Integrative Paper Over women in the present and past workforce 

Integrative Paper Over women in the present and past workforce

Integrative Paper Over women in the present and past workforce

The Final Integrative Paper must also follow the General Paper Requirements. You do NOT need an Abstract for this paper.

Section I. Introduction–Defining the term gendered workplace and what it means. (1 page)

Section II. Brief overview of the history of women’s work in the U.S. (2-3 pages)

Section III. Current issues facing women in the workplace in the U.S. (3-4 pages)

Section IV. Summary of self-assessments. Summarize your findings from the various career assessments you took as a part of this course (genogram, quizzes, etc). Do not give me the raw scores for each assessment, rather, summarize the assessments into a meaningful way. Taken all together, what do the assessments say about your own personality, values, preferences, and expectations? (2-4 pages).

Section V. (Social/behavioral sciences and literary) Implications for your own life based on the history of women in the workplace and the current social and cultural expectations, pressures, and change processes occurring around you. Examine policies, laws, trends, expressions in the arts (fashion, films, theater, etc), and social pressures and how they might influence your decisions about work (2-4 pages).

Section VI. Summary- Bring together the various threads of history, literature, film, culture, and career development to craft a final statement about the influence of gender on work in the U.S and how you believe it might impact your own life. What will you do differently based on this information? (2-3 pages)

Reference Page – You must use 10 sources and cite them correctly both in the body of the paper and on the Works Cited page. You may use the course materials (films, American Working Women chapters, YouTube clips, articles etc), but are expected to find at least four additional resources.