Self-assessment

During the first feminist wave, women struggle:

The interest of women in the second feminist wave focuses on issues that concern:

The third feminist wave:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2018/06/20/how-gender-equality-can-lead-to-a-more-productive-and-inspired-world

Today, in western societies:

Feminist educational research has not played an important role in the actions of educational systems to achieve gender equality

The proposals and actions suggested by feminist research for application in education are linked to the prevailing feminist tendencies of the time

Liberal feminism believes that a gender-neutral education could not remove girls’ barriers to success

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Marxist-socialist feminism was criticized for not challenging the existing differentiation between men and womens

In an effort to overturn the stereotypical perceptions of her students about the traditional roles of the sexes, a teacher allows them to read stories in class, where the traditional roles of the sexes have been reversed. However, in the discussion that follows, the students continue to respond according to traditional assumptions about the role of  gender in the family and society (Thompson, 2003).

a) Why do you think the children responded in such a way to their teacher’s attempt?

In an effort to overturn the stereotypical perceptions of her students about the traditional roles of the sexes, a teacher allows them to read stories in class, where the traditional roles of the sexes have been reversed. However, in the discussion that follows, the students continue to respond according to traditional assumptions about the role of  gender in the family and society (Thompson, 2003).

b) By which feminist theory (liberal, Marxist, structural, post-structural) do you believe the teacher has been influenced in planning this?

https://givingcompass.org/article/understanding-progress-on-gender-equality-and-what-funders-can-do/

In an effort to overturn the stereotypical perceptions of her students about the traditional roles of the sexes, a teacher allows them to read stories in class, where the traditional roles of the sexes have been reversed. However, in the discussion that follows, the students continue to respond according to traditional assumptions about the role of  gender in the family and society (Thompson, 2003).

c) How does post-structural feminism interpret the fact that the students gave meaning to the stories according to the traditional roles of the sexes?