So you have to write a paper… Exploring topics for, about and concerning Women

So you have to write a paper…

Exploring topics for, about and concerning Women

Challenges to finding the perfect topic:

• Too busy reading stuff for other classes

• It’s not my Major so I’m not very familiar with the subject matter

• Nothing specifically interests me

• Don’t know where to start looking for a topic

A good place to start looking:

• The news – TV, newspaper, radio or web

– Categories of news (health, tech, politics, etc…)

– Connection between ‘academic’ and ‘real’ world

Political topics in the News:

Political topics in the News:

Technology topics in the News:

Technology topics in the News:

Medical/Health topics in the News:

Medical/Health topics in the News:

International topics in the News:

International topics in the News:

Cultural topics in the News:

Cultural topics in the News:

Making a Topic Work for you

• Just about any topic can be looked at from a feminist/gender/equality/ perspective– Literature

– History

– Business

– Education

– Politics, etc…

For Example:

Aspects to explore:• History of women as

whistle blowers

• Are women more psychologically inclined to whistle blow?

• Other aspects…

Making a Topic Work for you

• Taking a ‘feminist’ topic and exploring its various aspects:– Money/Economics

– Ethical/Moral

– Political

– Religious

– Media/Communications

For Example:

Aspects to explore:

• Separation of business and religion

• Treatment of rape victims

• Other aspects…

Give it a try:

• Use news media to generate topic ideas

• Work a topic to fit your interest/needs– Explore a general topic from a feminist/gender

perspective

– Explore a ‘feminist’ topic from various aspects