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Poster session for Sociology of Women writing class

Assignment 1: home page should identify ONE country (any nation except the United States) that you would like to use for your case study this semester.  Surf around the net and see what countries are most interesting to you and have sufficient information to create the 12 pages for each of the topics we will cover. Your home page should have:
* a map of the country you have chosen
* a brief description of the country location, economy, history, anything else that is important for this particular country. 
* A brief description of women's situation in the country you have chosen in general.
* Visuals to illustrate what you have written and to get the viewers attention and make them want to look around your website 
* A statement about why you chose the country
 
Assignment 2
Due January 22
For Assignment 2, create another page and entitle it Women's Rights are Human Rights.
This page will review the issue of human rights and show how they are connected to women's rights in general and in the country you have chosen. Find an international organization that is working on women's rights in your country. This page should have:
* a definition of human rights and women's rights (refer to your text and my lecture as well as the Internet for ideas.
* a description of the organization you have chosen and hyperlinks to provide people with more info on the organization
* a description of the organization's work in the country you have chosen.  What issues are most significant?
* images that illustrate what you have written.
 
Assignment 3
Due on Thursday January 29
Open up another page on women and families.  This page will describe the issues that have been identified by the international community as important to women's rights in families.   Look at Article 16 of CEDAW on page 225 of your book for a summary of the issues.  This page should have
* Article 16 from CEDAW
*  a brief description of what CEDAW is.
* a description of one of the family issues women face in the country you have chosen. 
* images illustrating your comments.
 
Assignment 4
Due February 5
Open up a page entitled health.  This page will review some of the health issues. go to www.virtualref.com/abs/537.htm
Click on statistical tables and scroll down to The World's Women click on it and go to statistics (in the middle of the page) Look at the tables on life expectancy.  Your page should include:
*  a table with a few countries, including the country you have chosen to focus on .  You can choose the other countries by grouping them in a region.  For example, if your country is Zambia you could select a few other African nations to compare with Zambia.  Or you can choose a few countries that show the range across continents.  Pick about ten countries and make a table. 
* a paragraph explaining what the table shows and why you chose the comparison countries you chose.
* a couple of paragraphs explaining what health issues might be the underlying problem to high death rates and short life spans. To help you write the paragraphs, look at the information in the text to see what the explanations for varying life expectancies are and "Facts on women's health" on page 53 of your text. (we will also be looking at this in class.)
 
Assignment 5
Due February 12 
Open a page called Global Gag Rule
Look at the following sites to see the controversy over American Foreign policy around reproductive issues: 
Your page should include:
*A definition of the term "global gag rule"
* A list of the  people who feel the rule is wrong (for example, physicians or feminists,etc.)  
* A summary of their arguments for each group.
* A description of one organization that is trying to change the rule.  Who are they and what are they doing?
* An image to illustrate what you have written.
 
Assignment 6
Due February 17
Open up a page entitled Trafficing Girls & Women
Look at these websites, as well as any others you find on the topic:  
 
 
 
click on violence chapter on right side of page
 
Your page should include:
* A definition and description of the problem of trafficing in girls/women
*  A Note about where trafficing is a problem and especially if it is a problem in the country you have chosen.
* A description of what is being done about trafficing. Who is involved and what exactly are they doing?  
* a visual to illustrate your discussion.  
 

FYI: SLAVERY ALIVE AND WELL IN FLORIDA, SAYS REPORT

Modern-day slavery is alive and well in Florida, according to a new report on people forced to work as prostitutes, farmworkers and maids across the state. Human traffickers bring thousands of people into the United States each year and Florida is believed to be one of the top three destinations, along with New York and Texas. (Associated Press, 2/25)

http://www.salon.com/news/wire/2004/02/25/slavery/index.html

 
Assignment 7
Due February 26
Open up a page entitled Violence
On this page I would like you to focus on war as an act of violence and use photos to illustrate the effect of war on women as well as the ways women have devised to try to stop war. 
Check out the following site from the International Red Cross for photos. You should also try to find other sites, especially of women in the country you have chosen.
 
 
Find images of women demonstrating and/or working for peace as a way to stop the violence.  Try looking at images in google. 
Your page should include:
*photos depicting the effects of war on women (try to find photos from the country or at least the region of the country you have chosen.)
*photos of women working for peace (find photos from your country)
*brief descriptions of each photo. 

