UTEP Library Research Guides: WS 2300 -- Fertman: Introduction to Womens Studies: Semester Readings

Readings by Week

Baumgardner, J., & Richards, A. (2000, November 15-21,). A Day Without Feminism. Independent Weekly. Read Here -- Jennifer Baumgardner web site
Friedan, B. (1963). The feminine mystique. In E.B. Freedman (Ed). The Essential Feminist Reader (269-282). The Modern Library. Download Here
Kang, M., Lessard, D., Heston, L. & Nordmarken, S. (2017). Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies. Download Here. Pages 3-6, 88-96.
Sommer, M., & Mason, D. J. (2021). Period Poverty and Promoting Menstrual Equity. JAMA Health Forum, 2(8), e213089–e213089. Read Here

Combahee River Collective. (1977). “A black feminist statement”. In E.B. Freedman (Ed). The Essential Feminist Reader (325-330). The Modern Library. Download Here
Kang, M., Lessard, D., Heston, L. & Nordmarken, S. (2017). Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies. Download Here. Pages 97-102, 7-16, 19-22.
Mally, J.Why We Are Only Truly Feminist If We Are Also Antiracist. Read Here
McIntosh, P. (1990). White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack. Independent School, 49(2), 31. Read Here

Bartlett, T. (2017), The Intersectionality Wars!. Read Here
Collins, P. H. (1993). Toward a New Vision: Race, Class, and Gender as Categories of Analysis and Connection. Race, Sex & Class, 1(1), 25. Read Here
Kang, M., Lessard, D., Heston, L. & Nordmarken, S. (2017). Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies. Download Here. Pages 27-32.
Lorde, A. (1979). “The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house”. In E.B. Freedman (Ed). The Essential Feminist Reader (331-335). The Modern Library. Download Here
Miller, J., & Bassett, N. (2020). Intersectionality in the LGBTQIA+ Community. Public Management (00333611), 102(10), 26-29. Read Here
Nash, J. C. (2008). Re-thinking Intersectionality. Feminist Review, 89(1), 1-15. Read Here

Gokova, J. (1998). “Challenging men to reject gender stereotypes”. In E.B. Freedman (Ed). The Essential Feminist Reader (420-423). The Modern Library. Download Here
Meoded-Danon, L., & Yanay, N. (2016). Intersexuality: On Secret Bodies and Secrecy. Studies in Gender & Sexuality, 17(1), 57-72. Read Here
Module 1: Foundations of A Psychology of Gender. In K. McRaney, A. Bridley, and L.W. Daffin, Jr. (eds), The Psychology of Gender, 3rd ed. Washington State University. Read Here
West, C., & Zimmerman, D. H. (1987). Doing Gender. Gender & Society, 1(2), 125-151. Read Here
Wittig, M. (1981). “One is not born a woman”. In E.B. Freedman (Ed). The Essential Feminist Reader (359-366). The Modern Library. Download Here

Baker, J. S., Hurula, M., Goodreau, A., & Johnson, B. (2018). Poetic Explorations of Cisgender Privilege: How Teacher Candidates Learn to Advocate for Gender Non-conforming Youth. Journal of Curriculum and Pedagogy, 15(3), 312-317. Read Here or Here
Craig, S. L., & McInroy, L. (2014). You Can Form a Part of Yourself Online: The Influence of New Media On Identity Development and Coming Out For LGBTQ Youth. Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health, 18(1), 95-109. Read Here.
Hassan, A. (2023, June 27). States Passed a Record Number of Transgender Laws. Here’s What They Say. New York Times. Read Here. – If you don’t have a NYT account create one using these instructions.
Keating, S. (2015). Coming Out as Gay in Elementary School. Read Here
Lindqvist, A., Gustafsson Sendén, M., & Renström, E.A. (2021) What is gender, anyway: a review of the options for operationalising gender, Psychology & Sexuality, 12(4), 332-344. Access Here

Elsesser, Kim ((2019). The Link Between Beauty and The Gender Gap. Forbes. Read Here.
Kang, M., Lessard, D., Heston, L. & Nordmarken, S. (2017). Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies. Download Here. Pages 33.
Lorber, J. (1994). Paradoxes of Gender. New Haven: Yale University Press. Read Here. Read Part 1, Section 1
Wolf, Naomi (2002). The Beauty Myth, How Images of Beauty are Used Against Women. New York: HarperCollins e-Books. Read Here. Chapter 1, Pages 9-19

