A social system in which men hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority and control of property.
Patriarchy / Patriarchal society
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Matriarchy / Matriarchal society
A social system in which females hold the primary power positions in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege and control of property.
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Either of the two sexes (male and female), especially when considered with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones.
gender
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An over-generalized belief about a particular category of people.
stereotype
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On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, she rejected bus driver James F. Blake's order to vacate a row of four seats in the "colored" section in favor of a white passenger, once the "white" section was filled.
Rosa Parks
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Who was Margaret Thatcher?
She was the longest-serving British prime minister of the 20th century and the first woman to hold that office. A Soviet journalist dubbed her the "Iron Lady".
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What is women's suffrage?
The right of women to vote in elections.
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150 years ago women could NOT...
vote, stand in parliament, receive proper medical attention, own property, get divorced, get paid the same as men, get a proper educations...
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Emmeline Pankhurst
She is best remembered for organizing the UK suffragette movement and helping women win the suffering right to vote.
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Name two jobs women took up during WWI.
They worked as MECHANICS and DRIVERS
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The first country in the world in which all women are given the right to vote in parliamentary elections.
New Zealand
Singapore
Germany
England
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Women couldn't vote before 1893.
False
True
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In which country were women first allowed to vote in 2015?
Morocco
Chile
Pakistan
Saudi Arabia
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She is a UN Women’s Goodwill Ambassador speaking for the rights of women and in favor of gender equality.
Emma Watson
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Women account for_____ of the world’s illiterate people.
48%
29%
67%
32%
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Around 650 million women alive today were married as children.