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Key Terms & Ideas
Key Terms & Ideas
Gender Equality: Giving everyone the same resources, treating all genders identically (If I can do it, you can do it)
Gender Equality: Giving everyone the same resources, treating all genders identically (If I can do it, you can do it)
Gender Equity: Giving each person what they need to achieve equality, acknowledging that people have different needs and experiences and those needs should be considered to achieve fairness
Gender Equity: Giving each person what they need to achieve equality, acknowledging that people have different needs and experiences and those needs should be considered to achieve fairness
Intersectionality: An expression introduced by race theorist Kimberlé Crenshaw, that recognizes we should take into consideration all aspects of a woman's identity and how it complicates the marginalization and oppression she might experience throughout her life (Ex. A black woman's lived experience will not be the same as a white woman's)
Intersectionality: An expression introduced by race theorist Kimberlé Crenshaw, that recognizes we should take into consideration all aspects of a woman's identity and how it complicates the marginalization and oppression she might experience throughout her life (Ex. A black woman's lived experience will not be the same as a white woman's)
Glass Ceiling: Invisible, systemic barriers usually caused by inequalities, bias and stereotypes towards women that prevent women from advancing from a certain level on a hierarchy.
Glass Ceiling: Invisible, systemic barriers usually caused by inequalities, bias and stereotypes towards women that prevent women from advancing from a certain level on a hierarchy.
Gender vs. Sex: Gender is social; sex is biological (You might be assigned the sex of male at birth but later identify as a female, vice versa)
Gender vs. Sex: Gender is social; sex is biological (You might be assigned the sex of male at birth but later identify as a female, vice versa)
Fairness: Systems should not favor one group over another
Fairness: Systems should not favor one group over another
"Intersectionality is a lens through which you can see where power comes and collides, where it interlocks and intersects. It’s not simply that there’s a race problem here, a gender problem here, and a class or LBGTQ problem there. Many times that framework erases what happens to people who are subject to all of these things."
Crenshaw for Columbia Law, 2017
Kimberlé Crenshaw
Is it true?
Is it true?
Many people might dismiss the idea of gender inequity, or say it doesn't exist at all in modern society. Lets debunk some common myths about inequality that you might hear in your daily life:
Why does gender equity matter?
Why does gender equity matter?
Stronger communities
Randomized studies show that without policy makers addressing gendered power dynamics and patriarchal norms, we are less likely to build more peaceful and inclusive societies. Full study > National Library of Medicine
Healthier workplaces
It was found that employee well-being was increased when women were included in the workplace. There were also fewer mental and physical health risks among men and women, among other things. Full study > Cordelia Fine, Victor Sojo, and Holly Lawford-Smith (2020)
Better educational outcomes
UNESCO shows that when education is gender-equitable, students are more empowered, supported, and able to succeed, leading to better educational outcomes for everyone. To site > unesco.org
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