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1、FYSP 163: She Works Hard for the Money: Women, Work and the Persistence of Inequality MWF 11-11:50 King 321Dr. Daphne JohnOffice: King 305bPhone: x 58377 Email: daphne.johnoberlin.eduOffice Hours: W: 1:30-3:00, TH: 11:00-12:00 Course DescriptionCurrent U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports indicat
2、e that women in the U.S. who are employed full-time earn 80.2% of what men who are employed full-time earn. In this course, we will explore the causes and consequences of gender based wage discrepancy. Topics to be covered include: occupational segregation, comparable worth, shift work, “the Mommy T
3、rack”, gender based job queuing, career trends, unpaid labor, and globalization. In addition to class reading, each student will choose an occupation and research it throughout the semester.Required TextsCassell, Joan. 1998. The Woman in the Surgeons Body. Harvard University Press.Hesse-Biber, Sharl
4、ene and Gregg Lee Carter. 2005. Working Women in America: Split Dreams. 2nd Edition, Oxford University Press.Hondagneu-Sotelo, Pierrette. 2007. Domstica: Immigrant Workers Cleaning and Caring in the Shadows of Affluence. 2nd Ed. University of California Press.Salzinger, Leslie. 2003. Genders in Prod
5、uction. Making Workers in Mexicos Global Factories. University of California Press.Required AssignmentsAttendance and Participation10%Two Essay Responses to Questions#1-10%, #2- 15% (DUE DATES: 9.28 and 11.6)Reading a Journal Article Exercise15%(DUE DATE: 10.14)Written Report on Occupation20%(DUE DA
6、TE: 12.2)Oral Presentation of Occupation Report15%(TBS: 12.04-12.11)Video Discussion PaperTake Home Final15%(DUE DATE: 12.17)Instructor policies(1) Class Attendance and Participation: It is your commitment to this class and your classmates that you will be present and ready to begin work at the star
7、t of class. Participation includes in-class group work, engagement in response to instructor queries and active listening. The instructor will occasionally ask students to be responsible for particular readings and be able to discuss the material with the class. Repeated lateness may result in signi
8、ficant deductions to your final grade in this course. After two absences, additional absences will generally lower your final grade in the course (1/3 of a grade per two additional absences). In case of illness or personal emergency, absences may be excused through a doctor or deans note. (2) Assign
9、ments are due IN CLASS the day they are due. An extension will be automatically applied to all assignments until 4:30 the day they are due. After this grace period, 1/3 of a letter grade (e.g. an A would be reduced to an A-) will be deducted for each day of lateness, unless you have previously made
10、arrangements with the instructor because of illness or emergency. I prefer assignments to be handed in on paper (double sided is fine), but will accept assignments via the Digital Drop Box on the course Blackboard site. NOTE: Any material placed in the Digital Drop Box MUST be formatted as an MS Wor
11、d file or in Rich Text Format. Regardless of whether you hand papers in as digital or physicalplease retain a copy of this work for yourself. Please use the Times New Roman 12pt font or an equivalent. (3) Office Hours are listed at the top of this syllabus. If you would like to meet at a specific ti
12、me during my office hours, please sign up on the sheet next to my office door. You may also drop in if no one has signed up for the time. Upon special request, I will meet with students at times outside of my office hours. Please see me IN PERSON to set up such an appointment. (4) I receive up to 30
13、 or more e-mails per day. Please do not expect me to reply immediately to an e-mail question or request. If something is urgent, please CALL ME in my office or signify in the e-mail header that it is urgent. (5) In order to receive QPh credit you must average a B- or better on the quantitative assig
14、nments. (6) Honor Code: This course will follow the policies described in the Oberlin College Honor Code and Honor System. Please include the statement “I affirm that I have adhered to the Honor Code in this assignment” in all written work. Please contact me if you have any questions about citation,
15、 or the relationship of the Honor Code to your work in this course. For more information on the Honor Code, see http:/www.oberlin.edu/students/student_pages/honor_code.html.(7) Students with Disabilities: If you need disability-related accommodations for your work in this course, please let me know.
16、 Support is available through Student Academic Servicesplease contact Jane Boomer, Coordinator Office of Disability Services, (Room G27/28 Peters Hall, ext. 55588, http:/www.oberlin.edu/disability) for assistance in developing a plan to address your academic needs. (8) The instructor reserves the right to modify th
