feminism seminar

Women Equality

Feminism in the 21st century and different perspectives

Are you a feminist? Or an anti-feminist? What does feminism mean to you? Is your position defen-sive or offensive?

Mind map: Write characteris-tics about your ideal women.

Feminism in Patriarchal society

Movie, Pretty Women (1990)

How are the stereotype, generalization and conventionaliza-tion of femininity shown in this movie?

Do you think feminism is still relevant today? Since we have discussed the feminism in patriarchal society ear-lier, can you identify anything that has been changed? advanced?

Evaluate the current society, are the outdated concepts of women still remains in the 21st century, and is it a miscon-ception that feminism is completely gone?

Watch: Susan Boyle in Britain Got Talent

Why was Betty from Ugly Betty unsuc-cessful to obtain love? And why was Vi-vian from the movie, Pretty Women ob-tained love?

Why do women wear high heels?

Why girls like to play ‘dress-up’ with using their mothers’ clothes and shoes?

Why does women wear high heels at workplace?

When most women think of dress-ing up or looking their best, they think of wearing pair of high heels…

What made women to only focus on their outward appearance?

With the ASAPS survey showing that 62 percent of women and 51 percent of men overall approve of cosmetic surgery, and 40 percent of women and 18 percent of men ac-tually considering it either now or in the future.

Is it a hyp-ocrite to be feminist and still want to

look attractive and sexy?

Eram, French shoe company (2002)“No women’s body were exploited in this advertisement”How would you interpret the advertisements?

Is this mocking feminism? Or supporting it?

How is cross-dressing viewed in our society?Relate to the stereotypical gender role.

Identify the “for-mula of romance” in a movie…

What are woman’s and man’s role in typical romantic movies?

Does the mainstream women’s magazine (i.e. Cosmopolitan) promote female equality with men, or does it unintentionally or intentionally constrain women?Generalization? Worsening the dichotomy of woman?

How are women viewed in media?

Predict if we only have male writers/direc-tors in our society and how does this affect the media and ultimately society?(Male interpretation on woman)Watch: Lady Gaga – Bad Romance [MV]

Most politicians are male, is this because of their hegemony ideals that men are suppose to lead? If we were to have more women as politicians, would we live in a matriarchal society?

Is it acceptable for women to put their priority on their career first? Are career women destroying the family? What is the role of mother?

Predict the world if feminism did not develop the way it did?

what would have to change before men and women achieved true equality? Both in societal and domestic level? Define equity? Is this having to do with roles in so-ciety or with rights? How this related to equality?