Saturday, January 31, 2009

" Beware of Gender Stereotypes in the Workplace!"

The article is written by an experienced, professional, educated woman Jane Sanders. A well known expert on gender issues and communication, Sanders focuses on different stereotypes held against men and women in the workplace (as in the title) and in everyday life. Not only does she focus on the stereotypes, but she speaks about ways to improve communication with the opposite sex and how it can benefit the workplace. The strategy that stood out to me the most was her use of question marks. Throughout the article she asks many questions, to engage the audience and make you think about how you perceive the opposite sex and stereotypes. I like how she asks many questions because we don’t often notice how stereotypical we can be and this article really makes you think, that is why I picked this strategy. She also has a quiz within the article that really tests your judgement on stereotypes. The article shows how passionate Jane is about improving gender issues and you can tell she would like the audience to feel the same.

2 comments:

  1. I just wanted to tell you I liked what you had to say about this article. I had a hard time posting this comment saturday. I am not so great at this website just yet and am a little confused. haha However, improving gender issues is a big hurdle to achieve and she seems to be at least on the right path. :)

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  2. Hi Misty,
    You write, "he strategy that stood out to me the most was her use of question marks. Throughout the article she asks many questions, to engage the audience and make you think about how you perceive the opposite sex and stereotypes." That's a good observation. Make sure to distinguish between rhetorical questions (the term used to indicate questions that placed stylistically, for effect, but which the author doesn't intend to be answered), and those that she does -- these questions invite the audience to participate in the meaning-making process.

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