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Post by Matt Morley on Mar 19, 2016 21:45:00 GMT
Haraway discussed the influence of technology on feminism and various basic human rights issues nearly 25 years ago in her "Cyborg Manifesto." One issues that truly stood out to me was when she discussed the "homework economy" in which work that was traditionally only done by women had been "feminized" or made more vulnerable for both men and women working those jobs in the early 1990s, largely made possible -- but not directly caused by -- new technologies such as automation which were creating a more deskilled labor force. Let's take a look at the following quote from Haraway on femonized labor in the homework economy: Clearly workplace technologies such as automation and robotics have come a long way in the past 25 years. Do you think that Haraway's prediction of the necessity of cross-gender and race alliances remain true today in 2016? What are some examples of work forces that have been impacted by technology in recent years? What fields have become more diversified as a result?  |
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Post by Stine on Mar 21, 2016 21:19:44 GMT
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Post by alani on Mar 24, 2016 13:12:21 GMT
Piggybacking off Dr. Eckert: I wonder if this then calls for what Banet-Weiser and Juhasz were saying when women in the labor have to self-brand themselves in order to prove their worth?
Referring to Matt's question: If I am saying this correctly, journalism used to be a predominately a male field/occupation and I believe with the rise of internet, radio, television, etc. this has made way for many women to participate in journalism on many platforms.
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Post by Matt Morley on Mar 24, 2016 13:54:23 GMT
Alani that is definitely a good point. I do believe that there is more and more diversity in news media every year. When women first started appearing as TV news anchors, they were encouraged to wear very masculine looking suits, deepen their voices and overall just act like one of the men. Cyberfeminisms and networked feminism have definitely given women more of a voice in media. Unfortunately there are still a lot of problems of inequality. I recently heard this NPR story about vocal fry, a phenomenon which apparently affects young women's voices that people have been hyper critical of. After hearing this story and hearing examples of "vocal fry" I can honestly say I still don't understand what people are complaining about and have never once heard this on my own while listening to news media. It definitely just seems like a way for the old guard to critique and attempt to suppress the voice of young women in media. I know that some students in our field have also done research on the sexual objectification of female news correspondents that work in sports. Perhaps Laura Cunningham could chime in? |
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Post by inger on Mar 24, 2016 14:23:34 GMT
I think that women who try to act as men are causing an insecure environment in terms of women's identity. Women should be able to appear feminine as journalists and be accepted for their work. The entire scope of feminism is that women should have the same rights as men and be appreciated as men for a job well done. Women who prefer to act and look like men are hurting the cause of feminism. (oh gosh this became a pretty aggressive post but I just felt like saying it !)
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Post by Stine on Mar 24, 2016 20:48:24 GMT
On the job front again, CNET just published an article about the biggest pay gap by gender in the United States is in programming: www.cnet.com/news/biggest-pay-gap-in-america-computer-programmers/While women are encouraged to go into STEM fields, which are still men-dominated, they are then not paid the same - no matter how they act. Performing along more stereotypically women or men-related behaviors has both been a dead end for women. If they "act" masculine, such as aggressively negotiating, speaking up, being persistent, is is often received as negative and not appropriate for women. If women perform as less aggressive, do not negotiate (for instance their salary) and work without loud self-promotion, then often (partial) blame is put on the women for not achieving the same same pay. In any case, women and men and other genders can and should be able to perform in feminine, masculine and all other mixed ways in between. |
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Post by whitney on Mar 24, 2016 21:29:59 GMT
I think that women who try to act as men are causing an insecure environment in terms of women's identity. Women should be able to appear feminine as journalists and be accepted for their work. The entire scope of feminism is that women should have the same rights as men and be appreciated as men for a job well done. Women who prefer to act and look like men are hurting the cause of feminism. (oh gosh this became a pretty aggressive post but I just felt like saying it !) Maybe I am interpreting this incorrectly, but I have to very strongly disagree that women 'who prefer to look like men' are hurting the cause of feminism. Performing or displaying gender does not change what feminism means to be treated equal, contain equal rights or treat everybody like human beings. I get the point made about networks asking their lady sports anchors to "deepen voices, etc..". This type of display is different. First there is no agency in this matter, whereas "Women who prefer to act and look like men" is an individual choice with agency. It is, instead, a form of "policing or forcing others to conform..." This has more to do with institutional power dynamics between hierarchal structures that are historically patriarchal in nature. People should be able to look and act however they identify. |
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