Health & Medical Question

The final assessment will be a 5-8 page paper on the topic of Gender, Work, and Health. One of the best places to study this interaction is the world of work. As we have discussed, one’s sex and gender have a profound influence on many aspects of an individual’s life. Sex and gender influence, among other things, our occupation, wages, salaries and benefits, and job satisfaction in addition to overall well-being. This exercise is designed to sharpen your understanding of the world of work and its ramifications for women and men, including physical and psychological health.

• Locate information about this specific topic using the Internet and perhaps the Howard-Tilton Memorial Library online resources.
• Present that information in a readily understood format.
• Understand the gap (missing or very little information) and the need for more research on this topic.
• Write an essay using the information discovered in the research process by answering specific questions.

Once you have collected your information, write a paper that addresses the following:

1. Your choice of occupation.
2. The sex distribution for your chosen occupation. What percentage of your chosen occupational category are women, and what percentage are men? Does the sex distribution suggest occupational sex segregation? If so, to what extent?
3. The sector of the economy in which the occupation is located.
4. The weekly median earnings for women and men and the difference in those earnings are measured in both dollars and percentages.
5. Are there health benefits available provided by the employer for this occupation?
6. Is there a wage gap in your chosen occupation? If so, how large is it, and in whose favor?
7. Are there physical or psychological impacts as a result of this occupation? For example, exposure to traumatic experiences such as violence, death, etc.
8. Drawing on what you have learned this semester regarding gender and socioeconomic factors, what are the possible explanations for any gap that you found? This is the most important question in this exercise, hence be sure to be detailed and precise in your answer. However, be careful because we cannot provide definitive answers to this question without conducting a systematic and comprehensive study, which is clearly beyond the scope of this exercise. Hence, you should discuss factors that should be investigated to explain the gap.
9. Be sure that you define each of the measures you are utilizing: sex distribution, occupational sex segregation, weekly median earnings, and wage gap, and that you convey a clear understanding of what is being measured in each of these.
10. Please be sure to provide specific citations for every source of data and be clear on the steps that you took to locate your information. You must provide enough detail so that we can recreate your search.
11. As always, use your own words. Being able to explain things in your own words provides an excellent indication to you and to us of how well you understand the material. Please cite all information on a reference page in APA format. Remember to cite within the body of the paper as well.