1. What is some statistical evidence that Reeves provides to demonstrate the educational gap between boys and girls?
2.How are these gaps heightened by race and socio-economic status?
3.What are the policy changes that Reeves recommends?
4.Reeves states that 1 in 4 boys have been diagnosed with a developmental disability, where does he attribute the problem this indicates?
5.What are some of the experiences that the engineers shared of gender discrimination in education?
6.What are some of the experiences that the engineers shared of gender discrimination in the workplace?
7.How do these experiences represent STEM fields as a gendered institution?
8.What are characteristics of the US’ values for sexuality? Do they differ along cultural lines within the US? Differ by gender?
9.What contributes to the formation of sexual attitudes?
10.How were you taught by your family to express your sexuality? Did you learn that any behaviors/desires were taboo?
11.How were you taught by the media to express your sexuality? Did you learn that any behaviors/desires were taboo?
12.What is the significance of viewing sexuality and gender identity as a spectrum?
13. In your own words define heterosexism and heteronormativity.
14.What are examples of institutional oppression of trans people?
15.Why is it that gay/trans issues should be viewed with concern for intersectionality?
16.Why do the filmmakers of Gen Silent compare aging to the AIDS epidemic?
17.What are some unique vulnerabilities that trans migrants face?
18. Which of the examples of intersectionality concerning sexuality shared this week are most concerning to you and why?
19. Debate whether Congress should repeal the Digital Millennium Copyright Act’s anticircumvention provisions.
20. How should the U.S. government respond to a hacking attack by China in which the hackers shut down critical military communications for several hours?
