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1. Social structure and cultural legacy: androcentrism and misogyny

University of Ljubljana Faculty of Social Sciences Maca Jogan Obstacles to Gender Equality Seminar: Peacebuilding, Interreligious Dialogue and Gender Equality Ljubljana, May 15th 2009. 1. Social structure and cultural legacy: androcentrism and misogyny.

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1. Social structure and cultural legacy: androcentrism and misogyny

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  1. University of Ljubljana Faculty of Social SciencesMaca JoganObstacles to Gender EqualitySeminar:Peacebuilding, Interreligious Dialogueand Gender EqualityLjubljana, May 15th 2009

  2. 1. Social structure and cultural legacy: androcentrism and misogyny Why obstacles to gender equality do persist? Stubbornness of androcentric social order: • gender division of labour and of personal identities • reason (man)/emotion (woman) split • gender public/private segregation • hierarchic connection of male/female activities • unchangeability and constraint of gender roles • harmonized total institutional support and control

  3. Scheme no.1 Reproduction of androcentric social order

  4. 2. 20thcentury:parcial decomposition of androcentrism • woman’s entering the public sphere • prevalence of woman's traditional proper role= »natural«; hidden (covert) discrimination • addition principle for women (»natural« + public role) • “he” as norm →discrimination against women (stereotypes, »glass-ceilings/walls«, “maze”) • women's activity= helper-activity →undervaluated • man’s entering the non traditional jobs: discrimination.

  5. Woman’ s “natural” role

  6. 3. 21st century: implementation of gender equality • abolition of gender discrimination – worldwide problem (UNO) • churches, secularization and fundamentalisms: endeavours for the preservation of traditional woman’s role • work-life (family) reconciliation (balance): a) special measures for women→ reproduction of traditional order b)measures for parents (=women and men) →decomposition of androcentric order and reconstruction of the total organization of society

  7. The evolution

  8. Obstacles ≠ natural fact Social gender equality is really a long-term process. Thank you for your attention!

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