5 Week 13

As discussed last night, in lieu of meeting next week this two part assignment is due on Wednesday, November 23th, by midnight. Word count: 800 words total. Please make sure everything is in your own words. If you paraphrase, make sure to include the proper citation. We will discuss both essays when we return to class on Wednesday, November 30th.

Part A: In Elaine Hall’s (1993) essay titled “Doing Gender By Giving ‘Good Service,'” she notes two identifiable approaches to the relationship between gender and organizations that can be found in research dating from the 1970s. Using details from the text, explain how Hall distinguishes these two approaches. Why does Hall believe the gendered organization model has more explanatory power when it comes to addressing the way gender is constructed within and between restaurants?

Part B: In their essay “The Wage Penalty for Motherhood,” Michelle Budig and Paula England review data that supports the claim that women in their “childbearing years” are more likely to be paid less than male counterparts for the same work. Review some of the explanations for this phenomenon, as addressed by Budig and England.