GWS 103 Exam 1 WH Readings and Learn@UW Readings – Flashcards

What would happen if men could suddenly menstruate and women couldn't? It would be a boast-worthy masculine event = proof of manhood. Sanitary Supplies would be federally funded and free. Menstruation would be proof that only men can be in the military in political offices, priests, ministers, rabbis etc. The power justifications could go on forever but only if we let them.

the visible tip of the clitoris is the glans- the clitoris actually continues under the pelvic bone, then turns down to surround the vagina - well supplies with nerve and vascular network and is comparable in size to the penis - its flaccid when unaroused and erect when aroused. When engorged and erect endorphins are released and induce a high

Pubococcygeus (PC) muscles support the walls of the vagina, the urethra, and rectum. Kegel exercises strengthen these muscles

This instructor teaches medical students pelvic exams on herself. The external exam, the internal exam, land breast exams. This job has made her more comfortable with her body and has become more knowledgeable about my reproductive health

We usually learn that menstruation and our cyclic bodily functions are disgusting and learn quickly to judge these bodies harshly, but if we create a women-centered health agenda we appreciate the differences of our bodies and perhaps even celebrate our female bodies

1)intersex people all have intermediate genitalia 2)intersex conditions are always diagnosed in infancy 3)all infant sex assignment surgery is aimed at creating female genitalia 4)intersex people should be genderqueer 5)real intersex people are not genderqueer - this stems from frustration with myth 4

Because medicine intervenes quickly in intersex births to change the infant's body, the phenomenon of intersexuality has been until recently. Western feminism has represented African genital cutting as primitive, irrational, and harmful while western medicine has represented its genital cutting as modern scientific, and healing. When will western feminists realize the allowing of oppression among intersex people

The issue here is the question of self-determination of autonomy. If you talk to people who were visibly sex variant at birth, you hear a lot of pain and anger and regret about how their bodies were altered. The intersex perspective is that no one should medically intervene in a person's body without that person's full informed consent. We must nurture and defer to children's rights to self-determination over interventions into the sexed body

The personal is the political. The medical profession embodies the prevailing cultural assumptions about sex, biology, gender, and uses its authority to enforce particular power relations. INSA (Intersex Society of North America) a peer support education and advocacy group founded and operated by and for intersexuals. INSA challenges the view that "sex is a dichotomy"

Teaching sex as reproduction contributes to the idea that a normal girl would not be interested in sex for its own sake and a normal boy always would. Sex appears to be only about periods for girls and some scientists support the idea that the sexual double standard is "natural" and women are wired for monogamy.

4 types of sexual health curricula being used throughout the U.S: abstinence only until marriage, abstinence plus, comprehensive sex education, sex positive education(usually used at the university level) sex positive education makes a more inclusive environment there are no sex education guidelines in Wisconsin regarding sexual orientation, healthy decision making, family communication, or avoiding coercion, no requirement to teach about condom use Sex positive approaches present the most promise for both improvement of public health outcomes and inclusion of diverse individuals

91% of men said they climaxed during their last sexual encounter, compared to 61% of women 85% of men said their partners had reached climax

In Germany, France and the Netherlands 2 things create greater, easier access to sexual health information and services for all people 1) societal openness and comfort in dealing with sexuality, including teen sexuality 2) pragmatic governmental policies result: better sexual health outcomes for teens compared to the U.S. U.S. teens account for about 71% of all teenage births occurring in all developed countries

Girl's sexuality comes under scrutiny and has been deemed threatening either to girls themselves (rape,STDs, unwanted pregnancy) or t society(single parent, school dropout) A simple message has been made culturally: good girls are not sexual Three girls give voices to the good girl/bad girl dynamic and suggest a necessity in the entitlement of their sexuality, rather than focus solely on the threat of lost status and respect or diminished safety

1)people believe women are less sexual 2)pornography privileges male pleasure 3)the myth of blue balls persists 4)there's more info in the media about pleasing cis men than women 5)hookup culture privileges male pleasure 6)sex ed doesn't teach us about pleasure, especially female pleasure 7)self-evaluation thoughts can disrupt women's arousal process 8) sexual trauma can impede arousal and orgasm 9)more women than men are on antidepressants 10)women are discouraged from asking for what they want 11)the normative definition of sex isn't optional for many women's orgasms 12)people think the orgasm gap is biological

It's important that when teaching sex education that everyone is talking about the same thing and slang words that might not be known to everyone are left out to avoid unwanted confusion and consequences. It's important that health care professionals are as literal and as clear as possible when explaining different contraceptives to patients.

