| Assignment Number 26 Discussion/Writing Crawford & Unger. Mocha Jean Herrup, Virtual identity. (210-216) Crawford & Unger. Part 4. Making a living: Women, work, and achievement. (217-218) Crawford & Unger. Marie Racine, Life in a factory. (219-222) hooks. Chapter 11. Ending violence. (61-66) |
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| 1. | What was your reaction to the video Martha Williams, Black women, determined entrepreneur? What did you learn? | ||
| 2. | What was your reaction to the video interview with Kavita Ramadas, Global Fund for Women? | ||
| 3. | Go to the Global Fund for Women and review the web site. What did you learn? What is your reaction? | ||
| 4. | What forces make it difficult for maquiladoras (factory workers) to improve their working conditions and wages? (219-222) (Life in a factory). | ||
| 5. | In thinking about the article "Life in a factory," can people in the U. S. do anything about the exploitation of workers in poor and less-developed countries? If so, what are those things? (219-222) | ||
| 6. | How do you feel about the conditions women (Life in a factory) work under? Please explain. (219-222) | ||
| 7. | Are there any parallels to the "Life in a factory" situations in the U. S. (Prostitutes and sew-workers. Foreign nannies here under false pretense, illegal immigrants, nonunionized immigrant farm workers)? Please explain. | ||
| 8. | What is the relationship between male violence against women and imperialist militarism? How might you use this question to reflect on the War on Terrorism and the impending war against Iraq? (65-66) | ||