Sexual Harassment and Low-Wage Earning, Women of Color: An Analysis
SEX, RACE & VIOLENCE
Worth – 25 Points
Topic: Sexual Harassment and Low-Wage Earning, Women of Color: An Analysis
Sexual harassment cuts across all ethnic, racial and social class groups.
However, most of the recent reporting on sexual harassment has focused on affluent
White women who work in high profile industries. But, what about women of color who
are employed in regular jobs inaverage to low-wage industries?
Write a 10-page research paper on Sexual Harassment and Low-Wage Earning,
Women of Color that is organized around your responses to thestatements and/or
questions below. The goal of the assignment is for students to use the assigned
readings and any other readings of their choice to support an analysis of the relevant
issues that are associated with this topic.
1. What is meant by sexual harassment in the workplace?
– How is it defined by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission?
– Identify and discuss the two (2) major types of sexual harassment.
2. How prevalent is workplace harassment among low-wage earning, women of color?
– What industries do these women work for?
– What kinds of jobs do they hold?
3. Give an overview of the key contributions that women of color have made to the overall fight against sexual harassment between 1970 and the present.
4. Discuss at least three (3) factors that make these women vulnerable to sexual harassment.
5. Discuss at least three (3) reasons that these women do not report sexual harassment.
6. Discuss at least three(3) legal obstacles that these women face should they decide to bring a sexual harassment case against an employer.
7. Going forward, what options for re-dress do low-wage earning, women of color have to confront sexual harassment in the workplace?
8. The #MeToo and the #TimesUp movements were started to support of Black and Brown victims of sexual harassment. To what extent are Black and Brown women involved in these movements?
Paper Guidelines:
1. Cover Sheet (Page 1)
2. Abstract (Page 2)
– Use APA guidelines.
– Abstract should be at least 1/3 of a page
3. Body of the Paper – 10-Pages (Pages 3-12); typed double-spaced
– Cite at least eight (8) references in the body of the paper that
support the information presented in the paper.
– Use the APA (author/date) or footnote citation method for references in
the body of the paper.
4. Bibliography page (Page 13)
– Use APA format
– References cited on the bibliography page should appear in the body of
the paper.
5. If a table or chart is included in the paper, place table or chart on an addendum page, not in the body of the paper. It will not count towards the required 10-page minimum for the body of the paper.
6. If a long quote (4 lines or more) is used in the paper, check APA guidelines for the correct format.
7. If a long quote is a half-page long or more, place the long quote on a separate addendum page at the back of the paper. It will not count towards the required 10-page minimum for the body of the paper.
8. Use standard margins, paragraphing, and fonts.
9. Do not e-mail the paper. A hard copy is required.
10. Late Papers: In the event that the paper will not be turned in on the due date, a request to turn the paper in late must be approved in advance by the professor. Points will be deducted from late papers.
Solution Preview
Abstract
Sexual harassment remains an issue that faces constant debate, especially with the introduction of a racial lens. While previous research is mostly inclined to sexual harassment towards white women in high profile jobs, analysis of the low-wage industry unearths an interesting point of debate. Since the majority of women working in the low-paying sector are black and immigrants, most of the documented sexual harassment cases from these sectors point to a higher significance towards race in harassment towards women.
(3,230 words)