Lorber, J. (1994). Paradoxes of Gender. New Haven: Yale University Press. Read Here. Read Part 1, Section 3

Boston Women’s Health Book Collective. (1973). Our bodies, ourselves. In E.B. Freedman (Ed). The Essential Feminist Reader (295-299). The Modern Library. Download Here
Friedman, J. (2020). Deadly Silence: What Happens When We Don't Believe Women. Read Here
Kang, M., Lessard, D., Heston, L. & Nordmarken, S. (2017). Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies. Download Here. Pages 45-48.
Roberts, D. (2015). Reproductive Justice, Not Just Rights. Dissent, 62(4), 79-82. Read Here

Cunha, Darlena. "I Can Be a Stay-at-Home Mom and a Feminist." Women in Higher Education, vol. 24, no. 7, July 2015, p. 14+. Read Here
Fulcher, M., Dinella, L. M., & Weisgram, E. S. (2015). Constructing a Feminist Reorganization of the Heterosexual Breadwinner/caregiver Family Model: College Students' Plans For Their Own Future Families. Sex Roles, 73(3-4), 174-186. Read Here
Goldstein, K. (2017, July 26,). Where Are the Mothers. Nieman Reports, Read Here
Hank, K., & Wetzel, M. (2018). Same-sex Relationship Experiences and Expectations Regarding Partnership and Parenthood. Demographic Research, 39(25), 701-718. Read Here
Kang, M., Lessard, D., Heston, L. & Nordmarken, S. (2017). Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies. Download Here. Pages 56-59.

Clair, C. M. (2016, Mar 20). Why Women Still Get The Short End Of The Dollar: New Research Shows That As Women Enter Fields That Are Dominated By Men, Wages Fall. New York Times (1923-Current File) Read Here
Kang, M., Lessard, D., Heston, L. & Nordmarken, S. (2017). Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies. Download Here. Pages 70-82.
O'Neill, T. (2016). What Does the Minimum Wage Have to Do with Reproductive Rights? Akron Law Review, 49(2), 319-327. Read Here
Voosen, Paul. "The Subtle Ways Gender Gaps Persist in Science." The Chronicle of Higher Education, vol. 62, no. 26, 11 Mar. 2016, p. A12. Read Here

Crenshaw, K. W. (2019). We Still Have Not Learned from Anita Hill's Testimony. UCLA Women's Law Journal, 26(1), 17-20. Read Here
Hirsch, J. S., & Khan, S. (2020). Researchers Found What Consent Looks Like Isn't Always Straightforward on College Campuses. Read Here
Kang, M., Lessard, D., Heston, L. & Nordmarken, S. (2017). Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality Studies. Download Here. Pages 52-54.
Muehlenhard, C. L., Humphreys, T. P., Jozkowski, K. N., & Peterson, Z. D. (2016). The Complexities of Sexual Consent Among College Students: A Conceptual and Empirical Review. Journal of Sex Research, 53(4), 457-487. Read Here
Walker, R. (1992). “Becoming the third wave”. In E.B. Freedman (Ed). The Essential Feminist Reader (397-401). The Modern Library. Download Here

Brown, E. R., Phills, C. E., Mercurio, D. G., Olah, M., & Veilleux, C. J. (2018). Ain't She A Woman? How Warmth and Competence Stereotypes About Women and Female Politicians Contribute to the Warmth and Competence Traits Ascribed to Individual Female Politicians. Analyses of Social Issues & Public Policy, 18(1), 105-125. Read Here
Bucchianeri, P. (2018). Is Running Enough? Reconsidering the Conventional Wisdom About Women Candidates. Political Behavior, 40(2), 435-466. Read Here
Crowder-Meyer, M. (2020). Baker, Bus Driver, Babysitter, Candidate? Revealing the Gendered Development Of Political Ambition Among Ordinary Americans. Political Behavior, 42(2), 359-384. Read Here

Gill, N. (2018). Why Tinkerbell Quit Anger Management. Spirituality & Health Magazine, (5), 16. Read Here
Hanna, K/Bikini Kill. (1992). “Riot grrrrl manifesto”. In E.B. Freedman (Ed). The Essential Feminist Reader (394-396). The Modern Library. Download Here
Seidman, R. F. (2019). Speaking of Feminism : Today's Activists on the Past, Present, and Future of the U.S. Women's Movement The University of North Carolina Press. Read Here
Soave, R. (2019). Intersectionality 101. Reason, 51(3), 57. Read Here