Question 1

Equal access policies (like the antidiscrimination policies prominent in the United States) accomplish some things but not others. Which of these is their characteristic shortcoming?

Accepted Answer

A)  Equal access policies do not reduce sexism in employers' decision-making. 
B)  Equal access policies not do encourage people to value femininity. 
C)  Equal access policies do not encourage women to seek work in masculine fields. 
D)  Equal access policies do not apply to women in education. 
A)  Equal access policies do not reduce sexism in employers' decision-making. 
B)  Equal access policies not do encourage people to value femininity. 
C)  Equal access policies do not encourage women to seek work in masculine fields. 
D)  Equal access policies do not apply to women in education.

Question 2

What is one challenge feminists face when participating in transnational feminist activism?

Accepted Answer

A)  ensuring that the voice and tactics of Western feminists do not dominate the movement 
B)  the scarcity of feminist organizations and weak feminist networks found in the Southern Hemisphere 
C)  unwillingness by the United Nations to recognize gender as an important organizing principle 
D)  not enough American feminists who are willing to help women in non-Western nations 
A)  ensuring that the voice and tactics of Western feminists do not dominate the movement 
B)  the scarcity of feminist organizations and weak feminist networks found in the Southern Hemisphere 
C)  unwillingness by the United Nations to recognize gender as an important organizing principle 
D)  not enough American feminists who are willing to help women in non-Western nations

Question 3

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 4

A society that rewards reproductive labor, such as taking care of children and the elderly, is a society that embraces a standard of

Accepted Answer

A)  gender neutrality 
B)  equal access 
C)  equal sharing 
D)  equal value 
A)  gender neutrality 
B)  equal access 
C)  equal sharing 
D)  equal value

Question 5

According to the authors of Gender, how typical is it for a state to offer some paid caregiving time to both mothers and fathers ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Typical; all but the United States do this as a matter of formal policy. 
B)  Not exactly typical, but not uncommon 
C)  Rare; typical only in Scandinavia 
D)  Unheard of; no country pays men for time off for childcare. 
A)  Typical; all but the United States do this as a matter of formal policy. 
B)  Not exactly typical, but not uncommon 
C)  Rare; typical only in Scandinavia 
D)  Unheard of; no country pays men for time off for childcare.

Question 6

Which model of gender equality would be most attractive to 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 7

Why are feminists concerned with what governments are doing?

Accepted Answer

A)  States have vast resources and are the hegemonic way of organizing decisions for the nation. 
B)  Feminists are interested in using the state to enhance equality between men and women and ensure it doesn't make inequality worse. 
C)  Both of the above. 
D)  Neither of the above. 
A)  States have vast resources and are the hegemonic way of organizing decisions for the nation. 
B)  Feminists are interested in using the state to enhance equality between men and women and ensure it doesn't make inequality worse. 
C)  Both of the above. 
D)  Neither of the above.

Question 8

Women represent more than 40 percent of members in the legislature of which one of these countries?

Accepted Answer

A)  Sierra Leone 
B)  United States 
C)  Saudi Arabia 
D)  Chile 
A)  Sierra Leone 
B)  United States 
C)  Saudi Arabia 
D)  Chile

Question 9

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 allowing married couples to keep more money than cohabitating couples 
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 allowing married couples to keep more money than cohabitating couples

Question 10

According to, which country offers parental leave to both mothers and fathers at 100 percent of their income for the longest number of weeks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Denmark 
B)  United States 
C)  Israel 
D)  South Korea 
A)  Denmark 
B)  United States 
C)  Israel 
D)  South Korea

Question 11

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 12

Laws that make it illegal to discriminate in the workplace are examples of

Accepted Answer

A)  policies designed to tackle androcentrism. 
B)  equal value models of governance. 
C)  policies that ensure men and women participate equally. 
D)  equal access policies aimed to reduce sexism. 
A)  policies designed to tackle androcentrism. 
B)  equal value models of governance. 
C)  policies that ensure men and women participate equally. 
D)  equal access policies aimed to reduce sexism.

Question 13

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

Accepted Answer

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

Equal access policies (like the antidiscrimination policies prominent in the United States) accomplish some things but not others. Which of these is their characteristic shortcoming?

What is one challenge feminists face when participating in transnational feminist activism?

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

A society that rewards reproductive labor, such as taking care of children and the elderly, is a society that embraces a standard of

According to the authors of Gender, how typical is it for a state to offer some paid caregiving time to both mothers and fathers ?

Which model of gender equality would be most attractive to men who embrace femininity?

Why are feminists concerned with what governments are doing?

Women represent more than 40 percent of members in the legislature of which one of these countries?

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

According to, which country offers parental leave to both mothers and fathers at 100 percent of their income for the longest number of weeks?

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

Laws that make it illegal to discriminate in the workplace are examples of

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

Ideas

Bodies

Performance

Intersections

Inequality, Men and Masculinities

Inequality: Women and Femininities

Institutions

Change

Sexualities

Families

Work

Filters

Exam 13: Politics

Equal access policies (like the antidiscrimination policies prominent in the United States) accomplish some things but not others. Which of these is their characteristic shortcoming?

What is one challenge feminists face when participating in transnational feminist activism?

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

A society that rewards reproductive labor, such as taking care of children and the elderly, is a society that embraces a standard of

According to the authors of Gender, how typical is it for a state to offer some paid caregiving time to both mothers and fathers ?

Which model of gender equality would be most attractive to men who embrace femininity?

Why are feminists concerned with what governments are doing?

Women represent more than 40 percent of members in the legislature of which one of these countries?

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

According to, which country offers parental leave to both mothers and fathers at 100 percent of their income for the longest number of weeks?

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

Laws that make it illegal to discriminate in the workplace are examples of

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

Ideas

Bodies

Performance

Intersections

Inequality, Men and Masculinities

Inequality: Women and Femininities

Institutions

Change

Sexualities

Families

Work

Filters