Gender Studies 2024

**Elaine Showalter coined the term:**A. Archetypal CriticismB. Reader-response CriticismC. GynocriticismD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C – Gynocriticism

**The “Beijing Declaration and Platform of Action” was adopted in:**A. 1985B. 1979C. 1995D. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C – 1995

**When was the “Protection against Harassment of Women at the Workplace Act” passed?**A. 2005B. 2010C. 2015D. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: B – 2010

**Which country was the first to grant women suffrage?**A. FinlandB. GermanyC. New ZealandD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C – New Zealand

**How many women were in the first constituent assembly of Pakistan?**A. 2B. 3C. 1D. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A – 2

**The first global policy framework to adopt gender mainstreaming was:**A. CEDAWB. Beijing DeclarationC. SDGsD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: B – Beijing Declaration

**How many women in the world face gender-based violence?**A. 5 out of 10B. 3 out of 10C. 1 out of 3D. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: C – 1 out of 3

**In the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2023, Pakistan has been ranked: out of 146 countries.**A. 145B. 142C. 140D. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: B – 142

**According to social learning theory, violence against women is:**A. Socially constructedB. Caused by patriarchyC. Innate and naturalD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: A – Socially constructed

**What are the traits of an androgynous person?**A. Positive feminineB. Positive masculine and feminineC. Negative masculine and feminineD. None of these Show Answer Correct Answer: B – Positive masculine and feminine