Judith Butler - representation of gender

gender - social construct which leads to trates such as masculinity and femininity 

sex - biological make up 

men - public sphere 

women - private sphere 

Barker - binary oppositions limit women to either the angel or whore 

women are challenging these by excelling in their job fields 

Butler is critical of the term 'women' or 'woman' - women are the subject and feminist theorists dont question them 

• Discursive construct - Gender is an ongoing discussion which is constantly being added to 

• Social construct - society has constructed gender 

Gender is a performance - men/women adopt behaviours to suit themselves - gender is a choice - 'sequence of acts'

• Anyone can adopt any gender traits - a man can be feminine and a woman can be masculine 

• negative effects on the people who benefit from exisiting binary oppositions 

• Simone De Beavior - being a woman is a process which doesn't have an end or beginning
• one is not a women but becomes one  

• Seyla Benhabib - some senses of identity are too fragile to take control and 'do' the gender for themselves