Question 1

Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote in 1910?

Accepted Answer

A)  Finland 
B)  United States 
C)  South Africa 
D)  France 
A)  Finland 
B)  United States 
C)  South Africa 
D)  France A

Question 2

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. B

Question 3

In what ways does women's presence in politics disrupt inequality?

Accepted Answer

A)  It disrupts andocentrism, but not sexism. 
B)  It disrupts subordination, sexism, and androcentrism. 
C)  It disrupts sexism, but not androcentrism. 
D)  It disrupts subordination and sexism, but not androcentrism. 
A)  It disrupts andocentrism, but not sexism. 
B)  It disrupts subordination, sexism, and androcentrism. 
C)  It disrupts sexism, but not androcentrism. 
D)  It disrupts subordination and sexism, but not androcentrism. B

Question 4

What kind of difference, if any, would the 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 increase the burden of proof on employers and others to show they are not discriminating. 
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 increase the burden of proof on employers and others to show they are not discriminating. 
D)  It would eradicate anti-feminist countermovements because it would make clear that their claims violate the Constitution.

Question 5

In which region of the world has the number of female politicians decreased since 1985?

Accepted Answer

A)  Western industrial countries 
B)  Latin America 
C)  Eastern Europe 
D)  Middle East and North Africa 
A)  Western industrial countries 
B)  Latin America 
C)  Eastern Europe 
D)  Middle East and North Africa

Question 6

When states and politicians commit to gender-aware policymaking, they

Accepted Answer

A)  consider the effects of policies on both men and women. 
B)  create policies that have the same incentives for men as women. 
C)  pass legislation to encourage same-sex parenting. 
D)  elect equal numbers of women and men to legislative bodies. 
A)  consider the effects of policies on both men and women. 
B)  create policies that have the same incentives for men as women. 
C)  pass legislation to encourage same-sex parenting. 
D)  elect equal numbers of women and men to legislative bodies.

Question 7

There are three main approaches to gender equality: equal access, equal value, and equal sharing. Compare and contrast the benefits and drawbacks of each of these approaches. Describe what a feminist in each different approach might say a feminist utopia would look like.

Accepted Answer

The answer of There are three main approaches to gender...

Question 8

Attempts to restrict women's access to abortion by passing laws mandating counseling, parental consent, and stricter regulations on clinics are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  a bad patriarchal bargain. 
B)  the decline in collectivist thinking. 
C)  an active anti-feminist countermovement. 
D)  the corporate co-optation of feminism. 
A)  a bad patriarchal bargain. 
B)  the decline in collectivist thinking. 
C)  an active anti-feminist countermovement. 
D)  the corporate co-optation of feminism.

Question 9

A state policy that encourages high-income women to choose stay-at-home motherhood, but discourages it among low-income mothers 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 10

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

The answer of Give concrete examples of three of the...

Question 11

A person who tries to accomplish feminist goals as a member of the existing U.S. military is doing what sort of feminist work?

Accepted Answer

A)  autonomous 
B)  embedded 
C)  transnational 
D)  radical 
A)  autonomous 
B)  embedded 
C)  transnational 
D)  radical

Question 12

Which of the following groups would be most impacted by the minimum wage being set higher by law?

Accepted Answer

A)  women under 20 
B)  men ages 20+ 
C)  women ages 20+ 
D)  men under 20 
A)  women under 20 
B)  men ages 20+ 
C)  women ages 20+ 
D)  men under 20

Question 13

Compared to the baby boomer generation, fewer young people today use the word feminist to describe themselves. One reason for this phenomenon is

Accepted Answer

A)  most young people are anti-feminist. 
B)  corporations are using feminist messages in marketing campaigns. 
C)  anti-feminist countermovements have succeeded in defining the meaning of the term. 
D)  women's movements have become too autonomous for most people's tastes. 
A)  most young people are anti-feminist. 
B)  corporations are using feminist messages in marketing campaigns. 
C)  anti-feminist countermovements have succeeded in defining the meaning of the term. 
D)  women's movements have become too autonomous for most people's tastes.

Question 14

CoverGirl promises girls they can do whatever they want using the hashtag #GirlsCan and the slogan "make the world a little more easy, breezy, and beautiful." This ad campaign is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  corporate co-optation of feminism. 
B)  active anti-feminist countermovements organized to oppose feminist social change. 
C)  embedded feminism 
D)  feminist marketing 
A)  corporate co-optation of feminism. 
B)  active anti-feminist countermovements organized to oppose feminist social change. 
C)  embedded feminism 
D)  feminist marketing

Question 15

Why are some women's movements also autonomous movements?

