A "Second Wave of Feminism"

Autor/in	Elfman, Lois
Titel	A "Second Wave of Feminism"
Quelle	In: Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, 26 (2009) 2, S.10-11 (2 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1557-5411
Schlagwörter	Womens Studies; Course Content; Course Objectives; Educational Development; Womens Education; Social Justice; Intellectual Disciplines; Feminism + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kursprogramm; Bildungsentwicklung; 'Women''s education'; Frauenbildung; Soziale Gerechtigkeit; Geisteswissenschaften; Feminismus
Abstract	In the aftermath of the Vietnam War, many campuses across the United States were relatively quiet while new political ideas were taking shape. The women's movement was gaining momentum as issues of unequal pay for men and women, unequal access to managerial jobs and other aspects of gender inequality and sex discrimination became national issues. At numerous colleges and universities, this emerging awareness manifested itself with the introduction of women's studies courses and a major. When the National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) was created in 1977, 319 women's studies programs, offering courses such as women and economics, feminist texts and psychology of women, were represented. The reality is women's studies has become entrenched, although there are certainly still challenges to overcome, and the discipline in 2009 has evolved and broadened its scope to address racial, social justice and, increasingly, sexuality issues. Once perceived as a major that drew White middle-class and uppermiddle-class women, it now holds enormous appeal to women of color. This is perhaps reflective of the expanded areas of study, particularly international issues. At Barnard College in New York, which established women's studies as a department more than 20 years ago, many of the women are oriented toward activism and there are courses that address it. Dr. Janet Jakobsen, director of the Barnard Center for Research on Women, says women's studies is becoming intertwined with gender and sexuality studies. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10