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Bechtold, Brigitte H. – Community College Journal of Research and Practice, 2008
Feminist theory uses gender as a lens to evaluate society's institutions and power hierarchies. Gender evolves as a social construction rather than an essential difference between the sexes, and it supports the so-called "hegemony of dominant men" in society. Socialization by gender enables discrimination in gender roles and occupations, and its…
Descriptors: Feminism, Community Colleges, Gender Discrimination, Gender Issues