• Systemic Societal Sexism – how sexism is built into societies system of functioning
• MISOGONY – a fear and hatred of women (sexism)
• PATRIARCHY – a mechanism used by males as a way of exerting power and control in society
• Scopophilia – pleasure in looking
• Objectifying and Sexualising
• Jacques Lacan – Mirror stage, a moment in which a person realizes who they are
• feminist – a political position
• female – a biological construct
• feminine a set of culturally defined characteristics
• intersectionality –

Raunch Culture

According to Barker and Jane (2016), third wave feminism, which is regarded as having begun in the mid-90’s is the ‘rebellion of younger women against what was perceived as the prescriptive, pushy and ‘sex negative’ approach of older feminists.’ (344) and put forward the following recognisable characteristics:

• an emphasis on the differences among women due to race, ethnicity, class, nationality, religion
• individual and do-it-yourself (DIY) tactics
• fluid and multiple subject positions and identities
• cyberactivism
• the reappropriation of derogatory terms such as ‘slut’ and ‘bitch’ for liberatory purposes
• sex positivity

fourth wave feminism – revolves around the idea that you can be who you want