History Question

Overview

The Workplace: 1960 to Present

For this assignment, you will consider the impact of the second and third waves of feminism on women’s opportunities in the public sector. In some cases, the impact could be the opportunities for promotion and/or management roles; in others, this could be the ability to enter fields in which women were less likely to be present, such as scientific research, IT, the military, etc.

You will also explore the experiences of women in the public sector by conducting an interview with a woman who is currently employed or retired from the workforce. After conducting your interview, you will share your own workplace experiences as well as those of your interview subject, considering how your experiences are similar or different. The goal of this assignment is to determine how individual experiences in the public sector reflect the challenges and successes of the second and third waves of feminism between 1960 and present.

Your essay should address:

• The significance of the increase in opportunities in the workforce for women between the 1960s and the present.
• Analysis of your perspective on the significance of increase in employment options between the 1960s and the present.
• A reflection component in which you will reflect on the accomplishments of the woman in the workforce you interviewed for this assignment, as well as how accomplishments of women in previous decades may continue to impact the future. To complete this assignment, you will craft a 500-word (minimum) essay with at least three academic sources (course reading materials and two additional academic sources) properly cited and referenced in APA format.The assignment must meet the following college writing expectations:
  • Writing should establish the purpose of the essay with a clear, sustained point of view.
  • Writing should follow the conventions of Standard English (correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling).
  • Writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified as well as original and insightful.
  • Writing should follow APA citation and reference style.
  In preparation for this assessment of career opportunities for women between 1960 and the present, determine the woman you would like to interview for this assignment. Select one woman employed in any field or retired from the workforce, and ask her about her workplace experiences. Your interview subject could be a female coworker, family member, friend, neighbor, or a total stranger.You should create at least five interview questions to ask your interview subject. Be prepared to ask follow-up questions if you would like additional information. For example, you may wish to ask questions related to your interview subject’s career history, impressions of upward mobility, or pay scales.ResearchUsing course readings and outside academic sources (a total of three sources), research women’s employment access and opportunities between 1960 and the present.The first step for this assignment is to determine the woman whom you will interview for this assignment. Once you have identified your interview subject and conducted the interview, you will follow the guidelines below.ReflectHaving thoroughly researched the topic, assess the impact of civil rights and employment legislation on women’s lives and workplace experiences, and reflect upon the continued impact of women’s collective voice (from 1960 to the 1980s) on the present and its potential to impact the future (e.g., 2030, 2035 etc.).