“Isn’t the Revolution Over?” The Demise or Persistence of Feminism in CJ and the Lives of Students

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

This panel addresses a perception that many faculty have noted in recent years: that young people, including young women, seem to believe the feminist movement is over, that gender equality in society has been accomplished, and that the revolution is no longer needed. These papers explore various aspects of this phenomenon, from defining the fourth wave of feminism in the construction of women offenders, to assessing the actual attitudes of college students, to reconciling criminal justice careers for feminist students and, finally, to assessing the status of women in the workplace of policing internationally. The demise or persistence of feminism in the field of criminology and criminal justice and in the lives of students will be explored.

Sub Unit

• Area I. Causes of Crime and Criminal Behavior / 3. Critical Feminist Perspectives

Individual Presentations

• Fourth Wave Feminism and the Construction of Women as Criminals - Sharon Redhawk Love

• The last wave? A pilot study of undergraduate views towards the women’s movement - Rita Shah, Elizabethtown College

• Feminists for Hire: The Role of College Advising in Criminal Justice Employment - Kyl C. Myers, University of Utah; Chelsea Kilpack, Westminster College

• Women in the Workforce, Women in Policing - Vanessa Garcia, Kean University

Chair

• Christine E. Rasche, University of North Florida