Deck 10: Womens Oppression: Sexism and Intersectionality

Question 1

In U.S. television commercials, all of the below except this is true

A) women are sex objects or mindless domestics obsessed with cleanliness
B) the majority of voice-overs are male
C) women are in highly stereotypical roles
D) like Proctor & Gamble's "Like a Girl" commercial, girls are gender stereotyped

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Among the problems facing poor black women looking for jobs is

A) competition with their spouses for the same jobs
B) deficient schooling
C) that they are overly qualified for the available jobs
D) lack of English as a second language skills

Answer 2

B

Question 3

This problem can result in Black women losing income

A) IPV
B) lack of ESL programs
C) positive images of them in the media
D) the increasing availability of clerical work
E) the increase in manufacturing jobs

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Women of color and poor immigrant women face limited job prospects due to all but which of the following?

A) lack of effective mentoring
B) limited education
C) lack of knowledge of the English language
D) managers who advocate for them and defend them or their work

Question 5

Sexism is a set of beliefs claiming real or alleged differences between women and men establish the superiority of men.

Question 6

Children are not likely to be support traditional gender roles.

Question 7

The hidden curriculum are the unofficial messages teachers communicate to students.

Question 8

Girls are called on in the classroom much more often than boys.

Question 9

Many teachers have stereotyped notions of girls' and boys' abilities.

Question 10

Title IX is a law that bans girls from playing on boys' sports teams.

Question 11

Commercials are less likely to project stereotyped gender images than the TV roles women play.

Question 12

The glass elevator is a barrier faced by women and minorities when they seek to move into high-level positions.

Question 13

Comparable worth is a means to provide pay equity to jobs by taking into consideration worker's qualifications and the job's basic traits, regardless of whether they have traditionally been held by a particular sex.

Question 14

Black women are less likely to experience job discrimination in hiring and promotion than their counterparts of other races.

Question 15

Immigrant Hispanic women realize that schooling can increase their opportunities for job advancement.

Question 16

Professional Latinas value social capital from their own group but value it more when it is provided by whites.

Question 17

All states have legislation that protect lesbians in the workplace.

Question 18

Lesbians are often found traditionally men's jobs and gays in traditionally women's jobs.

Question 19

Immigrant women are less likely to contribute significantly to the family's financial well-being

Question 20

in self-employed occupations, which are often low-paying.

Question 21

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) is less common among immigrant women from South Asia and the Caribbean than for their native-born American counterparts.

Question 22

Explain the importance of sexism when it comes to a history of women's employment.

Question 23

Explain how children learn about gender roles and how they enforce them.

Question 24

Describe the experiences of poor immigrant women in the work world.

Question 25

Explain how has intersectionality been useful in explaining the varied challenges faced by working black and Hispanic women.

Question 26

Discuss the impact of the "hidden curriculum" on girls' academic experiences and educational opportunities.

Question 27

Describe how intersectionality has helped to understand the experiences of marginalized groups such as black and Latina women in the work world.