A) I chose the handle KAT because technically it is my initials as I did get married earlier this year but I did not legally change my name so its in honor of my husband since I didn't take his last name...also it's the first three letters of my first name which is cool too.
B) My major is Psychology BA with a minor in Justice Studies and I will be graduating at the end of this semester.
C)I chose this class because I thought it would be interesting as I am a women who will be in the work force and who has a focus on justice. I hope to get more background on women in the work force and even more insight into justice/injustice in this subject.
The first thought that comes into my head concerning this subject is injustice. While I would not say that I have explicitly experienced injustice relating to my gender and work I think that history has shown great injustices concerning women in the work force. There have been injustices in what type of work they were allowed to do and the way that they were stopped from entering certain sectors of the work force. There have been injustices in the amount of money they have received for the type of work they did and also when compared to male counterparts. There has also been injustices in the way that women and work have been portrayed socially which has allowed for the continuance of wrongdoings in the workplace against them as it has become an ingrained part of life. I want to be prepared if and when I come across injustices in the workplace by having a background knowledge of the topic and also by being aware of current issues in this area. I also think it is just helpful to be able to discuss justice as it relates to many different topics and areas of interest for it allows you to have a more developed idea about what justice is and what it is not.
I think that this is an interesting time to be taking this class and discussing this topic as it has become a topic that relatively recently has been debated and fought over. As women have gained more power and a stronger voice in all areas of life they have been able to bring issues concerning them and the workplace into greater light with much more force. I also think it is interesting as with the state of the economy now and the uncertainty that is surrounding the work world, it will be intriguing to see how and where women are able to fit into the workplace during and after this economic trouble.
Welcome to the class, Kathleen! I found your story about the initials interesting because I too have a different last name than my husband. After several decades of marriage, I found myself trying to set-up a gmail account and there were so many Romero’s that after thirteen tries to come up with an account name that was not taken, I joined my last name with his and it was accepted. He continues to tease me that it has taken me 30 years to adopt his last name. [However, my last name is on all his shirts from the cleaners!]
ReplyDeleteI have tried to set-up this class to demonstrate that both women and men pay the price from gender inequality. Males experience the consequence as sons and husbands by gender inequality. The discrimination in wage differentials and its consequences on social security, health benefits and lack of promotion impacts the woman’s families. In an indirect way, all members of the family pay the price in this inequality.
I hope you enjoy the class. I look forward to reading your blogs.
Professor Romero