SocialJusticeJigSawTopic:GenderWageGap

Students:JacquelineHillman,ErinHirsch,&SophiaYonehiro

Instructions:
MakeonlyONEcopyofthisdocumentpergroup.
Renamethedocument:yourtopicfollowedbyyourfirstnamesandshareitwith
everyoneinyourgroupandms.vanderHulst.

Dividethereadingsofyourtopicamongthegroupmembersandspend78minutes
readingquietly.Ifyouvefinishedyourarticle,youmaymoveontoanotherlinkifyou
havetimeleft.Discussthemainpointsfromyourreadingandorganizeyourthoughts
asagroupintheworksheetbelow.Keepinmindthateacharticlerepresentsthepoint
ofviewofoneauthororoneorganizationandthatissuesareoftencomplexandothers
mayhavedifferentperspectives.Youmaynotbeabletoprovideinformationin
responsetoallthequestionsbelow,andthatisok.Juststartwiththeonesthatmake
mostsensetoyou.

Afteryourdiscussioneachpersonofyourgroupwillpresentyourgroupsfindingsand
thoughtsinanewgroup,somakesureyouareunderstandtheideasandquestionsof
yourteammates.

Whatis/arethecentralproblem(s)?Trytosummarizethisinoneortwobulletpoints.
Womenarentassertiveenoughtonegotiatetheirpay
Theproblemisthatwomenarepaidlessthanmenforthesamejobs,and
discriminatedagainstinjoboffersandtheworkforce.

Explainhowthisisanissueof
socialjustice.(power,privilege,
equity,accesstoresources)
Womenarenotgiven
thesameopportunityin
salarywheninthe
workforce
Alsowomenssalaries
canvarybasedonrace
whichshowslotsof
untrueassumptions
aboutwhateachraceis
capableof.

Howdoestheissuemanifest
itself?(Whoandhowarepeople
affected?)
Womenareaffectedby
thewagegap,whichis
evidentinthefactthat
elevenmillionwomen
liveonlessthan$8,300
ayear,whileonlyfour
menliveonlessthan
$8,300
Womenwilllosemoney

Whatiscurrentlybeingdoneto
improvethesituation?

WAGEisacompanythatsetsup
workshopsforwomento
encourageafairerpayforboth
genders.Theyalsopartnerwith
collegesandlargewomens
leadershiporganizations.

Whohasthepoweror
responsibilitytochangethis
situation?

employers
thegovernment
particularlycongress
(canpassabill)

Whatconnectionsdoyousee
withotherhistoricorcurrent
events?

Onehistoriceventthis
connectswithwaswhen
womendidnothavethe
abilitytovotewhereas
mendid.

Whatcausedthisissueorwhy
doesitpersevere?
Thisissueiscausedby
sexualdiscrimination,
institutionalizedsexism,
andstereotypes

Whatareyourconcernsor
questions?Whatwouldyoulike
toknow?

whyisntthisissuemore
widelyspreadorknown?
whyhasntitcometo
lightasarealproblem
yet?

Whatwouldyouliketosee
happen?Whatchangedoyou
wishtosee?
Iwouldliketoseeashift
inhowwomenarepaid,
inthepast10yearsthe
78%hasnotchanged
much

Whatdoyouthinkisyour
responsibilityasayoungwoman
learningandleading?
Myresponsibilityisto
learnhowtonegotiate
Andtotakeactionand
negotiateforfairpay