Assignment
For this Assignment, you will consider the impact of the second and third waves of feminism on the workplace. You will complete either Option A (employment legislation and personal experience) or Option B (interview a coworker, family member, or friend, and assess the modern workplace). You will share your workplace experiences and/or those of a family member, coworker, or friend, in combination with connections to the Unit 8 Reading. The goal of this Assignment is to determine how individual experiences in the workplace reflect the challenges and successes of the second and third waves of feminism between 1963 and present.
Part I
Consider employment legislation such as the 1964 Civil Rights Act, Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, or other employment legislation between 1963 and present. Select two pieces of legislation which have impacted women's roles in the workforce. Describe both pieces of legislation, as well as their impact on pay equity, opportunities for women in the workforce, the concept of the glass ceiling, and so on. Include connections to the Unit 8 Dubois and Dumenil reading material to support your points.
Part II
Address your own experiences in the workforce. Have you experienced or witnessed any type of discrimination, harassment, or pay inequity in your job or career? What has been the impact of employment legislation, in your perspective, on the workplace between 1963 and present? Address why learning about the history of women's experiences in the workforce is useful.