Instructions: Write a detailed argumentative essay in which you respond to the following question:
“Are gender issues still a problem in modern America?”
Additional Requirements
*Include an introductory paragraph consisting of your thesis statement and well-developed lead-in sentences, at least three or four body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph.
*At least one direct quote (with quotation marks) from a minimum of six periodical articles must be incorporated into the essay. Failure to meet this requirement will result in a D for the assignment.
*A Works Cited page must be included. Works Cited entries must be arranged according to MLA style of documentation. Failure to include a Works Cited page will result in a D for the assignment.
*The essay must be at least 1500 words (excluding the works cited). Failure to meet this requirement will result in at most a “D” for the assignment
*The essay must be double-spaced, 12-point size type, Times New Roman font
They Say/I Say, Chapter 23, “What’s Gender Got to Do With It?” includes the following articles. You may want to select from among these:
Laurie Frankel: From He To She In First Grade
Farhad Manjoo: It’s Time For ‘They”
Damon Linker: Liberals’ Astonishingly Radical Shift On Gender
Anne-Marie Slaughter: Why Women Still Can’t Have It All
Richard Dorment: Why Men Still Can’t Have It All
Helen Lewis: The Coronavirus Is A Disaster For Feminism
Sanjana Ramanathan: An End To Sexism In Gaming Communities
Monica Wright: Why We Need Title IX Now More Than Ever
You may also want to choose from among the following Online articles. These articles are found on our textbook’s Website Blog under “Gender Issues” but the URLs are direct links to the articles’ original source.
https://www.buzzfeed.com/spenceralthouse/re-creating-calvin-klein-ads#.yom8B1DyD
https://medium.com/the-coffeelicious/you-may-have-seen-my-face-on-bart-8b9561003e0f
https://msmagazine.com/2016/05/02/watch-what-happens-when-men-read-abusive-tweets-to-female-sports-reporters/
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/01/world/europe/henley-standard-sir-england.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/08/insider/why-do-people-still-use-the-word-mistress-a-reporter-reflects.html
https://www.the-broad-side.com/mother-of-three-to-ref-for-the-nfl-whats-being-a-mom-got-to-do-with-it
https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/pau-gasol-becky-hammon
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/posteverything/wp/2017/11/17/im-a-feminist-i-study-rape-culture-and-i-dont-want-al-franken-to resign/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.f0c511c6ef40
https://depauliaonline.com/22683/opinions/women-should-be-drafted/
https://slate.com/human-interest/2015/01/are-you-a-feminist-a-brief-history-of-todays-most-popular-celebrity-interview-question.html
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/female-digital-assistants-alexa-siri-remain-popular-silicon-valley-it-ncna973296
https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/08/tinder-hook-up-culture-end-of-dating
https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2017/01/26/dont-like-what-a-woman-is-saying-call-her-ugly/?utm_term=.eb3e9af073db
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/a-womans-place-is-in-the-broadcast-booth_b_59b861b0e4b0390a1564d998
Plagiarism Policy
Plagiarism–the using of words or ideas of others as one’s own without acknowledgement–is a serious academic offense. Plagiarism can be committed in two ways: either by copying exactly what the writer has said or by summarizing or paraphrasing the ideas as your own. Copying the words or ideas of another without acknowledgment in a piece of written work amounts to an attempt to claim them as one’s own. Such actions will not be tolerated. Where plagiarism is detected in a piece of submitted work it may be considered as academic misconduct and dishonesty. If a student submits a plagiarized essay, the student will immediately receive an “F” for the course. If a student submits an essay found on the Internet (or part/s of an essay or material found on the Internet), the student will fail the course. No exceptions.