Accepted Answer

A)  They function independently of men's participation and approval. 
B)  They are collective, non-governmental efforts to change societies. 
C)  They try to do feminist work in not explicitly feminist spaces. 
D)  They involve efforts by feminists to change gender relations outside their own countries. 
A)  They function independently of men's participation and approval. 
B)  They are collective, non-governmental efforts to change societies. 
C)  They try to do feminist work in not explicitly feminist spaces. 
D)  They involve efforts by feminists to change gender relations outside their own countries.

Question 16

In what ways has women's symbolic representation translated into substantive representation?

Accepted Answer

A)  Female legislators introduce fewer but better bills than men. 
B)  Women now hold more than 40 percent of seats in most international legislative bodies. 
C)  Women are more likely than men to introduce bills that address women's needs. 
D)  In most countries, women legislators have formed a unified voting bloc. 
A)  Female legislators introduce fewer but better bills than men. 
B)  Women now hold more than 40 percent of seats in most international legislative bodies. 
C)  Women are more likely than men to introduce bills that address women's needs. 
D)  In most countries, women legislators have formed a unified voting bloc.

Question 17

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 100 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

The majority of American politicians con

Question 18

Which model of gender equality is most appealing to feminists who believe that we should be working to establish societies in which gender disappears as a meaningful category?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Explain the difference between the gender of governance and the governance of gender. Discuss some of the ways that the United States governs in gendered ways. Give some examples of how the gender of governance is related to the symbolic and substantive representation of women in politics in the United States or some other country?

Accepted Answer

The gender of governance refers to the g

Question 20

Why is raising the minimum wage both a class issue and a feminist issue?

Accepted Answer

A)  Nearly two-thirds of minimum-wage workers are women. 
B)  Leaving the minimum wage low contributes to the feminization of poverty. 
C)  Raising the minimum wage would reduce economic inequality between women and men. 
D)  All of the above. 
A)  Nearly two-thirds of minimum-wage workers are women. 
B)  Leaving the minimum wage low contributes to the feminization of poverty. 
C)  Raising the minimum wage would reduce economic inequality between women and men. 
D)  All of the above.

Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote in 1910?

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

In what ways does women's presence in politics disrupt inequality?

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

In which region of the world has the number of female politicians decreased since 1985?

When states and politicians commit to gender-aware policymaking, they

There are three main approaches to gender equality: equal access, equal value, and equal sharing. Compare and contrast the benefits and drawbacks of each of these approaches. Describe what a feminist in each different approach might say a feminist utopia would look like.

Attempts to restrict women's access to abortion by passing laws mandating counseling, parental consent, and stricter regulations on clinics are examples of

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

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.

A person who tries to accomplish feminist goals as a member of the existing U.S. military is doing what sort of feminist work?

Which of the following groups would be most impacted by the minimum wage being set higher by law?

Compared to the baby boomer generation, fewer young people today use the word feminist to describe themselves. One reason for this phenomenon is

CoverGirl promises girls they can do whatever they want using the hashtag #GirlsCan and the slogan "make the world a little more easy, breezy, and beautiful." This ad campaign is an example of

Why are some women's movements also autonomous movements?

In what ways has women's symbolic representation translated into substantive representation?

Which model of gender equality is most appealing to feminists who believe that we should be working to establish societies in which gender disappears as a meaningful category?

Why is raising the minimum wage both a class issue and a feminist issue?

Ideas

Bodies

Performance

Intersections

Inequality, Men and Masculinities

Inequality: Women and Femininities

Institutions

Change

Sexualities

Families

Work

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Exam 13: Politics

Which country was the first to grant women the right to vote in 1910?

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

In what ways does women's presence in politics disrupt inequality?

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

In which region of the world has the number of female politicians decreased since 1985?

When states and politicians commit to gender-aware policymaking, they

There are three main approaches to gender equality: equal access, equal value, and equal sharing. Compare and contrast the benefits and drawbacks of each of these approaches. Describe what a feminist in each different approach might say a feminist utopia would look like.

Attempts to restrict women's access to abortion by passing laws mandating counseling, parental consent, and stricter regulations on clinics are examples of

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

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.

A person who tries to accomplish feminist goals as a member of the existing U.S. military is doing what sort of feminist work?

Which of the following groups would be most impacted by the minimum wage being set higher by law?

Compared to the baby boomer generation, fewer young people today use the word feminist to describe themselves. One reason for this phenomenon is

CoverGirl promises girls they can do whatever they want using the hashtag #GirlsCan and the slogan "make the world a little more easy, breezy, and beautiful." This ad campaign is an example of

Why are some women's movements also autonomous movements?

In what ways has women's symbolic representation translated into substantive representation?

Which model of gender equality is most appealing to feminists who believe that we should be working to establish societies in which gender disappears as a meaningful category?

Why is raising the minimum wage both a class issue and a feminist issue?

Ideas

Bodies

Performance

Intersections

Inequality, Men and Masculinities

Inequality: Women and Femininities

Institutions

Change

Sexualities

Families

Work

Filters