Assignment
Asks you to look at many different institutions in our society specifically as gendered institutions. Referring directly to the learning resources, as a response to this post, take a moment to synthesize what you have learned:
1) What are some of the major threads that connect these institutions in terms of gender, gender expectations, or effects on gender?
2) Are there any common problems that need to be solved?
3) Why is it important to consider intersectionality whenever we look at gender in institutions? Give at least two examples from the learning resources.
4) Is the role of gender in politics connected to finding those solutions? If so, how?
5) Finally, choose one or two of the gendered institutions we learn about this week (education, politics, criminal justice, military, healthcare, religion), and dive deeper into these questions:
a) How do expectations about gender affect that institution?
b) How does that institution affect gender?
c) What are the major hurdles to achieving gender equality in that institution?
d) What would gender equality look like in that institution?
e) And, what do you see as the major work that institution needs to do to achieve gender equality?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.