| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Economic and political context Experiential: Exploring work experience with a race / gender / class lens | |
| 2 and 3 |
Historical background: How did we get here? Film: Field, Connie. The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter. Clarity Films, 1981. | |
| 4 |
Understanding gender theories Experiential: Conceptualizing theory through visual art | |
| 5 | Play reading: Daniel, Sarah. "Gut Girls." In Daniels Plays: 2: Gut Girls, Beside Herself, Head-rot Holiday, Madness of Esme and Shaz. Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 1994. ISBN: 9780413690401. [Preview with Google Books] | |
| 6 | The squeeze at the bottom: Gender, race and poverty | |
| 7 and 8 |
Leadership from a multicultural perspective Bordas' principles | |
| 9 |
Panel of community leaders: Gender, race / ethnicity and community organizing:
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| 10 | Understanding structural inequities in labor force | Paper prospectus and outline due |
| 11 | Film: Razasa, Maple, and Pacho Velez. Occupation: A Film About the Harvard Living Wage Sit-In. Filmakers Library, 2002. | |
| 12 and 13 |
Women in corporate leadership Film: Soderbergh, Steven. Erin Brockovich. Universal Pictures, 2000. | Mid-term paper due |
| 14 | Gender strategies to balance work and family | |
| 15 | Government policy | |
| 16 and 17 | Women in politics: From Sarah Palin to Hillary Clinton | |
| 18 and 19 |
Gender and race in the workplace Sexual harassment in the workplace: From Anita Hill to the National Guard | |
| 20 |
Contested solution to gender inequities in the workplace: Comparable worth and affirmative action Comparable worth | |
| 21 |
Affirmative Action Experiential: Debate on affirmative action | |
| 22 and 23 |
Domestic and European work / family policies: The responsibility of government, private sector or individuals? Leave policies and policies that address overwork | |
| 24 | Child care policy | |
| 25 | Experiential: Envisioning / exploring next steps | |
| 26 | Work in the 21st century: Pressure points for change | Final paper presentation in debate form |
