Lindsey Markus
Eth/125
November 9, 2014
Kathryn Grant
Diversity Organizations and Paper
Associate Program Material
Diversity Organizations Worksheet
Search the Internet for information related to the following:
Women’s rights organizations
Equality organizations
Gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) rights organizations
Note. You may also refer to the Internet Resource Directory of Racial and Ethnic Groups.
Complete the following table with notes and thoughts related to your findings:
Site
Thoughts/Notes
http://www.now.org/
The National Organization for Women is a website for women’s rights. It can be used to keep up with current events, topics of discussion as well as current events and issues. http://www.equalityfederation.org/ The Equality Federation is used for campaign for equal rights for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in all 50 states. It is a movement to help with current policies. http://www.hrc.org/ HRC is a site to help win over equalities for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender in regards to religion, adoptions and marriages for the communities.
Use your notes to aid in your responses to the questions below. You may need additional resources from the University Library to complete this activity.
Write a 750 to 1,050- word paper answering the following questions:
What has been the status of women in the United States throughout history?
What is the status of women in the U.S. today?
What are some examples of concepts or constructions of masculinity and femininity that you see in society and in media?
Historically, what has been the social status of GLBT people?
What is the status of GLBT people in the U.S. today?
What are some social and political issues relevant to women and GLBT people in the U.S.?
Provide citations for all the sources you use.
Submit this Diversity Organizations worksheet and your paper as instructed by your facilitator.
References: Imbornoni, A. (2014). Women 's Rights Movement in the U.S.. Retrieved from http://www.infoplease.com/spot/womenstimeline1.html Infoplease. (2014). The AMerican Gay Rights Movement: A Timeline. Retrieved from http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0761909.html Wikipedia. (2014, November). LGBT Adoption in the United States. Retrieved from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_adoption_in_the_United_States