 

Assignment 8 

Due March 4

Open up a page entitled Politics

Look at the chapter in your text on women's human rights in politics.  The authors describe "the bad news", "the barriers" and "affirmative action".  Divide your page into these three areas and in your own words describe some of the issues within each of these.  Find out the situation in your country for each of the three issues.  Your page should include

* a description of some of the bad news globally

* a description of any bad news in your country

* a description of the barriers globally

* a description of the barriers in your country

* a description of affirmative action policies in regard to political participation globally

* a description of affirmative action policies in regard to political participation in your country.

*visuals to illustrate your ideas

Assignment 9

Due March 18

Open up a page entitled media. Media are an important source of information about women and about ideas about what women are supposed to be and do.  Media include magazines, films, advertisements, books, music, etc.  For this page you need to find some Internet sites that show images of women that various forms of media have created. Try to find sites that show women from many areas of the world and paste a few of these images (4 or 5) on the page.

Your site should include

*four or five images of women you found on the Internet that show how the media represent women. Be sure that at least some of the images come from the country you are focusing on in your website.  One of the images can come from the U.S. but try to create a global view of women.

* A description of what the image is and where it came from.  For example, you might find images of Indian Baliwood stars.  You need to tell the viewer where the women are from and what the medium is (in this case film).

* Think about the discussions we have had in class about culture (culture vs social structure, cultural relativism and ethnocentrism)  and write a paragraph discussing the images you have found.  What do they tell us about women?

* Now think about how the images might be related to one of the issues you have described on one of your pages (health, violence, etc.) and write a paragraph explaining the connections.

Assignment 10

due March 23

Open up a page entitled refugee women.  For this page, imagine that you are preparing a press packet for journalists in the country you have chosen to focus on in your site, who are interested in looking at the problem of refugee women.  You will need to give some background information to the journalist and suggest some sites.

* The page should include sites with brief descriptions of what are in the sites.  the following sites should get you started:

http://www.womenscommission.org/newsroom/statements/CSW.htm

report on women refugees

 

http://www.refwid.org/

activist

 

http://www.rewa.org/

activist in Washington

 

http://www.rwlg.org.uk/

report in UK

 

http://www.web.net/~ccr/gendpers.html

gender based claims

* definitions of terms and outlining of the key issues (see your text)

* description of the importance of gender in understanding and addressing refugee issues globally.

* images to illustrate your ideas

Assignment 11

Economics

Due April 1

Open up a page and entitle it globalization.  This page will look at the controversy over the globalization of the world's economy and the effect that globalization is having on women.  Look at your book pages 149-159 to get started on some of the basic concepts associated with the issue of globalization. But also search around the Internet for ideas from various sites about what globalization is, what the World Trade Organization (WTO is and why there have been so many protests in recent years when the WTO holds its meetings. Your page should include

*A definition of globalization and a description of the positive and negative aspects of this trend.

* Be sure to explain what  a "structural Adjustment program" is.

* A list of some of the ways globalization is especially a problem for women.  Be sure to explain which women and where.

* A discussion of the role the country you have chosen fits into a global economy.  Is it a debtor nation or a loaner nation? 

* Images to illustrate your ideas.

Assignment 12

women in the labor force

     Open up a page entitled more time and less money.  Look at your text, page 163 for some ideas about how women are discriminated in the workplace worldwide.  Choose a few of these issues that pertain to the women in the country you have chosen and find websites that describe what the situation of women is in your country in regard to work issues.  Your page should include

* a brief introduction about gender inequity and discrimination against women at work around the world.  (You can lift info from the text, but be sure to provide a citation)

* a section on how much more time women spend working (paid and unpaid) in the country you have chosen

* a section on how much less money women earn in the country you have chosen

* images to illustrate your ideas

Assignment 13

Environment issues in the news

Open up a page and entitle it environmental issues.  Surf the web and try to find articles about environmental issues in the country you have chosen.  Down load the article and then think about how the particular issue you have identified might be experienced by women.  Are women active in the fight to solve the problem?  Are women especially likely to be adversely affected by the problem?  Less likely?  Your site should include:

*a recent news article on an environmental issue in your country.

* a paragraph explaining what the issue is, what solutions are being proposed.

* a paragraph discussing the ways in which women in particular are affected by the issue in the article as victims and as leaders seeking change.

* visuals to illustrate your ideas.

Assignment 14

Education

Open up a page entitled Education.  Find out how your country is doing in regard to education for women.  You can choose any way to measure the status of women in regard to education--literacy, rates of enrollment in schools, degrees, etc. Think about why education is important for resolving problems women face in the world. (check your text for ideas about this.) You page should include:

* some statistics describing the status of wome in education in your country.

* a paragraph describing the statistics you have chosen.

* a few paragraphs explaining why education is key to creating gender equity. (check your text)

* visuals to illustrate your ideas.

 
 

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