FEMALE AND HETEROSEXUAL PERSPECTIVE

Female and Heterosexual perspective

Female and Heterosexual perspective

In gender studies, the term "gender" is used to refer to the social and cultural constructions of masculinities and femininities, not to the state of being male or female in its entirety. I am from a middle Eastern Muslim family, grew up on traditions. It is against my religion to be anything other than a heterosexual and be attracted to the opposite sex. watching Arabic films and movies showed me that its normal to be this way and only this way. in the middle east women are seen to be good house wifes bringing up a family with children. 

Feminist theory is a complex, dynamic area of study that draws from a wide range of critical theories, including psychoanalysis, Marxism, cultural materialism, anthropology, and structuralism.

Although feminist theory is often described simply as the use of feminist principles and techniques to analyze the textual constructions of gendered meaning, feminists' definitions of gender and of feminism have undergone a number of significant alterations since the early 1970s. By adopting already existing feminist insights and applying them in new ways, literary theorists transform them, thus creating an increasingly diversified field of study. Gender is a culture-specific construct - there are significant differences in what women and men can or cannot do in one culture as compared to another. But what is fairly consistent across cultures is that there is always a distinct difference between women's and men's roles, access to productive resources, and decision-making authority. Typically, men are seen as being responsible for the productive activities outside the home while women are expected to be responsible for reproductive and productive activities within the home. And we know from over twenty years of research on women's roles in development that women have less access over and control of productive resources than men -- resources such as income, land, credit, and education. While the extent of this difference varies considerably from one culture to the next, it almost always persists. Sexuality is distinct from gender yet intimately linked to it. It is the social construction of a biological drive. An individual's sexuality is defined by whom one has sex with, in what ways, why, under what circumstances, and with what outcomes. It is more than sexual behavior and is a multidimensional and dynamic concept. Explicit and implicit rules imposed by society, as defined by one's gender, age, economic status, ethnicity and other factors, influence an individual's sexuality.

Gender equality aims to achieve a genuine balance between men and women by respecting human rights. A gender equal society is a society in which both men and women are given equal opportunities to participate voluntarily in activities at all levels as equal partners and shall be able to enjoy political, economical, social and cultural benefits as well as to take responsibility equally. A realization of a truly affluent society is dependent on the establishment of a social framework which allows individuals to choose various lifestyles regardless of stereotypical gender ...