Agenda for 1/5 and 1/6

1. Leadership Characteristics Activity

• Complete page 1 by yourself
• Are your leadership traits generally considered masculine or feminine?
• Answer the questions below.

A. If, indeed, the qualities we define as “leadership” qualities correspond to the qualities that our society happens to define as “masculine,” you should discuss how that might impact women in the workplace.

B. How might that help to explain why women encounter an invisible ceiling (an unconscious or unwitting form of sexism)?

C. How might your findings from your survey indicate a pattern that leads to the statistics in the table titled “Income by Educational Level and Sex”?

D. Which statics from #2 below were most surprising to you? 

2. The Leadership Gap - Statistics (report by The Center for American Progress). How long will it take to close the "wage gap"?

3. Defining Men and Women - With your group:

A. Answer the following questions

• What does it mean to be a man?
• All men are/like/think?
• What does it mean to be a woman?
• All women are/like/think

B. Images

• Find 2-3 images that demonstrate ideal masculinity (manhood).
• Find 2-3 images that demonstrate femininity (womanhood).

C. Are the gender characteristics you've described more a result of nature (biological) or nuture (learned through socialization)?


HW: Assignment #18

Submit your answers to parts A, B, and C of the "Defining Men and Women" activity (#3 above).