Rights Amendment make in the governance of gender in the United States?

What is one reason why Americans have yet to elect a female American president?

Which region of the world has the highest percentage of women in the legislature?

Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote in 1893?

Ideas

Bodies

Performances

Intersections

Inequality: Men and Masculinities

Inequality: Women and Femininities

Institutions

Change

Sexualities

Families

Work

Filters