WST 3015 Questions And Answers With Verified Solutions Graded A+
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WST 3015
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WST 3015
Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA) - an agreement from governments and NGOs at the 1995 UN
Fourth World Conference on Women that identifies 12 critical areas of concern and specifies strategic
objectives and specific actions for each area
CEDAW - convention on the elimination of discrimination a...
WST 3015
Beijing Platform for Action (BPFA) - an agreement from governments and NGOs at the 1995 UN
Fourth World Conference on Women that identifies 12 critical areas of concern and specifies strategic
objectives and specific actions for each area
CEDAW - convention on the elimination of discrimination against women; the 1979 international
bill of rights for women signed by the majority of UN member nations that defines gender discrimination
and sets up an agenda for national action to end it
CEDAW committee - the group comprised of twenty three's women's rights experts who monitor
countries' compliance with CEDAW and issue recommendations
Contextualize - When analyzing something, to consider how it is situated within multiple contexts
(cultural, social, political, historical, economic)
Cultural Relativism - the notion that right and wrong are matters of culture and that there is no
universal right or wrong
Ethnocentric - when a person thinks his or her culture's way is the right and only way and is quick
to judge and reflect the way other cultures do things
Feminism - a variety of theories and approaches and all committed to understanding and
changing the structures that keep women lower in status and power
Gender - the socially constructed roles, behaviors, activities, and attributes that a given society
considers appropriate for girls/women & boys/men
Gender Stereotypes - beliefs about how females and males are different
, Global Feminism - a feminism recognizing women's connectedness but emphasizing diverse
meanings of feminism and feminist activism based on culture, region, and other intersectional variables
Global Women's Studies - the interdisciplinary, cross-cultural study of women's issues and gender
equality that emphasizes how intersectionality and context impact women's issues and activism
GRSO's (grassroots support organizations) - A nationally or regionally based NGO providing
development assistance and funding to grassroots organizations
Intersectionality - the interplay of different social categories; gender is intersectional because the
way it is enacted and experienced depends on the way it interacts with other social categories and
identities
K4Q: Empowerment - the process by which women are able to advocate for the rights and have
decision-making power in their public and private lives
K4Q: Gender Inequality - women and girls' disadvantage relative to men and boys
K4Q: Gender Norms - societal expectations and rules that vary based on gender
K4Q: Gender Roles - divisions of labor and social roles according to gender
K4Q: Gender Socialization - the processes by which gendered societal beliefs and expectations are
instilled in us
K4Q: Multiculturalism - a perspective that emphasizes helping people to understand, accept and
value the cultural differences among groups, with the ultimate goal of reaping the benefits of diversity
K4Q: Social Roles Theory - People develop gender stereotypes about women and men from
seeing them in different (gendered) roles
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