Are women human
Peterson and Laura believed that heterosexism is a way of analyzing the relationship between gender differences and human rights. Human rights focuses on the domination of males and it is men’s rights, and women’s lives aren’t even recognized or protected by human rights instruments. If women chose to enjoy these rights they must become like men. Heterosexism refers to the institutionalization of heterosexuality as the only normal mode of sexual identity, sexual practices and social relations (133). Human rights includes the practice of heterosexism and gender inequalities with the family. This includes group reproduction. Women are denied agency in the group and must comply with the male needs, their freedom is limited. The decision makers deny women of their personhood. These women can not be their own person because they are being told what to do how to do it and when to do it they are not free. They are even told when to have children and the amount they are allowed to have. Women are identified as a group based on the needs of men.
Heterosexism advantages men in many ways. It promotes gender identities which allows women to be excepted as subordinates to men. It privileges males interests over females interests. Women are only good for one thing and that is to reproduce. Women are the primary socializers of children and the family is the primary site of socialization. Gender hierarchy and heterosexism identifies and groups reproduction this divides women and men. Women cannot enjoy the freedom of their bodies or make any decisions when it comes to reproduction. They are not treated as humans. The masculinist culture only favors males. If a woman is pregnant with a female she must abort it. This is how they will began the male dominance by getting rid of all the women. They also believe in gender hierarchy which denies women equal human rights.
Women are not free to constitute groups in their own right but they may benefit from being member. These benefits includes being subordinated to the male group. Their interests are put on hold because they are subordinated within the heterosexist group. They don’t enjoy they rights of self determination that men do. Because male dominate the law making institutions a woman vulnerability is excluded. This means men are seen as humans and women are seen as others. So this means women are not seen as humans. What does other mean?
