WS Courses

My future vocation, (calling), I believe has a lot to do with challenges. My major is Industrial Engineering and I know that I can go far with my future in Engineering. I absolutely love math and science so I believe this would be the right direction for me.

Women's Courses that might help my future in engineering are, "Body Image vs. Reality" and "Gender, Power and Leadership in Politics and Administration." I believe that being comfortable in your own skin and becoming the leader that everyone is destined to be is very important for the growth of a successful young lady.

Gender will play a great role in my work. Being underrepresented in a male-dominated career will be a challenge that I am more than willing to take on.

My work history is very simple. I started working at age, 16, at Braum's Food and Ice Cream Store. I worked there until I left for college at age, 18. Also, while on break for Christmas and Spring, during my Freshman year in college, I went back to Braum's and worked. That ended the summer before my Sophomore year in August. Currently, I am employed at Dillard's Retail Clothing Store in Norman, Ok. I have been there for 4 months and I will continue to be there throughout the summer going into my next year. Honestly, I have not had any gender issues with my work experience. From my past jobs to my current, I have always set a goal to work to the top of any and every thing I encounter. While at Braum's, I worked my way up to the highest acknowledged position, Shift Manager. Then within a month at Dillard's, I rose to the top of the sales charts. Which happen to be the fastest move that any one has made in the history of Dillard's, so no, gender issues are not prevalent in any of the work places I have been employed at.

In response to the readings, Chapter four, in "Feminism is for Everybody," and Hull's packet, "All women are white, all the blacks are men, but some of us are brave," I noticed that Hooks focused more on the importance of teaching the "feminist theory" and Hull's packet is very interesting in my eyes. I believe I look at things more through the African Americans' rights eyes, rather than women's rights eyes. And these two readings were the perfect example for my different view. Hull's title on the packet said it all. In society today, many individuals look at white women as the "women" in the world, black men as the "men" in the world and the rest of us just fight to stay on top. Also, this stereotype has a lot to do with who is in the public eye. Athletes, actors and even some politicians, (excluding President Barack Obama), the majority of them all have white women on their side. So, honestly, what is America suppose to think? And then on the other side, the majority of African American women are in the spotlight for being "INDEPENDENT" and not being submissive to any man. Now, don't get me wrong, that is a great way to be, but there is more to the essence of a black woman than being independent. The reason most black women "keep to themselves," is because most black families do not have that male figure at the head of their household. So, young black girls grow up to be the independent, hardcore, strong black woman that they saw in their mother.