Feminist CT

a woman who has internalized the norms and values of patriarchy

any culture that privileges men by promoting traditional gender roles

cast men as rational, strong, protective, and decisive; they cast women as emotional (irrational), weak, nurturing, and submissive

promotes the belief that women are innately inferior to men

based on biological differences between the sexes that are considered part of our unchanging essence as men and women

striking illustration of biological essentialism; the word derives from the Greek word for womb (hystera) and refers to psychological disorders deemed peculiar to women and characterized by overemotional, extremely irrational behavior

our biological constitution as female or male

our cultural programming as feminine or masculine

gender categories are constructed by society

interested in the social and economic oppression of women

concentrates on women’s psychological experience

what patriarchy believes are essential, or inborn, differences between women and men

seeing the world in terms of polar opposites, one of which is considered superior to others

a new feminine language that undermines or eliminates the patriarchal binary thinking that oppresses and silences women

the man looks, the woman is looked at

the way to get beyond patriarchy is by means of language. The women only groups are necessary for the development of non patriarchal ways of thinking and speaking.

the part of language that in contrast, consists of such elements as intonation, rhythm, and the body language that occurs as we speak, which reveals our feelings and bodily drives

the domain in which words operate and meanings are attributed to them

implies that one gender may not match one’s biological sex