Before beginning work on this discussion forum,   * Read the following chapters

Before beginning work on this discussion forum,  
* Read the following chapters from the textbook Questioning Gender: A Sociological Exploration:
* Chapter 9: How Does Gender Affect the Type of Work We Do and the Rewards We Receive for Our Work?: The Gender of Work
* Chapter 11: How Does Gender Help Determine Who Has Power and Who Doesn’t?: The Gender of Politics and Power
* Read the articles:
* Intersectionality at Work: Why Focusing on Women Isn’t EnoughLinks to an external site.
* Intersectionality at Work: Why Intersectionality Matters to Labour Market InformationLinks to an external site.
* Read the webpage:
* How Many Black Male Teachers Are There in the US?Links to an external site.
* Review the video:
* Nancy Fraser: Benjamin Lecture 1 – Gender, Race, and Class Through the Lens of Labor
Write
After reviewing the resources required for this discussion forum, examine gender identity and the worlds of work/labor and politics by engaging the required material and presenting original, engaged, and reflective work. If you experience discomfort, lean into that and note this is an opportunity to exercise empathy and thoughtful, critical thinking.
For this week, you will respond to the following questions. Read the instructions carefully, as you are asked to incorporate and blend the required material in each question.
* Elaborate on how work performed by those who identify as women, transwomen, transmen, or nonbinary throughout the world goes largely unmeasured by official labor statistics.
* How does the workforce close the doors for people who do not ‘belong’ because of their gender, race, class, or sexual identity?
* What questions does this raise about what society does and does not consider to work?
* How is gender built and how we think about what work is and what it means to work?
* Use the article Intersectionality at Work: Why Focusing on Women Isn’t EnoughLinks to an external site.
, the video Nancy Fraser: Benjamin Lecture 1 – Gender, Race, and Class Through the Lens of LaborLinks to an external site.
, Chapter 9 How Does Gender Affect the Type of Work We Do and The Rewards We Receive for Our Work?: The Gender of Work from the course textbook and your life experiences as a gendered being in the workforce. Note: You may also reflect on situations of gender and work that you have witnessed or been a part of.
* Summarize the theoretical approaches discussed in your resources this week that suggest that gender inequality is built into the structures of economic systems and society.
* What are the implications of this perspective for reducing gender inequality in relation to work?
* How can we begin dismantling labor inequality when it comes to sexual and gender identity?
* How can an intersectional approach serve to aid in this conversation?
* Use the article Intersectionality at Work: Why Intersectionality Matters to Labour Market InformationLinks to an external site.
, the webpage How Many Black Male Teachers Are There in the US?Links to an external site.
, the video Nancy Fraser: Benjamin Lecture 1 – Gender, Race, and Class Through the Lens of LaborLinks to an external site.
, Chapter 7 How Does Gender Matter for How We Think About Our Bodies?: The Gender of Bodies and Health from the course textbook and your life experiences to answer.
* Explain how mass media contributes to societal rules and guidelines about how people have been conditioned to think about gender, race, sexual identity, class, and the workplace.
* In your response, include a linked example (an ad, video, social media post, etc.) and a brief outline of how you have seen changes (or observed no changes) over time.
* Use the article Intersectionality at Work: Why Focusing on Women Isn’t EnoughLinks to an external site.
Intersectionality at Work: Why Intersectionality Matters to Labour Market InformationLinks to an external site.
, the webpage How Many Black Male Teachers Are There in the US?Links to an external site.
, the video Nancy Fraser: Benjamin Lecture 1 – Gender, Race, and Class Through the Lens of LaborLinks to an external site.
, Chapter 7 How Does Gender Matter For How We Think About Our Bodies? The Gender of Bodies and Health from the course textbook and your media selection to answer.
Use the attached resources documents