Gender, Power, Leadership, and the Workplace

Calendar

SES #	TOPICS	KEY DATES
1	Economic and political context Experiential: Exploring work experience with a race / gender / class lens
2 and 3	Historical background: How did we get here? Film: Field, Connie. The Life and Times of Rosie the Riveter. Clarity Films, 1981.
4	Understanding gender theories Experiential: Conceptualizing theory through visual art
5	Play reading: Daniel, Sarah. “Gut Girls.” In Daniels Plays: 2: Gut Girls, Beside Herself, Head-rot Holiday, Madness of Esme and Shaz. Bloomsbury Methuen Drama, 1994. ISBN: 9780413690401. [Preview with Google Books]
6	The squeeze at the bottom: Gender, race and poverty
7 and 8	Leadership from a multicultural perspective Bordas’ principles
9	Panel of community leaders: Gender, race / ethnicity and community organizing: Jovanna Garcia-Soto, Grassroots International (formerly Chelsea Collaborative) Darlene Lombos, Executive Director, Community Labor United Brian Corr, Cambridge Peace Commission
10	Understanding structural inequities in labor force	Paper prospectus and outline due
11	Film: Razasa, Maple, and Pacho Velez. Occupation: A Film About the Harvard Living Wage Sit-In. Filmakers Library, 2002.
12 and 13	Women in corporate leadership Film: Soderbergh, Steven. Erin Brockovich. Universal Pictures, 2000.	Mid-term paper due
14	Gender strategies to balance work and family
15	Government policy
16 and 17	Women in politics: From Sarah Palin to Hillary Clinton
18 and 19	Gender and race in the workplace Sexual harassment in the workplace: From Anita Hill to the National Guard
20	Contested solution to gender inequities in the workplace: Comparable worth and affirmative action Comparable worth
21	Affirmative Action Experiential: Debate on affirmative action
22 and 23	Domestic and European work / family policies: The responsibility of government, private sector or individuals? Leave policies and policies that address overwork
24	Child care policy
25	Experiential: Envisioning / exploring next steps
26	Work in the 21st century: Pressure points for change	Final paper presentation in debate form