Response (300-350 words)

Intersectionality, not to be confused with intersexuality, is a powerful term. Intersectionality states that an individual’s identity has many dimensions: race, gender, sexuality, class, religion, national origin, and more. That is, we cannot analyze ourselves or others through a single lens. Sandra is black, but she is also fertile, wealthy, and heterosexual. Elizabeth is white, but she is a working-class disabled homosexual. Sandra and Elizabeth are both privileged and oppressed. Look at this chart:

We discussed many of these variables: race, sex, and gender. But there are plenty of other variables at play that may compromise a person’s perceived sense of equality. While race is sometimes evident to observers, sexual orientation may not be. While someone’s religious convictions are not outwardly apparent (or they don’t need to be), their age often is evident to observers.

1. In your opinion, which of the axes listed in the chart above (i.e. working class, nonliterate, etc.) are not discussed enough when discussing inequity in the workplace? You can pick any of the axes above. Why do you think these axes are not discussed enough?
2. Using this website (Links to an external site.), identify three resources here at GCC that would help students feel like they belong at GCC, particularly those who come from racial and ethnic backgrounds or may face discrimination due to their sexual orientation or gender identity. Read about these resources at GCC and make connections between their missions and what you’ve learned about equity in this unit.
3. Using this website from the National Conference of State Legislatures (Links to an external site.), identify possible federal acts (i.e. Title VII, Equity Pay, etc.) that may impact those axes that you feel are underrepresented (in your answer to #1). If the axes you identified in your answer to #1 are not protected by the federal acts listed at the top of this page, conduct a find function (ctrl + f) to search for the axes on the page. For example, you can search for “fertility” and see if any state statutes listed on this page offer protections not provided by the federal government.
4. As you scroll down this webpage, you will find basic protections provided state by state, which are in addition to federal statutes. What general trends do you notice? For example, compare California to Georgia! Compare any one state to California and identify two differences between the states based on the information on this website.
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ASSIGNMENT

Directions:

Your second assignment will not be a formal essay. Instead, you will write a report about balance, equity, and fairness. As this is not a formal essay, you will not be evaluated on the structure of this report. There is no formal thesis or even an introduction.

Of course, you do want to communicate clearly and effectively. For example, if you have a lot to write about in Part 1, you may want to use two paragraphs, one for each idea, so the ideas are presented in a more organized fashion. Use your best judgment in terms of organizing this information. Title each part of your report.

Write your report on Word, Google docs, or another word processing program. When you’re done, save it as a PDF, Word doc, or a Google doc. (Mac users: Your assignments on Pages do not upload.) Then, upload the document below.

Part 1

Miya Tokumitsu mocks the idea that you can “do what you love.” Other writers we studied have very different takes on this topic. Is it feasible for the average American to strive for employment they find emotionally rewarding – or is this a bourgeois fetishization of labor? (And you thought you were finished with Marx. Ha!) That is, have a wealthy few packaged work as something that can be loved — and we bought it. Or is this legitimate? Cite evidence from the texts to support your answer — not just Tokumitsu but other writers as well.

Part 2

Craig Lambert contends that we “find ourselves doing a stack of jobs we never volunteered for, chores that showed up in our lives below the scan of awareness” (qtd. in Kaye). Brett and Kate McKay say that we’ve become serfs, Amazon’s peasants, insofar as we do the work that, in previous generations, we would have to pay employees to do. Is overwork a problem beyond our control? Why? Use plenty of textual evidence.

Part 3

We have become immersed in a climate where any disagreement with the basic tenets of equity is deemed oppressive. Don’t support Affirmative Action? Racist! Don’t think women are paid less? Sexist! On the other hand, racism and sexism are shockingly prevalent in ways both big and small. In your own words, define an approach to equity that conforms to your vision of a perfect society. How do the readings in the unit on equity support or contradict this definition? Use plenty of textual evidence.

Part 4

Identify 3 ways equity is related to overwork? That is, we tend to think of these as different categories. Equity is about fairness, and work/life balance is about mental and physical health. But how do these two categories overlap? You’ll have to be creative here.

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