an exploration of gender and cultural changes and the development of a feminist consciousness
- Categories
- Article/Artikel
- Magazine Title
- Journal of International Women's Studies
- Magazine Year
- 2001
- Magazine Number
- 1
- Creator
- Pasley, Victoria
- Thesaurus
- zwarte vrouwenbewegingen, racisme, identiteit, gender, economie, vrouwbeelden, media, Trinidad en Tobago, 1970-1979
- Description
- This article explores the gender ideology of the Black Power movement, the participation of women, the effect of the fight against racism together with an increased level of race consciousness on gender awareness, and the cultural changes inspired by Black Power. It then analyses the emergence of a new and more radical phase of the women's movement in Trinidad in the mid to late 1970s, which led to the beginnings of a feminist discourse. It follows that development by assessing the increased consumerism spawned by the oil boom and how it conflicted with Black Power ideology and affected the gender system. The final section will examine how women and men are portrayed in newspaper advertisements, women's pages, letters, articles and other newspaper items.