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Gender and Identity - Things to Know
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Political Studies
Undergraduate 3
04/22/2014

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Term
First 9 countries that "homosexuality" is legal in:
Definition
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Republic of the Congo
Ivory Coast
DR Congo
Djibouti
Term
Second 9 countries that "homosexuality" is legal in:
Definition
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Guinea Bissau
Lesotho
Madagascar
Mali
Niger
Rwanda
South Africa
Term
What roles can women play in peace? (3)
Definition
1. Offer vital perspectives in the analysis of conflict.
2. Provide strategies toward peace-building
3. Create inclusiveness, transparency and sustainability
Term
Describe the importance and impact of UN res. 1325 (4)
Definition
1. The first legal document from UNSC requiring parties in a conflict to respect women’s rights.

2. Expresses concern that civilians (women/children) are adversely affected/main targets of war

3. reaffirms womens role in peacekeeping

4. addresses special needs of women/children and intntl. community's responsibility to protect them
Term
Feminist 1st wave:
Definition
De jure (legal) equalities like suffrage
Term
Feminist 2nd wave:
Definition
De facto inequalities (equal pay, access to resources) and universal female identity
Term
Feminist 3rd wave:
Definition
unity and cross sectionally, disowns universal female identity and looks at the right to choose.
Term
Which aspects of the South African constitution make it so enlightened?
Definition
1. Individual and collective rights

2.Protection from unfair discrimination

3. Right to security and freedom of the person (public and private)

4. Right to bodily and psychological integrity
Term
What kind of "unfair discrimination" does constitution protect against?
Definition
discrimination based on sex, gender, pregnancy, marital status, and sexual orientation
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