Diversity Organizations Worksheet ETH/125 Version 8

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Diversity Organizations Worksheet
Search the Internet for information related to the following: Womens rights organizations Equality organizations Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) rights organizations

Note. You may also refer to the Internet Resource Directory of Racial and Ethnic Groups. Complete the following table with notes and thoughts related to your findings: Site www.rainbo.org Thoughts/Notes This website provides valuable information regarding facts and information pertaining to the discrimination of women world-wide. This site also gives information regarding womens rights worldwide, and in Africa. This website offers information pertaining to the rights of women. It offers special programs and services as well to the public. This website is a place where women who are in transition can rely upon and gain career, life and resource-building skills that can help change the direction of their futures. This website provides information on past, present, and current relations. Along with giving women the advance they need in womens rights. They do this by meeting urgent needs in communities and building lasting solutions to crisis situations. This website helps women to know their rights, and what they should fight for. This website gives valuable information on what the status of women are today and in the past within the United States.

www.womensrights.org

www.madre.org

www.WHO.org

Use your notes to aid in your responses to the questions below. You may need additional resources from the University Library to complete this activity. Write a 750 to 1,050- word paper answering the following questions: What has been the status of women in the United States throughout history? It seems that throughout history women have always had fewer rights than men. Such as in legal matters, and career opportunities. For the most part women were seen as homemakers, and many individuals thought they should remain so as a permenate occupation. However, in the 20 th century women in most nations won the right to vote and increased their education and job opportunities. Perhaps most important, they faught for and to a large degree accomplished a reevaluation of traditional views of their roles in society. (WHO, 2013) With that said the status of women today are different from how they were say a decade or so ago. What is the status of women in the U.S. today? In todays society within the United States a womens status is reaching equilibrium as a mans. Women are not viewed as beneath a man, or above a man, they are pretty much equal as far as education, career, and legal matters are concerned. Depending upon who you ask, some may say a womens role is at home with the children, not working. Although some would agree that men and women should continue to be treated equal. Some individuals in society believe that a women will always stand below a mans voice of opinion. However, discrimination still exist against women, in many aspects.

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Diversity Organizations Worksheet ETH/125 Version 8

What are some examples of concepts or constructions of masculinity and femininity that you see in society and in media? To be a man or women in the 20th century society is not just about ones biological traits that individual possesses. No, it goes deeper than that, it is defined by how individuals are suppose to act, behave, or socialize within society as a whole. All these things were socially constructed to each of us at a very young age. This construction begins with what color clothes our parents dress us with as a baby (boys Blue, and Girls, - Pink) to show either masculinity or femininity. Then from their it goes to the types of toys we had as a child, such as small cars or trucks for boys, and small cooking sets for the girls. Showing that the boys will either drive or work upon a vehical at some point, and a girl will do the cooking and so on and so forth. Than from here it goes to various jobs women and men will have as they are adults. There are many examples of concepts or constructions of masculinity and femininity that one will see within society and in the media. One being jobs. Men are normally employeed by their brains, skills, or strength such as construction jobs, doctors, judges, firefighters and things of that sort. Women are seen employeed in roles of nurses, clerical jobs, waitresses, or cleaning services because these are things women are good at. Historically, what has been the social status of GLBT people? What is the status of GLBT people in the U.S. today? What are some social and political issues relevant to women and GLBT people in the U.S.?

Provide citations for all the sources you use. Submit this Diversity Organizations worksheet and your paper as instructed by your facilitator.

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