1.“Individual Change Won’t Create Gender Equality in Organizations” By Alison Wynn is a blog post on the University of Minnesota’s Gender Policy Report page. The purpose of this article is to examin the need for equity in the workplace with a focus on gender. The format of the post clearly outlines key topics of Wynn’s claim through the use of headings. Wynn uses a numbered list in order to map out the “Steps Toward Organizational Change and uses hyperlinks throughout her writing in order to keep the reader engaged and clarify any unknown references. Another interesting strategy that wynn used was the direct quotation of the key pisces from surrounding paragraphs. By making these quotations in a larger font and different color, Wynn uses visuals to stress important aspects rather than rephrasing or adding unnecessary information. I believe that Wynn’s style of writing and meshed well with the form of media she was producing as well as the audience she was trying to reach. Most of the people who would seek out blog posts as a source of information would be more receptive to short engaging writing rather than long winded an impersonal texts. Because of this, Wynn is able to reach her target audience and spread awareness about the need for equity as well as the step needed to achieve it.
2.The topic of LGBTQIA+ equity in the workplace encapsulates a wide variety of both modern day and historical issues, Because of this I am going to create a one-pager that narrates the history and affects of inequity for queer indiviuals within corporate AMerica. I also plan on listing some helpful resources for members of the LGBTQIA+ community as well as articles for anyone who wants to become an ally. At my internship, one-pagers are extremely useful in conveying relevant information through brief bullet points and images. I plan on using some of the skills I have gained to create one about a Queer individuals in the workplace and spread some much needed awareness on the topic. If I feel as if there is more information than can fit on the one-pager, I will likely expand my project into an infographic so that I dont skip over any key details while keeping visual and concise elements of a one-pager.
Hi Kayla,
I am super excited to see how your project turns out. One-pagers are great because crucial information is explained briefly, but in a way where the information is still retained by the reader. For my project, I am doing more of a poster, where I still will have to briefly bullet-point information while not forgetting relevant details. This is going to be a challenge for me, but I chose to do it this way to get better at summarizing more concisely and really finding key components. I would love to see how your project and process turns out and would love any advice regarding concisely stating information. I can’t wait to see what happens!
-Kate:)
Kayla,
I think that a one-pager is a great idea and am planning on doing something similar for my project. I am creating a memo for offices and schools but do not want it to be super long and wordy. I definitely think that if you need to expand it to make it longer that that is better than missing information that could be crucial. I also studied LGBTQ+ discrimination and look forward to seeing what you found it your research and how you display it!
Infographics can be a great way of communicating a lot of information in a fairly compact form, as the combination of words and graphic elements can be pretty intellectually efficient. I look forward to seeing how this turns out.
Hi Kayla,
A one-pager sounds like a good approach for your project. We live in a world that is saturated with content and it can be overwhelming to sift through it all to make sense. I actually think creating a shorter piece is harder because you have to make a lot of choices about which information is most important to include. One of the things I always wonder about is whether people put on two faces, one at work and one in their personal lives. I wonder if there’s a way for the awareness you create to have a ripple effect out from the workplace into other areas of life. Maybe you could include recommendations for allyship activities that people can do outside the workplace. Just a thought.
Hi Kayla,
I love your topic idea and I can’t wait to see the final result. I focused on LGBTQIA+ struggles in my expanding the canon post all the way back in unit 1. In my post I found a very clear video that explained the steps of allyship. I also am planning on using an infographic for this assignment (maybe now I will include a one pager as well!). I think they do a really great job of grabbing the attention of readers by providing a substantial amount of information in a concise format which makes them super fun and easy to read!
Good luck!
Joanna