It is the responsibility of the oppressed to teach the oppressors their mistakes exs) third world people are expected to educate white people about humanity, women are to educate men, lesbians and gay men are expected to educate the heterosexual world We have no patterns for relating across our human differences as equals and as a result those differences have been misnamed and misused in the service of separation and confusion mythical norm-each one of us within our hearts knows that that is not me generation gap- historical amnesia, an important social tool for any repressive society

a lot people define Audre Lorde as deviant, difficult, inferior, or just plain wrong if you share the goal of liberation and a workable future for our children there can be no hierarchies of oppression

being born with white skin in America affords people certain unearned privileges in life that people of another skin color simply are not afforded it's not your fault that you're born with white skin, but you do benefit from it, and it is your fault if you don't maintain awareness of that fact Intersectionality-recognizes that people can be privileged in some ways and definitely not privileged in others recognizing privilege doesn't mean suffering guilt/shame for your lot in life

Pelvic exams and paps test are generally covered by insurance but not always STI/HIV tests at a women's annual visit, insurance plans do not cover - forces women to make another appointment and adds on extra expense a lot of young women tend to underestimate the value of healthcare to our lives and well being

define privilege as a set of undearned benefits given to people who fit into a specific social group its often easier to recognize oppression than privilege privilege is simply the opposite of oppression, not everyone experience privilege doesn't mean your life is easy it means that its easier (relative) to others

the idea that sexual violence is predominantly a problem for cisgender men against cisgender women- conceals the larger impact of such violence felt on LGBTQ + communities 3 specific health issues: cancer, pain/pain management, and pregnancy+birth control

the lack of trust between providers and patients has meaningful consequences for patient health. High quality care means that patients receive or are at least offered the care that is appropriate for them specific repeated issues included physicians/providers telling patients that women can not transmit STDs through same-sex sexual contact Asexual patients reported high levels of doubt from providers- providers are not able to determine the reality of a patient's lived experiences

40 year government study where 399 black men from Alabama were deliberately denied treatment for syphilis in order to document the natural history of the disease symbolizes racism in medicine, misconduct in human research, the arrogance of physicians, and government abuse of Black people Black Americans fears about the medical profession date back to the antebellum period

Helena, a fictitious representation of many clients in America largely represents the mythical norm: 25 year old, white, educated, health She works 3 jobs to cover expenses- none of her jobs offers health insurance Taken 7 trips to urgent care in the last 2 years and she has outstanding charges, but finally found a job with health insurance Lack of access, inadequate coverage, and discrimination based barriers will continue to hurt Americans

Foreign born women are twice as likely as their male counterparts to be widowed, divorced, separated, also more likely that U.S. born women to live in poverty, be unemployed and lack health insurance In 1996 the Welfare Reform Act and Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act made it increasingly difficult for immigrant women to access social services National Coalition for Immigrant Women's Rights advocates for enforcement policies and a judicial system that treats immigrant women with respect and dignity

Between 1970 and 2004 the Black-white mortality gap resulted in more than 2.7 million excess black deaths 4 ways that physicians and health professionals can pursue racial justice 1)more recruitment and support of Black, Latino/a and Native American people in medicine 2)hospitals/practices must take action to eliminate the significant impact of implicit racial biases 3) physicians should join community members in advocating for a single payer healthcare system- to eliminate cost barriers to care 4)healthcare professionals must realize that their responsibility to their patients goes beyond exams, prescriptions, and surgeries

sexed body-emphasizes the cultural creation of the category sex and ascribing this to bodies gender-linked to sex, generally socially constructed and culturally situated transgender-incorporates 3 areas of social organization: identity, social category, social movement transsexual-a person who has medically transitioned in some way transition-process of affirming one's own gender identity genderqueer- a term used by people who identity as both male and female, or neither cis-privilege- assumed and invisible advantages one receives because of being or perceived as cis-gender cisnormativity- assumption that all people are cis gender and meet normative expectations of masculinity and femininity passing- within the transgender community and transgender identities - occurs when a transgender person can appear in public as their affirmed gender and not as transgender