1. Feminism Aim To introduce basic feminist concepts of inequality and power relations  Students should be able to state what is meant by the term patriarchy  Students should be able to name at least 2 feminist writers  Students should be able to name 3 types of feminism and give a key belief of each  Students should be able to discuss feminism in a historical context  Students should be able to state the impact of feminism on a number of areas of life

2. What do the pictures seem to show?

3. Famous Feminists Ann Oakley (housewife) Simone de – Beauvior (The Second Sex) Sue Sharp (Just Like a Girl) Germaine Greer (The Female Eunuch)

4. Task Cut out male and female images and make a collage. List stereotypical male and female jobs List negative sexual connotations used by men to describe women List negative connotations used by women to describe men Homework Do an audit at home of who does what and for how long (this is called a time and motion study).

5. 3 types of Feminism 3 groups Each group to complete a sheet outlining the key concepts for 1 type of feminism Radical Liberal Marxist Use some examples to show clearly what is meant. Feedback to class make

6. 3 types of feminism Liberal feminism Want change in the law Marxist feminism Come the revolution and in socialist societies all will be fine Radical feminism Every aspect of society needs to be looked at and deconstructed and rebuilt taking the female perspective into account. Men are the enemy and definitely a major part of the problem of general inequality. (Not too many female hyper capitalists destroying the economy and the world for profit).

7. Feminism an Overall view of Feminist Beliefs Men have exploited women for a long time They call this patriarchy Patriarchy exists in the family, the work place, the government and throughout society The level of exploitation reflects the economic organization of the time Men can exploit women because childbirth makes them vulnerable (expand imagine a woman’s life without birth control even today) The fact that men are physically stronger than women comes into it but is exaggerated by gender role socialization There are other options, had men not chosen to exploit women there are more fair ways to share wealth and workload.Men are aware of this but choose exploitation.

8. Historical Perspective Before industrialization men did dominate women but because women could still actually create part of the family wealth (cottage industry and farm labour) women did have some power Once work moved from cottage industries to the factories men took even more power. Because domestic labour was not wage earning but the males work was, men kept any excess wealth and the power that went with it

9. 2 waves of feminism First wave – the suffragettes focussed on political equality and the right to vote. 1918 Women over 30 with property got right to vote 1928 Women got universal suffrage (ie equal rights to men, vote once 21) 10yrs later

10. 2nd wave Women’s liberation movement Began in the early 1960s and concentrated on equal rights for women in the law and workplace 1969 Equal Pay for equal work legislation – mostly applied to teachers & nurses 1972 Equal pay for work of equal value – same rate of pay as men

11. Gender pay gap now seems to be permanently stuck around 17.5 per cent. (This is according to ABS average weekly ordinary full-time earnings; on some other measures the gap is considerably wider.) Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal- politics/gender-pay-gap-still-a-disgrace- 20130104-2c8o6.html#ixzz2kUh3QWkthttp://www.smh.com.au/federal- politics/gender-pay-gap-still-a-disgrace- 20130104-2c8o6.html#ixzz2kUh3QWkt

12. The Law Fair Work Act 2009 – legislated against discrimination in the workplace – pregnancy is the top source of workplace discrimination complaints. 1999 Equal Opportunity for Women in the Workplace Act (amended 2012)

13. The workplace The workplace is very different for women There is less overt sexism i.e. nude calendars and innuendo (watch life on mars, carry on films, On the busses) There is more chance of promotion and glass ceiling is higher

14. Education Girls are treated more equally in schools and are out achieving boys

15. Social policy Maternity leave (paid parental leave) Paternity leave

16. The Liberal Government is promising 26 weeks' pay at the mother's full wage, meaning a woman on the average female full-time salary of $65,000 a year would receive $1250 a week. There is no means test, but no mother can get more than $75,000 - six months of a $150,000-a- year salary. Fathers would be eligible for two of the 26 weeks at full pay. Since January 2011, the federal Labor government offered new parents 18 weeks' paid leave at the minimum wage of $622 a week.