{"id":23760,"date":"2022-01-09T17:22:01","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T17:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/women-and-work-social-science-homework-help\/"},"modified":"2022-01-09T17:22:01","modified_gmt":"2022-01-09T17:22:01","slug":"women-and-work-social-science-homework-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/assignmenttutors.net\/blog\/women-and-work-social-science-homework-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Women and work | Social Science homework help"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Refer to at least three of the learning resources for the week in your response to one or more of the questions below. Include specific examples from your life, history, the news, or the media.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00b7 Why do legal protections for women\u2019s employment rights continue to be an issue? Why isn\u2019t women\u2019s legal access to employment a sufficient victory?<\/p>\n

\u00b7 How do laws protecting women in the workplace benefit society as a whole?<\/p>\n

\u00b7 What factors keep men and women segregated into \u201cmasculine\u201d and \u201cfeminine\u201d jobs? Why do you think these divisions persist? What does it take to turn a job into a gender-neutral one? Can you think of any examples of where this has happened?<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Is Affirmative Action policy still needed? If so, how would you administer it fairly? If not, which of the reasons for its creation do you think are no longer valid?<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Why does unpaid domestic labor fall so unequally to women? Why is this a problem? Can you suggest some solutions?<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Why are so many women involved in part-time work? How could part-time or home-based work be made more equitable for women? What conditions need to exist before women are able to make a genuine choice between part-time vs. full-time labor?<\/p>\n

\u00b7 Why does it matter if women are in executive positions in business or not?<\/p>\n

\u00b7 How does the #MeToo movement fit into discussions about women’s equality in the workforce? Here are a few articles that will help you get caught up on this recent movement. If you respond to this question, refer to at least one of our assigned learning resources for the week in addition to any references to the articles below:<\/p>\n

#MeToo is at a crossroads in America. Around the world, it\u2019s just beginning.<\/a> [Washington Post<\/em>, 2020]<\/p>\n

Harvey Weinstein’s Conviction Shows How Cultural Change Is Reshaping the Criminal Justice System<\/a> [The New York Times<\/em>, 2020]<\/p>\n

Where #MeToo Came From, and Where It\u2019s Going: The movement is moving the culture beneath the law of sexual abuse<\/a> [The Atlantic<\/em>, 2019]<\/p>\n

“The ‘Click’ Moment: How the Weinstein Scandal Unleashed a Tsunami”<\/a> [The New York Times<\/em>, 2018]<\/p>\n

Original Post<\/strong><\/em>: Provide your initial post which response to the Discussion prompt by 11:59 pm on Friday. Initial question responses posted after Friday but before the end of the class week on Tuesday earn a maximum of 70\/80 possible points for the original post. Your initial post should be at least 250-300 words in length, excluding the discussion prompt and the references.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Posts should engage meaningfully with at least three assigned learning resources.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/u><\/p>\n

Kang, M., Lessard, D., Heston, L., & Nordmarken, S. (2017). Unit 4: gender and work in the global economy. Introduction to Women, Gender, Sexuality <\/em>\u00a0Studies<\/em>. http:\/\/openbooks.library.umass.edu\/introwgss\/part\/chapter-iv-gender-and-work-in-the-global-economy\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Who Cares: Unpaid care work, poverty and women’s \/ girl’s human rights https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=VVW858gQHoE<\/a><\/p>\n

Pat Mainardi The Politics of Housework\u00a0<\/p>\n

https:\/\/caringlabor.wordpress.com\/2010\/09\/11\/pat-mainardi-the-politics-of-housework\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/cps\/earnings.htm<\/a><\/p>\n

THE BALANCING ACT FOR FEMALE OFFICERS<\/a> https:\/\/warroom.armywarcollege.edu\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Pham, X., Fitzpatrick, L. & Wagner, . (2018). The US gender pay gap: the way forward.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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