PROJECT 1 - Shedemic

Project

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In order to begin this project, start by carefully reading through the web pages listed on the Resource page.
You are not limited to using only these pages to complete the assignment described below.

The question you will answer is, "Why has the COVID-19 pandemic disproportionately affected women and what sorts of government policies could be put into place to mitigate these effects?"

You will present your findings to the prime minister and/or the premier

  • In your presentation you MUST:
    • provide evidence that the coronavirus pandemic has disproportionately affected women
      • economically
      • socially
      • mentally
    • provide possible solutions to lessen the effects of the pandemic on women
    • provide and discuss a specific piece of evidence drawn from a source posted within the last two months (when searching, look for date posted)
    • Your findings must be presented in an objective, respectful tone, supported by research, and provide the necessary background information for politicians to seriously consider your solutions. 

    • You MUST write at least 1000 words
    • You MUST include a biliography of all of your sources: mybib.com
  • Some options for presentation form are
    • Word document
    • PPT
    • movie
    • podcast
    • recorded speech
    • etc
  • Do NOT plagiarize.  Such an action will result in a zero on this project!

NO matter the format of your presentation, the content, WITHOUT BIBLIOGRAPHY, should be at least 1000 words, which is roughly two single-spaced pages of 12-point font.

Your presentation will be assessed using the General Sociology 20 Project Rubric.