Title: Feminism Project
1Feminism Project
- Bethany Price-Morato and Matt Fleming
2What is feminism?
- Affirmative-Action Feminism
- Anti-Feminism
- Amazon Feminism
- Anarcho Feminism
- 'Boss Tweed' Feminism
- Catholic Feminism
- Christian Feminists
- Constructionist Feminism
- Cultural Feminism
- Difference Feminism
- Dominance Feminism
- Eco Feminism
- Equity Feminism
- Erotic Feminism
- Femicommie
- Feminazi
French Feminism Gender Feminism Hegemonic
Feminism Individualist, or Libertarian Feminism
Lesbianism Lesbianism 30 sexual
orientations Liberal Feminism Libertarian
Feminism Marxist Feminism Material Feminism
Matriarchal Separatist Feminism Moderate
Feminism Pod Feminist Pop Feminism
Post-modernist Feminism Power Feminism
Pro-Family Advocates Pro-Feminist Men
Pro-Life feminists
Pro-Sex Feminists Radical Feminism Redfem
Resenter (angry at men) Feminism Separatists
Socialist Feminism Survivor-Feminism Total
Rej (total rejection) Feminism Vegetarian
Feminists Victim Feminism Women of Color
Feminism (Womanism)
3Feminisms
- "We can't even agree on what a 'Feminist'
is...Feminism in America has come to mean
anything you like, honey. There are as many
definitions of feminism as there are feminists,
some of my sisters say, with a chuckle. I don't
think it's funny." - Carmen Vasquez, Towards A Revolutionary
Ethics
4Brief Herstory of Feminism in the United States
- 1848 Seneca Falls, NY--Declaration of Sentiments
- 1890 Wyoming --First women voters
- 1900 All states pass Womens Property Act
- 1918 Birth control advice allowed
- 1938 Minimum wage regardless of gender
- 1960 Marks beginning of second wave
5Timeline for Feminism
NOW Founded
Wyoming First Women Voters
AFTI Ethics Code Completed
AFTI Ethics Code Started
Womens Property Act
Feminine Mystique Published
Birth Control Advice Allowed
19th Amendment Passed
Seneca Falls Convention
Title IX of Civil Rights Act
AFTI Code Revised
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1900
1982
1966
1920
1999
1890
1918
1963
1986
1972
6Major Issues in Feminism(s)
- Social and Political Equality
- Reproductive Rights
- Domestic Violence
- Sexism, Racism, Class-ism, Heterosexism,
Able-ism, and other isms.
7Feminist Cartoons and Images
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37Feminism and Therapy
- Naomi Weisstein (1968)
- Validation of sexist biases about women
- Personality traits vs. social context
- Essential differences between men women
- Phyllis Chesler (1972)
- Emphasis on illness and pathology rather than
strength and coping - masculinity health
38Feminism and Therapy
- Chesler (1972)
- Mother as ideal woman or mother to blame?
- Womens promiscuity viewed as cause for abuse,
therefore responsible for own suffering - Psychotherapeutic relationship protecting status
quo in a male dominated society - reinforces sexism, bias, heterosexism, and racism
39Feminism and Therapy
- The psychotherapeutic encounter is just one more
instance of an unequal relationship, just one
more opportunity to be rewarded for expressing
distress and to be helped by being (expertly)
dominated. - Phyllis Chesler (1972)
40Feminism and Therapy
- Some change in degree of gender gap in
psychotherapy, but recent research also finds
stereotypes in therapy - How do therapists view women?
- hypothetical rating of male and female
- healthy female rated less independent, more
submissive, less adventurous, less aggressive,
less competitive, and more easily influenced than
healthy male
41Do Traditional Therapies work for Women?
- Traditional Approaches through the feminist lens
- Psychoanalytic
- Humanistic
- CBT
- Family Systems Therapy
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Postmodernism, constructivism, and Narrative
Therapies
42Traditional Approaches
- Psychodynamic Approaches
- Women viewed as appendages to men
- Electra complex, penis envy
- Object relations and Self Psychology
- Jungian Archetypal Psychology
- focus of feminine psychology
- heal the wounded feminine
43Traditional approaches...
- Humanistic Therapies
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Emphasizes autonomy, realizing individual
potential, self-directedness, etc. - Unconditional positive regard with clients viewed
as their own best experts (Rogers, 1951) - Gestalt Therapy
- Encourages expression of strong emotions and
responsibility for actions - Addresses social context
44Traditional Approaches...
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
- Early use to resocialize women in becoming aware
of rights and negative self-beliefs - Retrain women in redirecting their power in
productive ways, influencing environments - Many positive aspects of CBT with women
- Fair amount of critique
45Traditional approaches...
- Assertiveness Training
- Serves as an important tool for women
- But holds a narrow definition of correct
assertive responses - View human rights as independent from complex
gender role context - Assertive speech typically resembles
stereotypically masculine behavior - May encourage individualism over interdependence
46Traditional Approaches...
- Family Systems Therapy
- Interpersonal Therapy
- Postmodernism, constructivism, and Narrative
Therapies
47Feminist Therapy
- The personal is political.
- Considerations
- Power Differentials
- Context
- Socio-Cultural Factors
- Therapeutic Relationship
48Feminist Therapy
- Essential Elements
- Empowerment
- Emphasize Strengths
- Respect Client
- Gender Sensitivity
- Activism
49Video
- Discussion of Feminist Therapy in Practice
- Post session discussion with Lenore Walker
50Video 2
- Can a man be a feminist therapist?
- Male therapist (Allen E. Ivey) role plays
feminist techniques with two feminist therapists
Norma B (Gluckstern Mary Bradford Ivey).
51Treatment for disorders specific to women
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Coping with trauma
- Borderline personality disorder
52Feminist Therapy
- Applications and Special Populations
- Family Therapy
- Domestic Violence
- Prison Populations
- Disabled Clients
- Women of Color
- LGBT
- Life Cycle Changes
53Discussion
- Gender Relevant Health Issues
- Ethical Practice
- Integrating Feminist Principles in General
Practice - Men as Feminists
54PMDD
55PMDD
- Its a real biological condition for which women
seek treatmentand for which effective treatment
is available, (Endicott, as cited in Daw, 2002) - PMS and PMDD are both culture-bound syndromes.
(Chrisler, as cited in Daw, 2002) - Its a label that can be used by a sexist society
that wants to believe that many women go crazy
once a month, Caplan, as cited in Daw, 2002)