To complete Module 12 read Chapter 12, answer 5 website questions, and complete the reflection in the discussion forum.

1. http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/feminism/info/faq.html
   
   Document: The alt.feminism FAQ (Monthly Posting)
   
   What is a feminist? What might be the purpose of a “feminist” discussion group that includes both feminists and antifeminsists and antifeminists? What are three basic premises on which all feminists might agree? Why do so many men participate in discussions on feminist issues? Study the tips for constructive exchange among feminist groups and between feminists and antifeminists. Do you know of anyone who has violated these rules for constructive discussion? Give examples.
   
   
2. http://www.rochester.edu/SBA/declare.html
   
   Document: Declaration of Sentiments
   
   What specific social, political, and economic aspects of society were women denied equal access to? Did any men sign the 1848 document?
   
   
3. http://www.isna.org/FAX.html
   
   Document: Frequently Asked Questions
   
   Do we know how many people are intersexed? Explain. What is the estimated percentage of babies born with an intersexed condition? What does the existence of an intersexed group tell us about the male-female dichotomy?
   
   
4. http://www.isna.org/Pamphlets/recommendations.html
   
   Document: Recommendations for Treatment of Intersex Infants and Children
   
   What is the current model for treating intersexed infants and children? In what year was the model developed? What is the “conspiracy of silence”? What is the “new paradigm” for the treatment of intersexed children?
   
   
5. gopher://gopher.cc.columbia.edu:71/00/publications/women/wh27
   
   Document: Body Image and “Eating Disorders”
   
   What are the social and demographic characteristics of the ideal female body as portrayed in the media? How has the weight of the female model chaned over the past 25 years relative to average weight of women in the United States? How is the feminine ideal of thinness related to basic American values?
   
   
6. http://www.ed.gov/pubs/CondOfEd_95/ovw3.html
   
   Document: Education Progress of Women
   
   Scroll down several screens until you come to the table “Ratio of the proportion of bachelor’s degrees earned by women in a specific field relative to the proportion earned by men.” In which academic disciplines were women most concentrated in 1972? In 1982? In 1992? Which academic disciplines show the greatest change in the proportion of degrees awarded relative to men?
   
   
7. http://www.dol.gov/dol/wb/public/wb_pubs/wagegap2.htm
   
   Document: Earning Differences Between Women and Men
   
   How is the earnings gap calculated? Why is it calculated this way? What percentage of men’s wages do women earn? What are the corresponding earnings gap figures? What factors account for this earning gap? Can you think of factors other than those named in this report that might account for the earnings gap?
   
   
8. http://www.dol.gov/dol/wb/public/wb_pubs/wwmf1.htm
   
   Document: Women Who Maintain Families
   
   How is a female-headed family defined in this report? How many families are maintained by women in the United States? What percentage of women who maintain families with children under age 18 work full-time? With children over age 18? What are the median incomes of families headed by women? By married couples? By men? How many families maintained by women are classified as poor?
   
   
9. http://edie.cprost.sfu.ca/gcnet/ISS4-05d.html
   
   Document: India Bans the Use of Sex Screening Tests
   
   http://edie.cprost.sfu.ca/gcnet/ISS4-05e.html
   
   Document: Egypt Against Female Circumcision
   
   What steps are the Indian and Egyptian governments taking to protect women from physical violence?
   
   
10. gopher://csf.Colorado.Edu/OR149488-153662-/feminist/Femisa/95/dec95
    
    Document: Rural Indian Women Protest Rape Verdict
    
    Why were the five men acquitted of rape charges?
    
    
11. http://ohr.systoc.com/docs/blsstats.htm
    
    Document: Characteristics of Injuries and Illnesses Resulting in Absences from Work, 1994
    
    ftp://stats.bls.gov/pub/news.release/osh.txt
    
    Document: Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in 1994
    
    ftp://stats.bls.gov/pub/news.release/cfoi.txt
    
    Document: National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries, 1995
    
    What type of injuries and illnesses are most likely to be underreported in the Bureau of Labor Statistics survey? Which eight industries accounted for more than 30 percent of the 6.3 million nonfatal illnesses and injuries? How many industries are male-dominated? How many are female-dominated? What proportion of nonfatal illnesses and injuries are specific to men? Review the tables in “Workplace Injuries and Illnesses in 1994.” Are there some injuries and illnesses for which females are overrepresented? How do you account for this? Now review Table 4 in “National Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries.” Of the 6,588 fatalities in 1994, how many were men? Why do you think men have such high rates of injury, illness, and fatality?
    
    
12. http://www.etoys.com/shopping/etoys/html/home.shtml
    
    Document: E-toys On-line Toys Store
    
    Select 15020 toys posted on the website. Make three lists: (1) toys for boys, (2) toys for girls, and (3) gender-neutral toys. Based on the descriptions, what qualities and behaviors do “girl toys” and “boy toys” emphasize as important?
    
    
13. gopher://gopher.igc.apc.org/00/orgs/worldwatch/worldwatch.news/10
    
    Document: Gender Bias: Roadblock to Sustainable Development
    
    The World Watch Institute report maintains that discrimination against women is one important reason per capita income has declined in 50 countries and that this discrimination is reinforced by structural barriers, especially conventional stategies of economic development. What are those structural barriers?
    
    
14. gopher://gopher.umsl.edu/00/library/govdocs/armyahbs/aahb4/aahb0269
    
    Document: Employment and Labor Relations
    
    What might men be doing while the women work?
    
    
15. gopher://una.hh.lib.umich.edu/00/census/summaries/eeous
    
    Document: Equal Employment Opportunity Files (EEO)
    
    Space down to “Health Diagnosing Occupations” and “Health Assessment and Treatment Occupations.” Note that the first column of numbers is the number of males is each occupational category while the second column applies to females. Is Renee Anspch correct in her assumption that the occupational category “physician” is male-dominated while the category “nurses” is female-dominated? Explain.
    
    
16. http://www.acf.dhhs.gov/news/press/1995/950513.html
    
    Document: Survey Shows Need for Stronger Child Support Enforcement
    
    How many custodial parents are fathers? are mothers? What percentage of custodial fathers live in poverty? of custodial mothers? What percentage of custodial mothers receive support awards? of custodial fathers? What are the top two reasons custodial fathers did not receive a child support award? the top two reasons for custodial mothers?
    
    
17. http://www.ieway.com/~csukbr/juslib/jan3.html
    
    Document: The Art of Interrogating Rapists
    
    How do contact rapists and sexual aggressor rapists differ? Which category of rapist is likely to rationalize sexual misconduct witht the excuse that the victim was really willing? What approach does Merrill recommend for interrogating contact rapists?