Discussed many ways in which gender and gendered processes lead to inequality
Research
assignment – 7-8 pages –
We have now
discussed many ways in which gender and gendered processes lead to inequality:
economic, such as the jobs men and women have and the money they make within
them; cultural, such as the way men and women are represented in media;
educational, such as how schools treat students by gender; and political, such
as the gender composition of elected officials.
For this
assignment, you need to select one any
gender inequality and explore some of the factors cause it. In order to do
this, you will need to find some academic research articles outside of the ones
listed on the syllabus. (You can use articles from the syllabus, too, if
they’re relevant to your problem.)
Like the last
assignment, you need to build a thesis
or argument about the potential causes of this inequality, and use the
outside articles you’ve found to support your thesis. Again, your thesis is an essential part of your paper – you need
to be able to clearly state what
your argument is, and then provide explicitly
linkedsupporting evidence in the form of citations from your research
articles.
An example of an
inequality, and a potential explanation for it, might be:
–
There are more men CEOs than
women CEOs.
Some
potential factors leading to this inequality could be:
–
Men and women major in business
at different rates in college.
–
Men and women are hired at
different rates after they graduate.
–
Men and women are promoted (or
leave their jobs) at different rates after they’re hired.
A thesis you could
construct about this inequality might be: Cultural
expectations about gender prevent women from achieving high-status positions in
business. Then you would find research articles that show how cultural
expectations matter in the three areas of inequality you’ve found (in school,
in hiring, and in promotion).
Because this is a research paper, it is very important
that you format your citations and your works cited page in correct APA format
(as indicated on the syllabus).
Grading
rubric – Research paper
Structure
(25 points)
25:Each section
introduces or builds on a key idea. Argument is introduced at the beginning
of the paper and returned to at the end.
21:Most sections are
clearly related to the paper’s argument, but some appear extraneous or poorly
connected.
17:The paper begins
with a clear argument but many sections do not develop or advance it.
13:The paper’s argument
is lost altogether. Most sections of the paper have no relationship to the
original thesis.
Thesis or statement of argument
(20 points)
20:An argument is
clearly made near the beginning of the paper.
17:An argument can be
inferred from the ideas developed, but is not clearly stated.
11:No clear argument
can be stated or inferred.
Evidence
(35 points)
35:At least 10 academic
sources are cited, with specific details, to show the potential factors that
result in the inequality you’re discussing.
30:You use fewer than
10 sources, OR the sources you DO use are only cited very generally, without
detail.
25:You use fewer than 5
sources, or the sources you DO use have very little relationship to your
argument.
Style, grammar, spelling
(10 points)
10:Spelling, style, and
grammar don’t affect understanding of the paper.
6:Spelling or grammar
errors make the paper difficult to read.
Format and citations
(10 points)
10: Formatting and
citations are correct AP style, per syllabus guidelines.
8: Minor deviations from
syllabus guidelines.
6:Substantial
deviations from syllabus guidelines.
