Please answer questions on Gender Issues at workplace

Please answer Activity 1 and 2

Activity #1

Read:

The pregnant professor

http://www.uk.sagepub.com/upm-data/13695_Chapter5.pdf

Select two of the questions at the end of the case study (page 65 and 66) and respond to the questions supporting your reasoning. Make sure to integrate Week 3 readings into your response. Students do not need to cite the case study.

Activity #2

A few months ago the following situation raised much controversy.

Read and Listen to:

Baseball Player Takes 2 Days of Paternity Leave. Sports Radio Goes Ballistic

http://www.motherjones.com/mojo/2014/04/sports-radio-freaks-out-daniel-murphy-paternity-leave

Respond:

1.) Do you agree with the commentator’s remarks? Why or why not? Support your reasoning.

2.)    Is the fact that Daniel Murphy is a baseball player make your response different than if the man were a businessman?

3.) Do you know a man who is a single parent raising children? Do you believe men are capable of raising children in the same manner as a woman? Why or why not?   Support your reasoning.